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    It is important to have the h{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of writing your travel journal every day. When you are on a busy journey, you probably won't remember to write. You may promise that you will write l{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, but that almost never happens. Take a few minutes every day and put down your memories. It doesn't have to be long.

    Use your “down time” p{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. There is a surprising amount of sitting around while traveling. You can always put down a few lines in your travel journal when you are on trains, waiting for planes, or waiting in line.

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    Focus on writing about how you feel. Listing facts and figures is fine, but that isn't why you traveled. A long journey is a time for self-reflection（自我反思）. Memories of these feelings fade（褪去） quickly with time, so it is important to write about those experiences when the memories are still f{#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

    Keep ticket stubs（票根）. Whenever you use a ticket for a train or a museum or a ride, stick the stubs to your journal. They are also a good r{#blank#}7{#/blank#}of your travel experiences. One day you can look at the ticket stubs and see exactly what you were doing on a certain day and how much it cost.