My Travel Scrapbook

My mum was always snap-happy when I was growing up, and has an album of 300 photos or more for each year until I was a teenager. She didn't just take photos, she ensured that they were well framed, that the lighting was right and that the backdrop for group photos was as nice as it could be. On family holidays, she encouraged my sister and I to keep travel diaries. We'd write about the events of each day and draw pictures inside. As I grew older, I continued writing travel diaries on short getaways with friends, road trips and extended travels abroad. I developed a passion for photography and my diaries became scrapbooks, filled not only with stories of my adventures, but also with postcards, magazine cut outs, maps and business cards from places I'd visited.

 

One of my first travel diaries.

In India in 2011 I happily spent 5 hours of a 13 hour train journey cutting, tearing, pasting and writing things into my diary. Later that year, my diaries, scissors, glue and the backlog of clippings I was carrying weighed close to 2kgs and weren't helping my already bulging bag meet airlines' luggage limits.

Currently on a four month trip through South East Asia with only carry-on luggage, I've decided to take things digital. I'll share my research, experiences, tips and photos with whoever wants them.

 

Enjoy!

B x