The amount of new things you will be exposed to when travelling is so many yet invaluable. Travel brings about new scenery, people, culture, and other varied but beautiful experiences. Due to this, just observing things and moving on without capturing the moment can be a bummer. Instead, you may want to consider journaling your travel experiences. Here are the reasons why you should consider journaling when travelling.
Reflection
Instead of focusing on the superficial aspect of things when travelling, journaling can provide you with the ground and room for deeper and more meaningful takes on your experiences. Instead of just seeing a building and thinking about its beauty and moving on, journaling can allow you to dig deeper into aspects like the cultural context, historical background and symbolism of the structure, all of which would be a reflection of the building. By understanding and reflecting on the things you see through travelling, journaling will help you challenge your views and reflect on your values and beliefs. If you're up for such a challenge, then travel journaling might just be the right fit for you.
Enhancement Of Creativity
One of the best traits a man can have is creativity. Journaling your travel experience is the perfect way for you to expand your creative sense. The visual imagery you will be exposed to has a way of expanding your wordplay and writing skills in ways that you didn't think were possible. You could even find yourself drawing and making up metaphors to capture the beauty that you see, all of which would have stemmed from your need to journal your travel experience. If you are looking for a little creativity inspiration, perhaps you need to try journaling your travel experiences.
Emotional Outlet
Travelling is not as simple as it seems. Many feelings come along with the experience. This involves feelings of loneliness, sadness, joy, contentment or even feelings of anger. By journaling while travelling, instead of living in a state of being overwhelmed by your feelings, you can pen them down instead and allow yourself to express how you truly feel in your journal. This will allow you to regulate your emotions, helping you maintain control of your feelings, thoughts and overall behaviour.
Encourages Mindfulness
Many people have travelled to countries like France and yet if you ask them about their experience, they can only remember certain peculiar things that must have been plastered on their faces for them to notice. However, when you journal your travel experiences, you can take a step back and pay attention to all the finer details of the travel experience. When you give yourself time to write down the things you see, feel and are experiencing, you become more equipped to take more notice of your surroundings and find the beauty in even the smallest of experiences, making your experience better and more meaningful. If you are up for a more mindful travelling experience, maybe journaling your travel experience is just what you may need.
Creation Of A Life Legacy
One day, we are all going to be nothing but bones buried six feet underground. All our memories, experiences and thoughts will be buried away with us, and it won't matter how many places you get to see. On this day, however, if you have your travel journals, your legacy will go on even after you have ceased to exist. The generations of people after you can live vicariously, through your experiences and your adventures will be the only source of connections left between you and them. When you journal your travel experiences, you are, therefore, not just doing it for yourself but for the building of your legacy and for future generations to come.
Preserves Your Travel Memories
Going through your travel journal, weeks, months or even years, after having written it, will take you back to the exact moment and feelings you felt on the day you documented the experience. It’ll act as your very own time capsule, shipping you back to your favourite memory. After all, making memories can be amazing but being able to capture the memory is what makes the memory live on. If you can, attach pictures to the journal so that even more memories can be preserved. You deserve to have memories to hold onto and cherish forever, and your travel journal will be able to capture just that.
Encourages Personal Growth
There is just something about travel that forces us to get out of our comfort zones and try new experiences. By journaling all these moments of pushing through your comfort zone and self-limitations, you will be documenting your personal growth. By journaling these travel experiences and revisiting them, you are reminded of how much you have grown and how adaptable you are, giving you the confidence that you need to continue growing and pushing your boundaries.
Enhancement Of Future Travel Experiences
People learn and grow based on their prior experiences. This is the same with travelling. Your first trip is not going to be the same as your fifth trip, especially if you journal your travel experiences. In the moment of your travel experience and in real-time, you can jot down recommendations of things that you could have done better based on your travelling experience. This will help you to keep on building on this knowledge to make your travel experiences more enjoyable with each trip, enhancing all your future travel experiences.