Journal Prompts for Travel

1. 1 Where are you tonight, and how does it feel to be here instead of home?
2. 2 Describe a moment from today's travels that caught you off guard: a sight, a sound, a taste.
3. 3 What have you noticed about yourself in unfamiliar surroundings that you do not see at home?
4. 4 Write about a stranger you encountered today. What stayed with you about them?
5. 5 What do you miss most about home right now? What do you not miss at all?
6. 6 Describe the light in this place. How is it different from the light you know?
7. 7 What has travelling taught you about what you actually need versus what you thought you needed?
8. 8 Write about a meal you had today: the food, the setting, the company or lack of it.
9. 9 Is there a place you have visited that changed the way you think about your own life?
10. 10 What sounds surround you tonight that are different from the sounds of your usual evening?
11. 11 Describe a moment of being completely lost, geographically or otherwise, while travelling.
12. 12 What is the most beautiful thing you have seen on this trip so far?
13. 13 How do you feel about returning home? Relief, reluctance, or something more complicated?
14. 14 Write about a journey, any journey, that shaped who you are today.
15. 15 What does your ideal travel day look like, from morning to the moment you fall asleep?
16. 16 What souvenir would you bring back if it could be a feeling rather than an object?
17. 17 Describe the bed you are sleeping in tonight. How does it compare to your own?
18. 18 What conversation with a local or fellow traveller has lingered in your mind?
19. 19 If you could live in any place you have ever visited, where would it be and why?
20. 20 As you settle into an unfamiliar night, what does home mean to you right now?

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