My first journal is a small 3¼ x 5½ inch spiral notebook with a clear cover over a fake 500 Franc note. It was the perfect size for stuffing into my pocket. It's spiral spine was also the perfect size for my Bic pen to slide into.

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As you can see, I like to write small. I do this for two reasons:
1) to fill the book as much as possible.
2) to make sure noone else can read what I write! (I'll have to read this book with a microscope when I'm old and grey.)

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One day in Eastern Europe, (Cesky Krumlov) I went into a small shop and discovered they had a self-stamp "collectors" postmark. After postmarking my postcards I was sending home, I added one into my journal - starting a hobby that I continued for the rest of my journey.

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C o n t e n t s :

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........J o u r n a l s :

Although I do not write in a journal regularily, I am a huge believer in journal writing on journeys. They are a way of capturing the thoughts, feelings and moments of the trip - many that you will surprisingly forget about otherwise.

I bought my first journal in Paris, France - but I did not expect to use it as a journal. I bought the book so I could keep track of what places I went to, transportation I took, people I met, etc. It wasn't very much - maybe a page or two of notes per day.

But in a period of a few days, my scribbles became sentences, my lists became paragraphs. Pretty soon, I couldn't stop writing. Rather than start each entry with just the date, I included the time as well. I was completely addicted.

And, yes, I do like to write small.

Journal 1
Journal 2
Journal 3

Tips 1
Tips 2
Tips 3

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