How to Make a Travel Journal

How to make a travel journal entry that you love both during the process and once it's all done is something I've been working on for the last few months. And since I've been getting a bunch of emails and DMs from people hoping to make a travel journal, but not knowing where to start, I thought it could be fun to walk you through my creative process via this entry about our adventures in Athens, Greece. I give tips on how to choose a color palette, what mediums I love best for journaling, and why I think urban sketching is a great tool to rely on both for sparking memories and for organing the page. This is a little bit different from our normal journal with me sessions, but I hope you enjoy all the info!

I'd love to hear your tips for journaling!! So if you have any other ideas please leave them in the comments so we can all learn from each other :)

Love,
Dana

#traveljournal #howtotraveljournal #journalwithme
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Art Supplies
Journal: Leuchtturm sketchbook - Dimensions: 225 x 315 mm
Marker: Faber-Castell bold PITT artist pen in Dark Indigo
Watercolors: Pebeo Watercolor 12 half pan set and Winsor & Newton 12 half pan travel set
Paintbrushes: I use a mixture of random brushes - some are Davinci Nova Synthetics and some are Daler Rowney
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[kaivalyam_healing]

I did not even watch the video yet, but wanted to take the time to say thank you. Thank you for making videos about my 2 favorite topics, vanlife and journaling. Thank you for just being you. For focusing on art, beauty and calm, instead of all that overrated hipster stuff other vanlife couples do to show off. I could watch your videos for hours and hours — in fact that’s what I was planning, when I came here just now and saw your new vid popping up. Save travels and all the best! With many greeting from Germany. XXX

[Hannah-xbyd]

What I actually really like to do is collecting a lot of tickets, flyers, brochures, .. to stick in the journal. Also I like to stick in photos I have made and some poems that fit :) Thank you for your inspiring videos!!!!

[LiviLaree]

I 100% agree that urban sketching helps you slow down and enjoy the places you travel to. My partner and I did it in Prague at the St. Charles bridge. We sat there for hours sketching with some fancy markers we got in Berlin and saw so many tourists come, snap a photo and go. Prague is now one of our favorite cities that we went to on that trip ♡

[lorforton]

I love seeing everything you do with your art. I loved seeing your 30 days of ink drawings video and now this! You are a very creative person and make me want to get my supplies back out and get working again. Thank you

[blumebauer]

Beautiful again! Although I wish you were going to read the bit you wrote for Athens. I always love hearing your descriptions, they are like poetry.

[charlesmilne]

You guys make us all feel much better about life on this rainy day in the uk, keep up the great work

[evifoulidou]

Wow I loved this video. I am from Greece but have never did journaling like this...thank you for sharing!!👍🌷

[CandySoulAndSoil]

Ahh the fear of the white page.... it’s a very real thing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[jacquelineveach]

I love your composition, sketches, explorations, dialogue, pleasant voice, and demos!!! I am subscribed and save all your vids. I love going on adventures "with you."

This is particularly true for Ireland, Scotland, and did you visit and sketch England? All 3 are my heritage.

Thank you for creating your channel! As mentioned below my comments, I love your van life, as well as other tiny living and minimalism paths.

Jacqueline

[catreadsabunch]

I really needed the calming voice of Dana today. I always enjoy your videos guys. Thank you. Sending love ❤️

[carlosdyer]

Watching the videos that you both put out relaxes me so much. Thank you for sharing.

[phemyda]

I'm Greek and I used to live in Athens and you really captured the feel of the city for me. All that bright, white, expansive light! Now I'm feeling nostalgic...

[EllenGee]

Your videos are always so calming and inspiring! I love seeing how your creative mind works, and all the memories you're making!

[LUDICROUSBECK]

This reminds me of my experimental sketchbooks I would do on my textile degree!! Lush! I would use double sided sticky tape rather than glue though... stops the wrinkles. Enjoy your break and I look forward to your return x

[niccimae]

those little sculptures are a mixture of votive offerings, small pitchers or oil flasks. sometimes a mixture of two things like an oil votive offering in the shape of something the believer wanted. A lot of them are repetitive and kinda all blend in together but some are SO cute and expressive. I enjoyed seeing their various ways to depict hedgehogs and owls.

[JeanGenie]

I really love the travel journal series. Thanks guys for encouraging and inspiring creativity. 🌞

[tammyrich]

I am just getting started with journaling again. I have not been able to do much just yet. When I got my first journal, I was forced to move from the place I was living, so my actual journal is in storage right now. I want to start journaling. My thing is that I am not an artist, so I will have to take pictures or get pictures from different pamphlets and such from different places. One place that I hope to get to go to one day is Ireland, as my daughter and I have traced back ancestry to our family land. That is so exciting, so I am looking forward to traveling now that I am retiring.

[lisakremers]

I would love to hear about your plans for the winter... Your life is so inspiring!

[miriamayala]

Dana, love when you do your travel journal..so inspiring and you draw so beautifully and naturally!!!

[bekahsbigtinylife]

Woke up to this with my morning tea ❤️ so relaxing!