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A Tale of Your Travels: 6 Ways To Preserve the Memories

Modified: May 14, 2025 · Published: Nov 26, 2022 by Eddie Smith |

Memories are the first and last thing you can return with from your travels. Any other trinket you can carry in your pockets is, first and foremost, a way to keep those memories bright.

Journaling (photo: Charan Sai)
Journaling (photo: Charan Sai)

Spending a fortune on souvenirs is not always an option, but what else can you do to preserve your traveling tale in your memory?

There are hundreds of creative tricks for making keepsakes to capture and store even the "blink, and you'll miss it" moments of a fast-paced journey. Here, we'll share a handful of them for you to try.

Table of Contents

  • How To Preserve Travel Memories
    • 1. Write It All Down
    • 2. Send Your Future Self a Card
    • 3. Put More Work in Your Photos
    • 4. Make a Slideshow
    • 5. Spare the Change
    • 6. Spice The Story Up

How To Preserve Travel Memories

1. Write It All Down

"He who writes reads twice" – that's how the saying goes. To put it bluntly, whatever you write by hand is edged into memory more deeply.

So, why not grab a notebook and write down whatever you see, feel, or think? The notebook itself can serve as a neat memento—there are countless ways to decorate and customize it.

Once your journey concludes, you can relive it simply by opening your notes and turning pages while sitting in a cozy armchair. Journaling is a good habit, and writing down the tale of your travels is a perfect reason to develop it.

2. Send Your Future Self a Card

Have you ever put on a winter jacket for the first time in a year and found some cash that you had left there? Imagine receiving a postcard from yourself in a different country – a pleasant surprise! Not to mention a jolt to your memory.

However, depending on the country where you are, sending anything back home can be tricky. Keep in mind that the future will be happier if you receive a colorful and pretty postcard than a dull one.

3. Put More Work in Your Photos

It is easy to take a flat and dull photo in front of a majestic sight. Taking a memorable shot in a random place is more challenging. If you want to make your traveling photos more memorable and exciting, put some work into it.

For example, you can get an analog camera, play with shot composition, and do poses and expressions no one would think about in this place and moment. Afterward, you can print your photos and make a cool collage that would look great on a wall.

Travel pics (photo: Josh Hild)
Travel pics (photo: Josh Hild)

4. Make a Slideshow

Digital copies of your photos can also be very useful. For example, you can make a travel slideshow or a movie. With modern software, editing takes a minute.

You can easily share your traveling tale with people across the internet. Although this may not be the most authentic or heartfelt way to preserve your memories, it serves as excellent backup or Instagram material.

5. Spare the Change

Money is an attribute unique to most countries in the world. In addition to financial value, all those different-looking coins and banknotes can provide emotional value after spending so much time in your pocket, traveling with you from place to place.

If you have some leftover cash at the end of your adventure, why not keep it?

6. Spice The Story Up

Science says foods, scents, and tastes can help your recollection. If you want to relive your journey, bring back some spices and recipes from the places you've visited.

This method has a downside, though – spices only truly retain their flavor for a few years. If you find a local blend that you love, ask for the proportions of each spice in it so you can make a similar dish in the future.

And that's what we have to offer. There are many other creative ways of keeping the memories of your voyages as fresh as possible. And there are no wrong solutions. Your ideas will be as good as any. 

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This story is brought to you in partnership with SmartSHOW 3D.

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