The easiest New Year’s resolution to keep? Travel more. Plan and record your 2014 adventures in a handsome travel journal.
Budget buy
R79,95
This lined A5 MapStudio travel journal has handy lists of currencies, languages spoken and electric voltages for various countries and page headings to date and place your entries. The soft paperback may not survive heavier journeys though.
Something simple
R167
It’s not a travel journal per se, but this A6 daily planner from Exclusive Books includes a mini address book and is a conveniently small enough to fit in your handbag or pocket. Fill in the blank monthly overviews to plan travel dates, organise visas or schedule work leave and use the weekly grids to finalise your itinerary.
Beginner’s book
R199
Typo’s cleverly designed Fly Away travel journal is great for the novice because it guides the journaling process with packing lists, an itinerary planner and prompts to fill in details of daily adventures and discoveries. The keepsakes pocket, clothing conversions table and blank sketch pages are thoughtful inclusions.
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Ultimate travel companion
R240
The A5 Moleskine Passions travel journal brims with essential travel info. It has a budget section for travel expenses, listings of the average temperatures of major capital cities, and a unique ‘weekends’ division for shorter trips. It also has an expandable stash pocket for travel mementos. Available from bookshops or www.moleskine.co.za.
For the techno junkie
R39,95
Trip Rider is an app worth buying if you’re travelling with a tablet or iPhone. User friendly with an appealing vintage design, it enables you to organise, share and manage all your travel info from one place. Works offline and features packing lists, a budget planner and count-down calendar. Available for iOS only.
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