Customer Reviews

Abroad: A Travel Organizer and Journal

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I bought this right before a 10 day trip to Mediterranean France 2 years ago, I bought again for a week in Aruba last year and I've ordered another for my dream trip to Maui coming up in December. It's a lot of fun writing in this thing and makes you that much more excited to travel or just plan your travel actually. You can start with no destination in mind and read the little blurbs about promising itineraries...practically speaking it very functional too. Rubber cover (great for the surf splash, spilled coffee, wine at the cafe), plastic pockets on front and back cover to hold receipts, & all those little pieces of paper you collect as memorabilia, and the content: list of what to bring --I scribble and edit all over this page because I hate to forget anything, yet I'm a one suitcase girl...) Address pages, contact pages so I don't forget phone numbers and I also keep my credit card numbers passport numbers in this journal (I write it in code for would be identity theives, however). BEST of ALL, the budget page. I can easily calculate my per diem and track my spending. I pack a lot into my vacations and I am always under or right on budget, very important for single female traveler. There are at least 100 pages, plenty blank space to write your thoughts during an extended trip. There's a elastic band to hold the whole shebang together. I like that I can keep everything in one place with this book: budget info, train/bus/air tickets, journal section, memorabilia. The profile is small, thin enough to fit into an inside pocket. I find myself going through my old Abroad journals and reliving my vacation. For modern nomads like me, This journal helps me enjoy my precious time off and get me geeked for my next vacation.

This is the most practical, useful travel journal I've seen, and I've looked at a lot of them. This is a great travel journal for active travel for a number of reasons:
- It packs easily. No wire binding to squish, no hard cover to bend.
- The vinyl cover can take abuse from weather, repeated pulling in and out of a backpack, daypack, or purse, being sat on, or drink spillage.
- It is narrow enough to fit in a pocket if you're writing and suddenly find the need to have both hands free.
- The paper is nice and heavy so it can take some abuse -- or a variety of media.
- It has separate sections for emergency contact info, addresses for postcards, a packing list, a proposed itinerary, an actual itinerary, a list of souvenirs to buy, places to see, things to do, people to contact, and all kinds of other information, while still leaving enough space to do some inspired writing.
- It has places to brainstorm your next trip and contains unexpectedly inspirational quotes from real travelers.
- It has little pockets inside both covers for transport tickets or other ephemera. It's the perfect size, for instance, to hold a boarding pass or train ticket.
- My favorite part -- and it's surprising how hard this is to find -- is that it has lined pages for writing plus about 10 unlined pages to sketch, stick stamps/tickets/beer labels, or otherwise fill at your own whim. It even comes with a sheet of sticky corners you can use for this.
I've purchased this journal for 2 separate trips and would buy another.

Lots of tips on how to make your next trip a great adventure. I recently returned from Paris and don't normally like to carry much with me when I travel, however this sleek little organizer, aside from being the right size and very cool when your sitting at a Parisian cafe, is full of great advice on seeing life with new eyes when your abroad, or even in your own backyard.

I am a study abroad advisor & travel addict. I recommend this journal to all of my students, as it contains much of the information we cover in our pre-departure orientation. I love the stylish way in which it sparks your creative side. The rubber cover makes it practically indestructible. (Obviously designed by a real vagabond.)

this is the only travel journal someone needs to take over seas. it gives great journaling suggestions and is in a fantastic format. i've used these on 4 overseas ventures. (it's great to collect ticket stubs, napkins, business cards from favotite places to decorate the pages as well...)

makes a great gift as well!

The travel organizer is bigger than I expected which was a nice surprise, but it has less room to write than I expected and a lot pages with "useful" tips that are not that useful for an experinced traveller. I expected more... maybe it was my fault.

I bought this travel journal several years ago. I went to Mexico with it and it made my trip so much easier. It has a waterproof rubbery front and back with an elastic to hold in important papers. It also has inside pockets that helped me keep up with boarding passes, itineries, receipts, passports, etc.. There are also lots of great travel suggestions and tips inside and places where you can write down your own thoughts during quiet moments wherever you may be. It's very well made and quite durable and expandable. I even pressed some flowers between some of the pages. I loved this journal so much I ordered 3 more so that I would have one on hand for my next journey. They acutally wouldn't look bad lined up together on a bookshelf as a collection grows and the world is explored.

I just purchased this journal for the 3rd time. This journal is unlike others that I have thought about purchasing. One of the pros for this journal is the physical flexibility of the book. It bends to fit in any bag, big or small. While the journal itself is not waterproof, the cover is splatter proof. It has two pockets which can fit anything from passports to airline tickets to money and receipts which helps with keeping the need to carry separate wallets down to a minimum. Inside, there are sections to budget expenses, schedule your itinerary, and an address section. Also, there is an emergency contact and travel tip section. The Abroad: A Travel Organizer and Journal will help you plan, budget, and and enjoy your vacation.

Oh, the journal does have plenty of areas to write or sketch your experiences. It actually suggests things to write about or stuff to draw. :)

I've purchased this journal for two other trips and I love it. Small, lots of space to write in, elastic band to help keep things together, and good tips and cute anecdotes. Vinyl-type cover is sturdy.

I flip through this handbook to get inspired to travel. Makes me wonder why I'm not traveling right now. Lots of smart planning tips. The quotes and tidbits sprinkled among the pages are really fun to read. The design is super-cool too. A stylin' travel accessory.