Shane and I embarked on a two-week cruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina all the way to Paradise Bay, Antarctica—and back again. Truly spectacular doesn’t even begin to cover it. Every single day felt like a gift, and I’m so grateful I captured this once-in-a-lifetime experience in my travel journal.
The pages at the beginning were created while I was still on the journey, but I didn’t pressure myself to finish the entire journal before returning home. And honestly? That was a gift in itself.
There’s something incredibly special about completing pages after a trip. You get to relive the experience, revisit those glorious moments, and ease back into them with a calm, reflective mind. That peaceful, “zen” feeling you get while traveling doesn’t just live in your memories—it seeps into your journal pages, your mood, and your mindset as you continue the story at home.
But there is one thing I always recommend doing while you’re still traveling 👇
Reserve a few pages toward the back of your journal for vignettes and autographs—little notes from the people you meet along the way. On this trip alone, I met folks from all walks of life, and now they live forever in these pages:
🧔 Neil, from the northern tip of England, and his wife Mary, who shared stories of sheep farming that I adored
👩 Dee, from Australia, with her delightful tales of living in Thailand
👩 Cecilia, from Argentina, who took time to explain the deep significance of the Falkland Islands wars (Las Malvinas siempre!)
🧔 Wei, originally from China and now living in San Francisco—our early-morning coffee chats on Deck 12, sharing the view, are memories I’ll always treasure
So many beautiful souls… and now I carry a piece of them with me in this journal. These pages are truly some of my favorites.
Enjoy the turn-through—I hope it inspires you to capture not just the places you visit, but the people and moments that make the journey unforgettable.
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