There are a few things I always grab when I head out the door: My wallet and Cell Phone, a camera, some film, and my Moleskine Notebook (Regular size)
I’ve got a row of these little books on my desk – some are red (calendars), some are green (gardening journals), and some are black (travel and photo journals). I always have a regular size (5×3½) moleskin notebook when I go out, and when I travel to a major city for a destination wedding or personal travel, I am sure to add that specific journal as well.
I’ve found it’s a great way to organize my thoughts and experiences. Each black book has street and subway maps (so you don’t get too lost), sections for restaurants, hotels and attractions, a little pocket in the back for ticket stubs and small paper souveniers, and of course lots of blank pages for sketches and travel notes.
Instead of starting a new one every time I travel, I simply grab one of my existing journals and add to it. That way I have all my previous notes at my fingertips and can visit my favorites, or recount some stories to my travel buddies over a pint.
At first I would only journal my daily chronologies – what I had for lunch, where I was staying, and so on. But over time, I began to incorporate more feelings, and ideas – and even more slowly a bit of my style, and art began to emerge in my writings. Of course I’m nowhere as good as this guy, some of these architects (in Italian), or these artists, but maybe someday someone will look at my ramblings….
Right now, my collection includes journals for Roma (Rome)
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