The Art of the Travel Journal: Chronicle Your Life with Drawing, Painting, Lettering, and Mixed Media - Document Your Adventures, Wherever They Take You
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Summary
Learn how to create a one-of-a-kind travel journal that documents your adventures using drawing， painting， lettering， ephemera， and more。
Travel journaling is a fun， creative way to record the sights， sounds， smells， and flavors of life on the road。 In The Art of the Travel Journal， you’ll find techniques， ideas， and inspiration for creating a lasting record of your travels that you’ll treasure for years to come。 No experience is necessary， and you can bring your signature style or develop new ones as you discover exciting new artistic opportunities。
You’ll discover how to make your journal pages come to life with easy techniques for sketching the big picture or small details， adding simple lettering， creating stunning color palettes， and decorating pages with fun mementos that travelers love to collect， such as tickets， packaging， maps， and more。 Also find tips on how to work in transit and how to plan and pack for maximum efficiency and enjoyment。 Best of all， the techniques also work for documenting life right where you are， and beginners can dive in and create with confidence。
Author Abbey Sy （Instagram: @abbeysy） is a veteran traveler who has created her own travel journals for years， sharing the records of her global escapades on her social media platforms。 In addition to filling this book with step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques， she takes a holistic approach to journaling by including information on the benefits of journaling， how to hone a creative habit， and how to develop a unique style。
Other features of the book:
All facets of journaling are covered， from start to finish: pre-trip planning， setting intentions， gathering supplies， staying motivated， and how to archive completed journals。
Not sure which supplies to take？ Sometimes less is more—get a rundown on how to build the best compact traveling art kit。
Explore special sections on making a travel zine and sending artful postcards， enriching the experience of being on the road。
Learn composition tips for creating stunning journal pages and spreads。
Get great ideas for storing ephemera and other bits travelers collect。
Discover journal spread ideas for a variety of themes， such as architecture， museums and galleries， plants and nature， and food and drink。
Find creative ideas for documenting short trips and staycations。
Tickets？ Check。 Passport？ Check。 Travel journal？ Check！ Let The Art of the Travel Journal make every trip satisfyingly creative。
Travel journaling is a fun， creative way to record the sights， sounds， smells， and flavors of life on the road。 In The Art of the Travel Journal， you’ll find techniques， ideas， and inspiration for creating a lasting record of your travels that you’ll treasure for years to come。 No experience is necessary， and you can bring your signature style or develop new ones as you discover exciting new artistic opportunities。
You’ll discover how to make your journal pages come to life with easy techniques for sketching the big picture or small details， adding simple lettering， creating stunning color palettes， and decorating pages with fun mementos that travelers love to collect， such as tickets， packaging， maps， and more。 Also find tips on how to work in transit and how to plan and pack for maximum efficiency and enjoyment。 Best of all， the techniques also work for documenting life right where you are， and beginners can dive in and create with confidence。
Author Abbey Sy （Instagram: @abbeysy） is a veteran traveler who has created her own travel journals for years， sharing the records of her global escapades on her social media platforms。 In addition to filling this book with step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques， she takes a holistic approach to journaling by including information on the benefits of journaling， how to hone a creative habit， and how to develop a unique style。
Other features of the book:
All facets of journaling are covered， from start to finish: pre-trip planning， setting intentions， gathering supplies， staying motivated， and how to archive completed journals。
Not sure which supplies to take？ Sometimes less is more—get a rundown on how to build the best compact traveling art kit。
Explore special sections on making a travel zine and sending artful postcards， enriching the experience of being on the road。
Learn composition tips for creating stunning journal pages and spreads。
Get great ideas for storing ephemera and other bits travelers collect。
Discover journal spread ideas for a variety of themes， such as architecture， museums and galleries， plants and nature， and food and drink。
Find creative ideas for documenting short trips and staycations。
Tickets？ Check。 Passport？ Check。 Travel journal？ Check！ Let The Art of the Travel Journal make every trip satisfyingly creative。
Reviews
Shari
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I have always wanted to sketch and paint my own journal and I would love to do a travel journal。 This is the perfect book to daydream about doing it。 It is filled with excellent examples and I would love to make a travel journal just like this one day！Thanks to Netgalley for an arc of this book。
Natasha D'Cunha
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A good book for people who want to get into this habit and document their travels but don't know where & how to start。 Seeing all the possibilities really sparks your creativity！ A good book for people who want to get into this habit and document their travels but don't know where & how to start。 Seeing all the possibilities really sparks your creativity！ 。。。more
Leyla Johnson
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This is a very comprehensive book on how to create a travel journal， including drawing， painting collage and keepsakes。 Of course there is that memories and stories that tel，l and remind the traveller of the places and people met on the journey。 The information in this book is useful and well illustrated and can be used in various other type journals Thanks you NetGalley and the publishers for the DRC
Cathy Geha
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The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey SyThis is a book I wish I had before traveling to Scotland this past July – I have worked on journals， diaries， and altered books in the past but still found this filled with a wealth of informative creative helpful ideas。 In fact， I just sent the title to my artist sister and my historian traveling partner to Scotland daughter。 Will definitely look for this book to add to my library。 What I liked:* That it is easy to read and understand* Illustrations of i The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey SyThis is a book I wish I had before traveling to Scotland this past July – I have worked on journals， diaries， and altered books in the past but still found this filled with a wealth of informative creative helpful ideas。 In fact， I just sent the title to my artist sister and my historian traveling partner to Scotland daughter。 Will definitely look for this book to add to my library。 What I liked:* That it is easy to read and understand* Illustrations of ideas* Information* Layout* Ideas – new and old* Definitions with examples* That while I read， I thought of ways I would have done things differently in past journals* The book made me want to journal more often than I have recently…perhaps even daily* New ideas – for instance – how to take washi tape in smaller more easily packed ways （this did not happen on the trip to Scotland）* The lessons were interesting and useful* That I was given specifics about pre-planning， goals， focus， and more* The use of color and how it helps tell the story* Story in travel journals* Knowing that I will use the information gleaned today well into the futureWhat I didn’t like: * Not having a hard copy already on my bookshelfThank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing-Quary Books for the ARC – This is my honest review。 5 Stars 。。。more
Natalie all_books_great_and_small
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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The Art of the Travel Journal is a beautiful guide book to creating your own travel journal and documenting your travels using art， writing and mixed media。 Each section is broken down throughout the book to focus on one area such as equipment， lettering， techniques etc and there are some great tips and information to help you get started。 I have always wanted to start a trave I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The Art of the Travel Journal is a beautiful guide book to creating your own travel journal and documenting your travels using art， writing and mixed media。 Each section is broken down throughout the book to focus on one area such as equipment， lettering， techniques etc and there are some great tips and information to help you get started。 I have always wanted to start a travel journal and wish I had had a book like this 20 years ago。 I haven't been able to travel for several years but once I can I am definitely going to be starting one of these journals。 The reason I have marked the book down to 4 stars is because I received the digital book version to review and all the photographs were squashed up and hard to make out properly。 I'm sure the physical copy will be perfect but it ruined it for me。 Other features in this book covered at the end are tips for traveling， planning， supplies you'll need， intentions while travelling and how to store your completed journals。 I learned lots of new terms I didn't know during this book too which is always a bonus。 。。。more
Laura Jones
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This is the perfect book to buy if you want to get started on travel journaling。 It is full of informative photographs and step-by-step instructions that make it easy to get started， especially if you have never travel journaled before。 It covers everything you could possibly want to know， such as ideas for composing the ephemera you have collected， different ways to document your travels， how to create themed pages and journal spreads， as well as hand lettering advice and making zines and postc This is the perfect book to buy if you want to get started on travel journaling。 It is full of informative photographs and step-by-step instructions that make it easy to get started， especially if you have never travel journaled before。 It covers everything you could possibly want to know， such as ideas for composing the ephemera you have collected， different ways to document your travels， how to create themed pages and journal spreads， as well as hand lettering advice and making zines and postcards。 The author even includes advice on how to stay committed to your journal once you have begun， and looks at the materials you will need to get started。The artwork and journal examples that accompany the book are simply stunning - the reader is left in no doubt that they are in safe hands being taught journaling by Abby Sy。 The book itself is cleanly laid out and straightforward to follow。 Even if you are not specifically interested in travel journaling， there is plenty in this book to give ideas to daily journalers or scrapbookers。With thanks to Netgalley and Quarry Books for providing an advance review copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
The Sassy Bookworm
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- Great cover on this book！I love to journal and I love to travel， so I knew that I had to get my hands on a copy of this book。 🙌🏻 This book is divided into the following seven chapters。。。- Getting Started- Materials- Telling Stories- Collecting and Composition- Journal Spread Ideas- Honing Your Habit- Guest ArtistsEach chapter is broken down into sub chapters full of information， essentials， lessons， and more。 The graphics are visually pleasing and the layout is clean and easy to navigate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- Great cover on this book！I love to journal and I love to travel， so I knew that I had to get my hands on a copy of this book。 🙌🏻 This book is divided into the following seven chapters。。。- Getting Started- Materials- Telling Stories- Collecting and Composition- Journal Spread Ideas- Honing Your Habit- Guest ArtistsEach chapter is broken down into sub chapters full of information， essentials， lessons， and more。 The graphics are visually pleasing and the layout is clean and easy to navigate。 I am about to start a "bucket list" travel journal using the techniques I learned from this book and I can't wait to get started。 👍🏻**ARC Via NetGalley** 。。。more
Literary Redhead
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The Art of the Travel Journal sparked my love of traveling again， with its fun capture of fun trips through painting， drawing， mixed media， and lettering。 I'm a writer， not a visual artist， yet I felt sure that I could document my beach trips the year I met my husband in an entirely new way。 Highly recommended for travelers on the road and wannabes in an armchair！ The Art of the Travel Journal sparked my love of traveling again， with its fun capture of fun trips through painting， drawing， mixed media， and lettering。 I'm a writer， not a visual artist， yet I felt sure that I could document my beach trips the year I met my husband in an entirely new way。 Highly recommended for travelers on the road and wannabes in an armchair！ 。。。more
Mallika Mahidhar
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I have always carried a notebook with me on all trips hoping that I will journal my travels。 But alas， I have always hesitated to ruin a page， a precious notebook， or drawing a blank when it comes to putting down thoughts。 I got the ARC of this book from Netgalley hoping that I feel motivated to create a travel journal soon。 The book is easy to read。 It gives an insight into what 'travel journaling' means before getting into the details of it。 More than everything， what I love about Abbey Sy， is I have always carried a notebook with me on all trips hoping that I will journal my travels。 But alas， I have always hesitated to ruin a page， a precious notebook， or drawing a blank when it comes to putting down thoughts。 I got the ARC of this book from Netgalley hoping that I feel motivated to create a travel journal soon。 The book is easy to read。 It gives an insight into what 'travel journaling' means before getting into the details of it。 More than everything， what I love about Abbey Sy， is that she gives you several options and ideas and tells you to do what you love and can do。 There are no strict steps to travel journaling in the book。 It makes you ask yourself why and how you want to create your travel journal along with ideas on what your travel art kit should contain （really helpful）， what kind of things you can collect， different kinds of compositions， layouts and forms of travel journaling。 There are also photos of stunning layouts which are so inspiring。 The book has most definitely inspired to create journals for my recent adventures and hoping that I explore journaling while travelling the next time。 Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Lindsay
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This is a great book for beginners to travel journaling！ It has great inspiration， ideas， and step by step lessons。 There are beautiful pictures of the author’s journals throughout。 If you have any experience with travel journaling， this would be a bit simplistic for you。 I am moderately experienced at travel journaling， so while I didn’t really learn anything， it was still enjoyable to read。
Kacey/Kris
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This book is a wonderful way to show you how to keep your memories alive after you have traveled to a special place。 The author gives you lot of ideas and examples of how to preserve the memories。 I highly recommend this book to any fellow traveler who wants to document down their experience and treasures。
Dee
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A very basic intro with chapters for beginners on topics like picking the right materials， hand lettering and making color-coordinated collages。 Recommended for anyone who's interested in travel journaling but has no idea where to start。 A very basic intro with chapters for beginners on topics like picking the right materials， hand lettering and making color-coordinated collages。 Recommended for anyone who's interested in travel journaling but has no idea where to start。 。。。more
D
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Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me this eArc to review。I really liked this as it gave me a bunch of inspiration for when I journal。 I liked the layout of the book and how easy it was to follow。
Lanette Sweeney
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This lovely book is alive with color， illustrations and fun ideas to help you launch or enrich your own art journaling practice。 As the title suggests， the focus of this book is on journaling as you vacation， with suggestions for collecting ephemera such as maps， tickets and brochures to incorporate into your journal， but the book could serve as a guide for art journaling in general。 The author， Abbey Sy， is a talented hand-lettering artist who has written seven books on creativity。 In this book This lovely book is alive with color， illustrations and fun ideas to help you launch or enrich your own art journaling practice。 As the title suggests， the focus of this book is on journaling as you vacation， with suggestions for collecting ephemera such as maps， tickets and brochures to incorporate into your journal， but the book could serve as a guide for art journaling in general。 The author， Abbey Sy， is a talented hand-lettering artist who has written seven books on creativity。 In this book， she covers hand-lettering （the subject of several of her other books）; layouts， page and photo composition; themes， such as keeping a journal of the architecture you encounter， the meals you eat， the highlight moments of a trip， the places you visit， etc。; mediums， such as gel pens， fine pens， watercolor brushes that contain their own water （and instructions for how to make your own to-go watercolor palette）， markers， etc。; writing/blogging/vlogging; and collaging and collecting elements to use in your collages。 She also has a couple of fun sections on making your own postcards and， my favorite， making your own envelope out of found material to glue into your journal to hold other scraps you pick up on your journey。I love the end of the book， which is a chapter titled Guest Artists and features delightful journal spreads from a dozen other art journalers， plus their websites so we can follow them for more visual ideas。 I was going to take a star off because the book also has a bit of padding in the text （e。g。， information on how the first commercial flight was a Florida "air ferry" in Tampa） that seemed irrelevant to the subject of travel journaling， but these brief digressions are easily skimmed， and the book is so packed with great layout examples that it deserves its full five stars。 。。。more
Brandi
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So much creativity！ I think I have been composing travel journals in my mind most of my life。 I have photos， post cards， souvenirs， scraps， bits， and pieces from all over。 I keep thinking that one day I will get to it and write copious notes， so I won’t forget。 The thought of putting it all together has always been a bit daunting。 I love the creative options and suggestions presented here。 I never would have thought of mixing art mediums like paint， pencil， marker， stamps， and stickers with all So much creativity！ I think I have been composing travel journals in my mind most of my life。 I have photos， post cards， souvenirs， scraps， bits， and pieces from all over。 I keep thinking that one day I will get to it and write copious notes， so I won’t forget。 The thought of putting it all together has always been a bit daunting。 I love the creative options and suggestions presented here。 I never would have thought of mixing art mediums like paint， pencil， marker， stamps， and stickers with all my treasures。 I love all the journaling ideas as well。 There is no right or wrong way， but a good source of inspiration can get your own creative juices flowing。 That is what The Art of Travel Journal by Abbey Sy provided for me。 It doesn’t have to be perfect。 It is more important to just get started and capture those moments before they disappear， while the essence of them is still alive in your heart and mind。 Thanks for compiling a great collection of ideas， suggestions， and tips。 I especially love the Guest Artists provided at the end。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own， freely given。 。。。more
Lynne
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This was a really lovely and comprehensive guide to travel journalling。I enjoy creating mixed media journals and was looking to expand into travel journalling and this guide was perfect。I feel it would suit experienced and beginner crafters alike as there is a very clear introduction to the materials needed。The details of the history of travel journals was interesting and a lovely addition。There are many beautiful layouts to admire and find inspiration from along with detailed lessons。 I particu This was a really lovely and comprehensive guide to travel journalling。I enjoy creating mixed media journals and was looking to expand into travel journalling and this guide was perfect。I feel it would suit experienced and beginner crafters alike as there is a very clear introduction to the materials needed。The details of the history of travel journals was interesting and a lovely addition。There are many beautiful layouts to admire and find inspiration from along with detailed lessons。 I particularly enjoyed the guide to brush lettering。Although there are guides to layouts and materials the author is respectful of the individuality of the journaller。Overall I found this book to be beautiful， clear and inspiring。Many thanks to the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC through Netgalley。 。。。more
Beth
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Cool way to document your travels。 Really great ideas for the artistic， crafty person。 Different types of pins， brushes， paint， pencils， watercolors to create the artwork and calligraphy。 There are ideas for paper types， rubber stamps and stickers。 Shows ways to document your travels and how to collect items to include。 They show you how to create envelopes and different layouts to use。
Psusan
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The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy is an intensely thorough look at travel journaling。 I have been scrapbooking and card making for close to twenty years， but I was not prepared for this labor intense approach。 I did find it all very interesting with some ideas being very helpful。One idea was carrying post-it notes to list major words or thoughts as the trip progresses。 This is very different from the writing down what happens everyday method which can become boring to say the least。 The The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy is an intensely thorough look at travel journaling。 I have been scrapbooking and card making for close to twenty years， but I was not prepared for this labor intense approach。 I did find it all very interesting with some ideas being very helpful。One idea was carrying post-it notes to list major words or thoughts as the trip progresses。 This is very different from the writing down what happens everyday method which can become boring to say the least。 The major word leans itself to word pictures to be used in the actual journal。 The making ephemera envelops， and pockets is also an idea to easily incorporate。 The overall journals described in this book are in depth works of art。 I was amazed at some of the pages but unsure if I have that kind of artistic ability。 Still there is something for everyone to try。 Ideas are clearly given with the list of materials needed along with examples。 The publisher through Net Galley provided a digital ARC。 I have voluntarily decided to read and review， giving my personal opinions and thoughts。 。。。more
Katie Young
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I’ve recently discovered Abbey Sy’s Instagram and this is the second of her books I have read。 I find her to be a real inspiration as someone keen to begin a daily journal practice but not quite so sure where to start。 For me， this new book builds on her previous book ‘The ABCs of Journaling’ and gives some great tips and suggestions for getting the most out of your travel journaling。 Just seeing Abbey’s own journal and those of others featured really helps me get ideas in terms of page layouts。 I’ve recently discovered Abbey Sy’s Instagram and this is the second of her books I have read。 I find her to be a real inspiration as someone keen to begin a daily journal practice but not quite so sure where to start。 For me， this new book builds on her previous book ‘The ABCs of Journaling’ and gives some great tips and suggestions for getting the most out of your travel journaling。 Just seeing Abbey’s own journal and those of others featured really helps me get ideas in terms of page layouts。 I’m looking forward to trying out some of the suggestions in this book on my next trip。 。。。more
Kathryn
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I love to travel and genuinely wish I was more meticulous when I comes to documenting my travels。 For both my studies abroad I kept journals in addition to taking thousands of photos， but have never made them into anything。 This book provides great inspiration， but it is a bit more advanced that what most beginners will want to do。 That being said， there are step by step instructions for creating beautiful travel journals。 Personally I have no artistic skill so the sketching and lettering featur I love to travel and genuinely wish I was more meticulous when I comes to documenting my travels。 For both my studies abroad I kept journals in addition to taking thousands of photos， but have never made them into anything。 This book provides great inspiration， but it is a bit more advanced that what most beginners will want to do。 That being said， there are step by step instructions for creating beautiful travel journals。 Personally I have no artistic skill so the sketching and lettering featured heavily in the book isn't for me， but it is beautiful to look at。 I loved the photos of both the author's travels and her journals。 I also liked seeing the journals from other creators as it shows the variety that is possible based on the individual's style。 。。。more
Andrea Wright
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For sure this would make a great library book to help inspire others to not only journal， but to journal traveling amoungst other things！ I had the idea to journal my life in the fashion of a travel journal， that way I will finally have a place for all those odds and ends I have been carrying around。 I can't wait to start！ Thank you NetGalley！ For sure this would make a great library book to help inspire others to not only journal， but to journal traveling amoungst other things！ I had the idea to journal my life in the fashion of a travel journal， that way I will finally have a place for all those odds and ends I have been carrying around。 I can't wait to start！ Thank you NetGalley！ 。。。more
Kimberly
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I'm not a travel writer， though I play one on tv。 （Just kidding） I love the idea of travel journaling， and for the majority of my life， I did keep a journal， though it was no where as beautiful or creative as the journals that people are creating these days。So when I came across this book， I was damn excited to pick it up and see how travel journaling was coming along。 I had just gotten back from a trip to the UK and honestly， I had a lot of pictures and maps and ticket stubs and no where to put I'm not a travel writer， though I play one on tv。 （Just kidding） I love the idea of travel journaling， and for the majority of my life， I did keep a journal， though it was no where as beautiful or creative as the journals that people are creating these days。So when I came across this book， I was damn excited to pick it up and see how travel journaling was coming along。 I had just gotten back from a trip to the UK and honestly， I had a lot of pictures and maps and ticket stubs and no where to put them！This is a very general overview of travel journaling。 The art and photography in the book are beautiful。 I love the layouts and the end of the book there is a lovely section to contact info on some of the writers that the author enjoys including their Instagram handles。 （I did end up following all of them and am looking forward to having a much more beautiful insta feed。）There are different sections on exploring the different type of art journaling including collage。 There are so many ways on collecting and expressing your memories。 I liked the visual examples of journals， giving me ideas on layout and creative expression like stickers， tapes， papers and watercolor art。 I also liked how the author talked about Text， photo or art heavy formats。 Of course there can be a mixture of all of these things， but I liked how it was designed。That said， I wish there was more。 More more more！ Especially more information on materials。 There are general guidelines and creative suggestions， but the beginning materials section seemed sparse for me。 I like links or maybe a review or highlight of a type of journal。 They were very general suggestions and I think that's fine for some， but I wanted a little more opinion on the materials section。 I also wish there was some discussion on leaving space for things to be inserted later on。 I know， maybe this isn't everyone but I have a young child and I don't get long leisurely time to focus on my creative pursuits。 I would have liked a section on how to think about overall layout and saving some time and space for things to be inserted later， or how to leave enough room if you didn't want to write/create in a linear format。Overall， this charming and lovely book really spoke to me。 I loved the pictures and it was very inspiring。 I am excited to buy a small journal to try for myself for my last trip。 I have a feeling it will be photo and text heavy， so。。。 yeah。 Better buy more glue！ 。。。more
Pam Sartain
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The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy is a guide on how to write a travel journal， as you'd guess。 It has photos and descriptions of different versions， such as photo， drawings， writing， and a combination。It has step by step guide for things like collaging， suggestions on how to decide what type of travel journal you might want to do， tips and suggestions for how to do things like making your own watercolour tin。I thought this was a very inspiring book， with lots of photos and suggestions o The Art of the Travel Journal by Abbey Sy is a guide on how to write a travel journal， as you'd guess。 It has photos and descriptions of different versions， such as photo， drawings， writing， and a combination。It has step by step guide for things like collaging， suggestions on how to decide what type of travel journal you might want to do， tips and suggestions for how to do things like making your own watercolour tin。I thought this was a very inspiring book， with lots of photos and suggestions of people who use travel journals you can follow， and get ideas from！The Art of the Travel Journal was published on 13th September 2022， and is available from Amazon， Waterstones and Bookshop。org。You can follow Abbey Sy on Instagram， YouTube and her website。I was given access to this book in exchange for an unbiased review， so my thanks to NetGalley and to Quarto Publishing Group and Quarry Books。 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This is a beautiful journal guide！The book has tips on how to organize your journal， what kind of materials to use， and how to best use your journal space。 The book talks about using color， how to come up with a theme or best capture your experiences， and ways to get started。This is a great guide for anyone wanting to start travel journaling。
Susan King
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Now that COVID travel restrictions are lifted， people are enthusiastically embracing travel once again。。 Although travel isn't in my near future， I love any books about journaling， so I jumped at the offer from NetGalley to review an electronic version of this book。The test with any art-related book for me is: Does this book inspire me to get out the supplies and dive in？ This book certainly passed the test， and as the author Abbey Sy promised， this kind of journaling is easily transferable to m Now that COVID travel restrictions are lifted， people are enthusiastically embracing travel once again。。 Although travel isn't in my near future， I love any books about journaling， so I jumped at the offer from NetGalley to review an electronic version of this book。The test with any art-related book for me is: Does this book inspire me to get out the supplies and dive in？ This book certainly passed the test， and as the author Abbey Sy promised， this kind of journaling is easily transferable to my life at home。 It has given my journaling habit a much-needed kick start。 The guest artist section soon had me discovering new artists to follow on social media。 If you are new to journaling， this book has everything you need no matter what format/style you want to try。 The book covers art heavy， text heavy， photo heavy， and collage heavy formats， and if you can't decide， try the author's favorite， the ultimate combination！ The end of the book still needs a few edits to be ready for final publication， in my opinion。 Although promised in the introduction to Chapter 6 Honing Your Habit， I couldn't find the tips on storing journals。 （I was really looking forward to those tips， too！） Chapter 7 The Guest Artist features some terrific journalers， but the section on Resources is disappointing， and two of three website links are wrong or no longer in service。 All in all， this is a terrific book despite the weak ending - 4 out of 5 stars！ 。。。more
Flora
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I knew about Abbey Sy as a lettering artist but did not realize that she also keeps travel art journals。 I went and followed her Instagram account right away， eager to see how she combines her lettering skills with her paintings。 Her journal flip-throughs are eye candy and she does incorporate some beautiful letterings in her journals， though perhaps not as much as I had hoped。This book is more for beginners looking for basic ideas on how to keep an art journal， what style， and so on。 Step by st I knew about Abbey Sy as a lettering artist but did not realize that she also keeps travel art journals。 I went and followed her Instagram account right away， eager to see how she combines her lettering skills with her paintings。 Her journal flip-throughs are eye candy and she does incorporate some beautiful letterings in her journals， though perhaps not as much as I had hoped。This book is more for beginners looking for basic ideas on how to keep an art journal， what style， and so on。 Step by step instructions are few and far between。 The examples given （from both herself and other artists） are gorgeous。 I think this would make a great gift to encourage someone to keep painted， collaged and written records of their travels， especially if bundled with an essential kit。I am full of admiration for this young， accomplished author！ Beautiful book！4 stars from me。 。。。more
Emily
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I love all forms of journaling， including art journaling， so I was excited to read this book。 I'm a fan of Abbey Sy's art and was really interested in reading about travel journals。 I was already aware of a lot of information， but there were a few things that I learned and some tips that I think would be useful for everyone interested in journaling。 I really loved that Abbey included an artist gallery so that you can see other artists and journalers who keep travel journals。 *Thank you Netgalley I love all forms of journaling， including art journaling， so I was excited to read this book。 I'm a fan of Abbey Sy's art and was really interested in reading about travel journals。 I was already aware of a lot of information， but there were a few things that I learned and some tips that I think would be useful for everyone interested in journaling。 I really loved that Abbey included an artist gallery so that you can see other artists and journalers who keep travel journals。 *Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Caroline | howdidthatbookend
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Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced PDF copy in exchange for an honest review。This book is GORGEOUS even in PDF， so I can't even imagine how pretty the physical copy will be。 The examples and illustrations were incredible。 I've been keeping travel journals for years， and this book had some great tips I hadn't thought of。 It certainly made me want to go buy more supplies （which， for the record， I do NOT need）。 I'm big on collecting ephemera， so I loved the lesson on how to fold a paper pocket Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced PDF copy in exchange for an honest review。This book is GORGEOUS even in PDF， so I can't even imagine how pretty the physical copy will be。 The examples and illustrations were incredible。 I've been keeping travel journals for years， and this book had some great tips I hadn't thought of。 It certainly made me want to go buy more supplies （which， for the record， I do NOT need）。 I'm big on collecting ephemera， so I loved the lesson on how to fold a paper pocket to hold it within your journal。 My journaling style has always been more text- and photo-heavy， but I've been wanting it to be more art-heavy for a while。 The tips in this book will certainly help me bridge this gap！I also loved that there were some guest artists featured at the end， complete with their handles for me to go view more of their work。 。。。more
Karen
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I follow Abbey Sy on instagram and I've always loved having a peek at her travel journals。 This book is a great starter book for anyone who wants to explore travel journaling。 It outlines everything you need to get started and to explore。 From what materials to use to how to do your layouts and what type of stories to tell。 How to incorporate ephemera。 It also has a few howtos: how to make your own washi tape sampler， ephemera envelopes， and watercolor tin， etc。It's a lovely and inspiring book。 I follow Abbey Sy on instagram and I've always loved having a peek at her travel journals。 This book is a great starter book for anyone who wants to explore travel journaling。 It outlines everything you need to get started and to explore。 From what materials to use to how to do your layouts and what type of stories to tell。 How to incorporate ephemera。 It also has a few howtos: how to make your own washi tape sampler， ephemera envelopes， and watercolor tin， etc。It's a lovely and inspiring book。 If you've wanted to dabble into travel journaling and didn't know where to start， it is sure to inspire you。with gratitude to Quarto Publishing Group and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Angeline
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