Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals (and still have time to enjoy your trip!) (Paperback)

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A vivid and thoughtfully written journal can be your most treasured souvenir. Dave Fox understands how journaling can help that great trip become a candy jar of memories that you can dip into for the rest of your life. And his book tells how. --Rick Steves, PBS TV host and author of Europe Through the Back Door

Product Description

Most travel diaries fizzle. By day six of a big trip, people are struggling to recall what happened on days three, four, and five. They return home with mostly empty journals, or bland writing that fails to capture the full spirit of their journeys. Award-winning travel humorist Dave Fox comes to the rescue in this book that's both informative and irreverently funny. You'll learn to:

Bring destinations to life with bold details.

Splash those details quickly onto your pages so journaling doesn't gobble up your precious vacation time.

Elude your Inner Censor and write with confidence.

Weave together your outer and inner journeys, using unfamiliar places as a backdrop for self-discovery.

Dave shares his favorite journaling techniques, shows how to find time to write in the middle of an exciting trip, and infuses it all with a generous dose of his off-the-wall humor. Whether your journeys are weekend road trips or excursions around the world, this book will help transform you into a travel journaling superhero!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Inkwater Pr (May 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592993443
• ISBN-13: 978-1592993444
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now it seems possible, March 21, 2009

By	Timothy Duerst - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've always wanted to document my travels better but it never seems to work out. A few times, I have started a travel journal only to abandon it a few days in because I've forgotten to write so many days in a row or it was too much work. Dave Fox's approach to travel journaling is a real change. Something that is easy to implement and fun to do at the same time. It helps that the approach in the book is very light hearted and encouraging, so you feel that you really can write a few things down per day. I look forward to trying the technique out on my next trip.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible to everyone, October 2, 2009

By	herownjourney (USA) - See all my reviews

This book is accessible to everyone and is not an intimidating book on how to write. It's incredibly funny, informative, and offers very useful tips on how to bring life and feeling to your travel journals. You feel like Dave Fox is right there with you, a friend and guide on your travels. This book also opened my mind about how to travel and use the experiences as personal growth. I used to be so frustrated by the banality of my journals, but now they are richer in content, and I can always go back to them to relive my travels. The best part is, with the author's time-saving tips, I'm no longer a slave to my journal when I'm traveling.

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring!, November 5, 2009

By	P. Miller (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Dave Fox adds a lot of humor in his instructions on how to travel journal. There are practice sessions throughout the book to help you get used to different writing techniques before your trip. I bought this book because of our planned trip to Egypt next spring. I want to be able to capture and remember every bit of this once in a lifetime opportunity. I now have many ideas of how I'll be able to do it. I used to journal all of the time but fell out of the habit; this book has inspired me to take it up again - and not just for traveling!