If you are reading this we already know you love to travel.
Everyone claims they like to travel but there is only a small group of us who
actually do it without getting caught up in our 9 to 5’s . Richard and I
travelled a little here and a little there through University. Our vacations
then, to various U.S cities, were the stepping stones to our travel now. Our
friends, just as they do now, always asked us about our experiences and for
suggestions for their next trip. One night as we were hanging out with friends
and praising a Chicago restaurant, someone asked “what’s the name of the
restaurant?” It had only been 6 months and neither of us could remember.
I wanted to think of a way to record, document, cherish, and
reminisce about our travels. Since I am more of a traditional gal, I decided I
would write it all down. That day the Annesley travel journal was born. I
bought a vintage, leather bound journal and hauled it with me on our next trip.
We headed all the way to Europe that summer for 3 ½ weeks. It was going to be a
big job… I wrote down the date we arrived in a location, the hotels, the
methods of transportation we took, the markets we visited, the restaurants we
enjoyed and so much more! I did not just list them, I wrote each day as a real
journal entry with feelings and anecdotes.
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Was it a lot of work? Yes. Were there a few evenings when I was exhausted and did not feel like doing my “homework’? Definitely. On those night Richard encouraged me to get it down. But much of the time I would use our travel days (flying from one destination to the next) to catch up. I am now onto my third journal. People buy them for me as gifts and I have written about places all over the world. The journal is so important to me. It compliments all the pictures we have taken and all the other travel paraphernalia (airline tickets, attraction tickets, wristbands, etc.) we collect.
Our children and family will be able to read about out
adventures. Maybe follow in some of our footsteps. When Richard and I are too
old to climb mountains or surf, we will always have our memories of travelling
the world with us, written in great detail.
These journals help us remember details for this blog, and
offer specific suggestions of sites to see and places to eat when others ask
us. Using it to refer to as concierge couple, is just an added bonus for us.
Below are some other ways we cherish our travel memories:
Cork board: We keep many of our airline tickets, attraction
tickets, business cards of places we have visited, wristbands, and old passports
pinned on a corkboard.
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Travel tags: Rich came across Traveller Collective about a year ago. It's a Canadian company that creates metal rings for each country you've travelled to. Not only do they look great while you travel, but you can feel good about yourself. As 10% of sales goes to Education projects in the world. Currently, the funding is going towards building a school in Dum, Ethiopia.
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TripAdvisor: We review pretty much every restaurant, hotel,
attraction, etc. we go to. We do it to help others out, because we often look
to TripAdvisor for tips when we are booking trips. TripAdvisor has a cool
feature, which allows you to track how many countries, continents, and cities
you have visited. You know just for bragging rights or to check off that bucket
list.
Gallery wall: We print pictures of scenes we love and frame them. We have to be selective with so many memories we love. The pictures hang in our bedroom. They are mostly printed in black and white or sepia so they are more understated and complement the décor rather than look like a large scale scrapbook.
Photobooks: We often get deals on photobooks sent to our email. We use whatever company we have a coupon for at the time. We take the time to select our favourite shots and only add minimal text, usually just the name of the destination. We have these books on our coffee table. They turn into great conversation pieces when we have friends over.
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What unique ways do you savour your travel memories?
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