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The How To of Travel Journal Writing
By Jen | January 20, 2009
Don’t you love it when you go to the mailbox and discover something in there other than bills or supermarket mailers? Today, I received my travel writing prizes, the ones I earned in a drawing after contributing to Heifer.org (do you know about Heifer? If not, go check it out. If you do, go donate some bunnies or a goat, please!).
The two books I received from travel writer Dave Fox are:
- Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad
- Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals & Still Have Time to Enjoy Your Trip
He was even kind enough to autograph them. I love autographed books!
Since I’m new to travel writing, I’m excited to learn some great tips on keeping a travel journal with Dave’s “Globejotting”. During yesterday’s visit to the Quail Botanical Gardens, I wandered around, spiral notebook and pen in hand, and took down some notes. Looking back, I see that amounted to about five lines total and consisted of phrases like “children’s garden,” “picnic tables,” and “whole wheat breads.” Not exactly much to work with, is it?
Tonight, I dig in. Boys don’t know it yet, but it’s early to bed for them!
To read about Dave and his books, go to www.davethefox.com
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