A permanent reminder of our travels
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325851)
Rockingham, Australia
March 26, 2024 10:23pm CST
When we toured Ireland and Europe in 2017, Vince wrote a blog for his eldest brother who wasn’t on Facebook. Now he has tidied up the blog and had it printed as a book, which you can see in the photo. He’s borrowed the title from the famous Tour de France bike race.
It’s very interesting to read and it brings back so many memories of the places we went to and the things we saw. There is so much you forget over the years. I’ve forgotten the names of a lot of the towns as the names were not common to me and over time, they’ve completely slipped my memory.
The book wasn’t particularly cheap to print but, now we can no longer travel much at all, it’s a wonderful reminder of the fun times we had.
The white splotch on the cover is from the camera flash.
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@1creekgirl (40544)
• United States
28 Mar
That's such a marvelous way to preserve the great memories of your journey! It's a treasure, for sure.
I hope our kids will read my journals when I'm gone. The last three grandkids won't because they won't be able to read cursive! That would be funny if it weren't so sad.
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@1creekgirl (40544)
• United States
28 Mar
@JudyEv Another book would be so special.
Kids here (not sure if it's every state) are no longer taught cursive. Although I heard something recently about that might be changing. I sure hope so.
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@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
@1creekgirl That seems really strange. I know one school has gone back to old methods of teaching reading and writing and the kids' overall improvement has been outstanding.
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@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar
They don't teach cursive any more? I am right out of the picture when it comes to education. I've discovered I have a virtual journal of our first trip through my posts on myLot and I have copies of them all. We might be able to do a book of our first trip.
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@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
27 Mar
That's a lovely idea!
When I was young (after finishing school) I spent a month Interrailing and to reassure my parents I promised to send them plenty of postcards. I sent one every day (sometimes more than one if it was a particularly interesting day) and afterwards they also made a nice record of the trip.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
27 Mar
I want to make some of these. I usually take so many pictures jr isn't even funnh.
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@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
Sometimes, unless you make a special effort, you never see the photos again once they're on the computer.
@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
I'm glad we've done it. We're working on one on the 2015 trip now.
@LadyDuck (458388)
• Switzerland
27 Mar
You are so right about how much we forget. I remember the names of some places where we have been in the United States, but I also forgot many. I should take out all the printed photo and try to create a book. I am glad I wrote daily diaries when we traveled.
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@LadyDuck (458388)
• Switzerland
29 Mar
@JudyEv - I started writing diaries/journals only a few years we traveled. I regret I did not start immediately. Sometimes I read where we had our meals and what we enjoyed or the places we visited. It is interesting to look back at our past.
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@RasmaSandra (73492)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Mar
That is wonderful and a great way to remember your travels,
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@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
It's a very "Irish" scene but it's was actually taken in France.
@BarBaraPrz (45506)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Mar
How many pages of writing to how many pages of photos?
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@RebeccasFarm (86775)
• United States
27 Mar
You could sell that book surely Judy. Lovely!
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@JudyEv (325851)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
We're going to do one of our 2015 trip now. It will have to be our Christmas gift to ourselves.
@LindaOHio (156392)
• United States
27 Mar
Such a great "souvenir" from your travels.
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@Beestring (13328)
• Hong Kong
27 Mar
That's a good idea to bring back memories of your travel.
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