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Best travel journals for your next adventure that are both pretty and practical

Travel journals are a great way to record your memories - here are some of our favourite ones

• 11:18, 9 Aug 2019

Travelling offers a chance to make some incredible memories, whether you're after a week's holiday or backpacking for a few months.

But with so many experiences on offer, trying to remember the highlights can be tricky.

A travel journal can be a fun way to make a note of those memories; you can be as creative as you want, it looks pretty on a bookshelf and it's more personal than just snapping a few quick pictures for Instagram.

The best part is that nowadays there are some great travel journals that are both pretty and practical, from personalised notebooks to journals with dedicated pages for writing or sticking photographs into.

To give you a helping hand we've picked out some of the best travel journals, ideal whether you're buying for yourself or after a gift for someone who loves to travel.

Check out our top picks below... 

1. Travelogue

This journal from Luckies of London offers a quirky way of recording your travels, as it comes with eight A5 Scratch Map® maps.

Remove the foil and uncover a colourful map highlighting all the places you've travelled so far, while the 64 page notebook is ideal for recording your adventures or tucking away tickets and boarding passes you want to keep as memories.

How much? The Travelogue Journal is £18.95 on Luckies.co.uk . 

2. Let the Adventure Begin

This colourful journal has blank pages you can fill with all of your adventures, as well as plenty of space for sticking in photos and mementos.

It also has some handy pockets in the front page, ideal for storing tickets, photos or any extra bits you don't want to forget!

Plus its handy small size makes it ideal for carrying around in your backpack.

How much? The Let the Adventure Begin journal is £7 on Hobbycraft.co.uk .

3. Ultimate Travel Journal 

If you're someone who likes to be organised when they travel then this planner could be ideal for you.

There are dedicated pages for your accommodation details, flight details, spots for photos and pages where you can jot down any highlights.

How much? The Ultimate Travel Journal is £12 on Paperchase.co.uk . 

4. My Travel Journal

With plenty of pages dedicated to checklists, blank pages for sticking photos and lined pages for noting memories, you'll be able to make a detailed record of your trip!

Plus, the hardback cover means it's less likely to get damaged when it's at the bottom of your rucksack/in a bag being shoved into an overhead locker.

How much? The My Travel Journal is £18.99 on thegiftexperience.co.uk . 

5. Personalised Map Location Travel Journal Notebook Gift

Looking to treat someone who's about to go off on an adventure? This colourful Atlas notebook can be personalised with a quirky message (or any wisdom you may want to share) - and you can even choose the map on the cover so it matches where they're off to.

How much? The Personalised Map Location Travel Journal Notebook Gift is £20 on notonthehighstreet.com . 

6. The Ultimate Bucket List Journal, Paperchase

The journal isn't solely about travel, but it definitely offers a dose of inspiration for your next adventure.

There are pages for fears you want to overcome, cities you want to see, goals to achieve and skills to learn - basically, a great starting point if you're thinking of finally booking that dream trip of a lifetime.

How much? The Ultimate Bucket List Journal is £12 on Paperchase.co.uk . 

7. Personalised Communique Travel Notebook

This wire-bound hardback notebook has 70 lined white pages where you can jot down all your ideas, while the front cover can be personalised with your name (or if you're getting it as a gift, you can also opt for a fun title).

The sellers individually lay out each notebook too so whatever you choose, they make sure it looks good!

How much? The Personalised Communique Travel Notebook is £9.95 on notonthehighstreet.com .

8. Personalised Explorer travel journal

With six tabbed sections, you can get on top of holiday planning with this handy journal.

Think space for budgeting, organising transport, accommodation details, while the mix of grid, ruled and grid dot pages offers plenty of spaces for jotting down memories or tucking away keepsakes.

Oh, and if you're getting it as a gift for someone you can have a personalised message etched into the notebook to make it that little bit extra special.

How much? The Personalised Explorer travel journal is £22 on Paperchase.co.uk .

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Thanks to smart phone technology, it’s never been easier to stay connected even when you’re half way across the world. Photos can be Instagram-ed, calls made on skype and family and friends updated on Facebook.

Sure – this has made travelling a hell of a lot easier (remember the days of internet cafes?) but it has somewhat taken the charm out of getting lost on an adventure.

It’s harder than ever to stay in the moment and to just enjoy an experience for what it is, rather than its social media potential. That’s why we’re championing the good old fashioned analogue journal – a book you can take away and jot your memories down in from time to time. From mindfulness prompts to bucket lists, these are the diaries that’ll add a new perspective to your trip.

Travel Listography

A journal for both inspiring and documenting travel, this listography offers several thought-provoking list prompts from bucket list destinations to interesting people met. It can be used both before and during a trip and works well for those who don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to journaling – it’s prescriptive enough to be filled in quickly but will trigger great memories for years to come.

£9.70 | Amazon | Buy it now

Luckies of London Interactive Travel Journal

All neatly packaged up in a folder, this journal includes a notebook for jotting down all the hilarious anecdotes you’ll undoubtedly spend years telling your friends as well as eight mini scratch maps to provide a visual of all your journeys. There’s even a pocket for stashing all your ticket stubs and memorabilia, making it easy to keep everything in one place until you come home. Roughly A5 in size, it’ll also fit neatly into your rucksack.

£9.99 | Amazon | Buy it now

I Was Here: A Travel Journal for the Curious Minded

Packed with inspiring illustrations from Kate Pocrass, travel tips and useful conversion information, this diary is not only practical, but thoughtful too; catering to the needs of the curious traveller. There are suggested itineraries for various cities as well as a time zone index for those hopping from place to place. Lined and graphic pages allow you to capture your discoveries both visually and in words.

£9.82 | Wordery | Buy it now

You Are Here: A Mindful Travel Journal

Sometimes, we get so caught up in the idea that we ‘should’ be having a good time that we put too much pressure on ourselves to do so. This journal uses mindfulness techniques and thought prompts to encourage the writer to step outside of these negative thought patterns and to focus on what’s made their journey unique. For those who struggle to be ‘in the moment,’ the writing prompts and self-reflection tools could help to transform how you feel about a trip.

Lonely Planet’s Travel Journal

The master of travel tips, Lonely Planet, has – of course – come up with the most practical journal. Developed by the company’s own travel writers, it’s been build to withstand all weather. The water resistant, hardback cover is durable but also flexible, making it easy to stuff into even the fullest backpack, whilst the elastic band will hold in all the postcards and paraphernalia you’ve picked up along the way.

£6.99 | Lonely Planet | Buy it now

Paperchase Travel Journal

A travel journal for the organised. Six tabs are included to divide up the continents, helping those on round-the-world trips keep track of their jottings. Each section has 16 pages with various layouts, including itinerary planners, budget trackers and diary space. With grid, lined and dotted pages, it has options for the super creative; allowing them to capture their memories in whatever way they please.

£12 | Paperchase | Buy it now

One Line A Day Five Year Diary

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Let’s be honest – not many of us have the self discipline to sit down and properly journal every day; especially when we could be out making a new discovery or ticking something off the bucket list instead. That’s where the Five Year Diary comes in. You simply sum up your daily escapades in one line and jot it down on the relevant date in your diary.

With each year that passes, you can reflect on how much has changed, day by day. Though not specifically a travel journal, it’s compact enough to not become cumbersome and pretty enough to be kept forever. We particularly love the turquoise colour and gold tipped pages.

£8.83 | Amazon | Buy it now

Though each is unique, both the Listography and Mindul journals take the biscuit for us, simply for the fact that they offer the user original avenues to explore their thoughts and memories. It helps that they’re both beautifully finished too, making the transition from practical item to treasured keepsake all the more sweeter.

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