How To: Use Your Scrapbook to Plan Your Holiday

Now that summer has officially arrived, we’ve declared it scrapbooking season! There’s no better time to start a new creative habit than when the sun is shining. Grab your Travel Scrapbook, a cold drink, and your Factor 50, and head to your local park. Here are The Journal Club’s top suggestions for using your scrapbook to plan your holiday. It’s perfect for preserving photos, notes, and mementos.

Where To Go?

One of the first pages in our Scrapbook is the List of Countries and Territories. When you’re planning a holiday, it can be easy to feel like you’re rattling around the same three places forever. Why is everyone you know suddenly going to France, Spain, or Italy?!? With our comprehensive list of everywhere in the world, you can think about places you’ve never considered before. Why not travel to South America, or South East Asia? Going out of your comfort zone is hard, but infinitely rewarding.

The World Map can be used as a visual for how many countries you’ve visited. If you’ve always dreamed of crossing off every country in the world, here’s your chance! It's one of our favourite scrapbook pages.

How To Keep Track

Holiday photos are special. There’s something about them that has the ability to take you back to that warm sense of happiness. But, after you’ve taken it, you often never look at them again. With our Travel Scrapbook, we’ve tried to correct this! So many rainy afternoons have been filled by looking through photo albums. They can bring the entire family together, remembering sunnier times.

While you can easily print photos from your phone and stick them in your scrapbook, there are more fun ways to do it! We’ve put together a list of our favourite cameras and photo printers. Whatever your skill or budget level, there should be something for you!

Kodak Ektar H35 Half Frame Camera - this is a perfect beginner film camera. The half frame lets you take double the amount of photos. The camera has a built-in flash and comes in four nature-inspired colours. It’s the perfect camera for any travel or social occasions. Just be careful not to put it through the scanners at the airport, or your film will be ruined!

Instax Mini 12 - this instant polaroid camera is bursting with joy, creativity, and colour! It’s super easy to use, delivering results instantly with the press of a button. It has automatic exposure and flash control, so there’s no messing around with settings. It’s the perfect camera to take along with you on your travels.

Instax Mini Link 3 - this portable photo printer is great for making your digital photos feel fancier! Like the Mini 12, it delivers instant results. It’s connected via Bluetooth, so everyone on your holiday can use it as well. You can have fun, take candid photos, and print them off straight away. From phone to scrapbook in less than ten minutes…

FreePrints - online apps like FreePrints are perfect to print a load of cheap photos. You’re allocated 45 free photos per month - all you need to pay is postage! For an extra charge you can have access to more customisation options. You can choose your size, finish, and amount - endless options!

What To Do?

Sometimes it can be really overwhelming to know what to scrapbook while you’re away. With our Sightseeing list and Food To Try list, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you. Our Sightseeing list covers the Seven Wonders of the World, modern and ancient! From the Northern Lights, to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, there’s something for everyone in the Travel Scrapbook.

If you’re a big foodie, try using our scrapbook Food To Try list as a way of planning your travels. No need to get fancy - just pick your favourite dish, and design your holiday around this. Try visiting foodie capitals of the world, like Rome, New York, Naples, Lisbon, or Melbourne! Food is such a collaborative experience. This can be a fun way to get your friends included in your scrapbooking.

Hopefully this blog post has inspired you to start planning your next holiday. There’s no need to feel overwhelmed when we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to get started. There are no rules - it’s just for you. And because it’s endlessly customisable, you’ll love the results you end up with! So get planning, and make sure to tag @_thejournalclub_ in any holiday spreads you create.