What's wrong with traveling? Well, trips are always positive, it is normal that you do not like traveling by plane, train, car, etc. However, almost everything else is a good adventure (unless something bad happens on the trip, but it's difficult). And now, nowadays many people like to record their adventures through videos or photographs. 

But maybe you're old school and want to do everything with physical evidence, something you can pick up at any time of the day and flip through. To do this, it is recommended that you create your own travel diary, where you can keep one or several diaries to highlight the best moments of your trips without any problem. 

We can't just come here and say you should keep a travel journal, as that would be very difficult. If you are looking to explore more about what you want to keep, then yes, maybe this is a good option. And of course, you can still say that you can do one online and that it's easier, and while that's true, it has its downsides. 

If you do it on your cell phone and end up breaking it, accidentally deleting it or something like that, your diary will be completely lost and unrecoverable. However, if it is physical, although it can be damaged, it is not irreparable and you can still see it as a reference for a new one. As you can see, only benefits are seen. 

Knowing how to keep a travel journal is not easy. These things take time and work and end up being really cool. And now that we're here, you must be eager to start yours. The only problem is that you don't know how. If you're having trouble coming up with ideas, check out the top tips below! 

The basis of your travel diary will, of course, be a diary. Go to an interesting school supply store and look for a journal. You can choose a cute one with designs, or you can choose a flat one and decorate it yourself. Personally I prefer the second option, since it ends up giving a more personal touch to the result. 

To decorate your diary you only need colored ribbons, colored papers, pens, pencils, glue and any other extra elements you want (glitter, sparkles, etc.). Make a plan for how you'll decorate before gluing everything permanently, and when you're happy, start gluing. The result will be beautiful. 

Taking photographs will be essential. When you want to capture moments, taking photos is important, and no, I'm not talking about photos on your cell phone. You must use your own camera and then develop the photos, or take them with your cell phone and print them. What matters is that you have the photos so you can paste them later in your agenda. 

Using vibrant colors or ones that match your trip story will help you a lot. If you use pretty colors to write in, you'll be able to look at your journal in the future and remember exactly what you were feeling at that moment, whereas if you just use the same colors as black, you'll have nothing. flashy and will be a bit boring. 

When you have finished creating a journal page, it is a good idea to laminate your pages. It doesn't need to be something thick, but rather something that protects, like putting a thin layer of plastic. This not only protects the ink from fading over time but also prevents the ink from moving to other places, the glue does the same and if the journal gets wet it will still be intact. 

Recording your travels in your diary is very important, of course, but don't just focus on the basic details like “I visited this monument, it had a lot of interesting things, the architecture was beautiful!” Yes, you should include those things, but also add more personal things, like a comment your friend told you was funny or something a family member did that made your day. 

For example, imagine that you are traveling with your son and your husband, and during the trip you both go away for a minute, and you return with an ice cream for yourselves as a surprise. Add this to your journal and remember this moment with both of you in the future. 

Don't forget the dates. One of the things I hate the most is seeing an old photo or an old notebook and it has no confirmed date. Surely in the future you will want to know what year you made the trip and be able to better calculate ages. 

Posting group or personal photos is also something I recommend. Posting landscape photos is fine, but the trip was about you and not the landscape, so add a photo or two of yourself to your journal collection.