Travel Journal:
Back from a holiday, wanting to hold onto those magical memories, but never have enough time to put together a proper scrapbook? This app may be the answer!
A modern way to save memories
So, here we are: January, bathed in the glow of recent holiday memories. Many of us made our way back home for the break, while others took advantage of the slow time at work for a big holiday adventure.
Nothing is quite as lovely, right? Remembering those moments and places that make a holiday so magical. There really is this red-letter kind of feeling when you first return – a girlish kind of crush on the place you just went.
In the days after every holiday, I vow to organise my photos and thoughts so I can relive the trip over and over. I want to capture it to show my kids when they’re older so they’ll remember it, too. I daydream on the plane home about sorting our photos so my husband and I can look at them when we’re toothless and eating mush in a nursing home. I think how cool it’d be to share my adventure with a friend who’s planning their own trip to the same place.
But I never quite get it done. I hit the ground running after a holiday and, before I know it, weeks have passed and the trip has slipped into oblivion. Big sigh.
A new way to remember
Things have changed! Recently, I’ve been using a new app, STRING Travel, that works a bit like a travel log, only far cooler. STRING lets me log my trip on the go. I can add photos and comments as I visit places – right then and there while I’m standing on the spot. It’s kind of like Instagram with a purpose. Or, I can go back later and fill in the details if I’d like. The best part? It’s easy.
The cool thing is that when I do use the app, I have a travel log all done when I get home. I can use it to look back at my trip rather than stumbling on photos a year from now and thinking, “Oh, that was cool. Where was that?” Or searching for a photo that I just can’t find to save my life. Now, all the photos and info are right there in my account – bam, done! And it’s shareable. My husband can look at it and my kids can, too; plus, I can easily share all this travel wisdom with my friends planning the same trip. Easy peasy.
I can also use the app to plan a trip, building what I want to do from different itineraries logged by other users. Sure, I would probably still look at my old go-to trip planning sites or discover places through word of mouth, but STRING makes where I store my travel tales meaningful. I can check out my friends’ trip memories, too, which makes the whole planning process more personal.
Getting started
Bummed you didn’t download this app before your December holiday trip? No worries. Do it now. Add your photos and comments while they’re fresh. Start saving your memories today so you can look back for years to come. Trust me – using this app is far easier and less time consuming than putting together a scrapbook.
Or, if you’ve already shrugged off your December vacation as a loss, then think about downloading STRING Travel before your Chinese New Year adventure. Start building your memories today!
The app is available on both the IOS and Android app stores. Visit stringtravel.com to find out more.