2. DAY 1: INSPIRATION
Where do you find inspiration?
Where do you source new ideas and find insight that
gives you hope and propels you forward in life?
When you travel, do you prefer...
Make your mark on the scale, and if you’re in between mark halfway
When do you feel most alive?
When do you enter a state of flow? What are you
doing? Who are you with? Where are you located?
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What’s your gift to the world?
What hidden talent / skill do you share with everyone
you meet, no matter where your journey takes you?
Where do you go to get away?
Do you find peace in a crowd or do you retreat to the
mountains to find your zen?
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ALONE
WORK
SHORT
DOING
PLUGGED IN
EXPENSIVE
RESORT LIFE
PLANNED
TOGETHER
PLEASURE
LONG
BEING
UNPLUGGED
CHEAP
LOCAL LIFE
SPONTANEOUS
Before we set off on a new adventure, take a few minutes to reflect.
What’s your story, and what role does travel play in it?
3. DAY 2: RESEARCH
What inspires you to travel?
What sparks your curiosity, captures your interest
and leads you to travel somewhere?
How do you decide to take a trip?
Do work opportunities, bucket-lists, family or friends
sway your decision, or does price reign supreme?
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How do you research?
Before you travel, how do you learn about where you’re
going? Do you browse Instagram or head to the travel buro?
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Think back on the trips you’ve taken recently. What are the
deeper reasons and purposes behind your travels around the world?
Draw your journey of inspiration...
Map out your decision-making process from the first point of inspiration to the moment where you book a
flight. Include moments of excitement, doubt, frustration, second-guesses and determination.
4. DAY 3: PLANNING
Where will you go?
Think of a trip that you have taken or will take this year and keep
this destination in mind when filling out your field guide.
How will you get there?
What modes of transportation will you use to get there? Number all
that apply in the order that you use them.
Don’t forget to pack...
What items do you always bring on
your trip, no matter where the
journey takes you? Draw them here.
Why are you going?
Book your tickets.
Check out tickets and fares for the trip like you’re getting ready to book, or review the tickets you booked. Which modes
of transportation and carriers do you choose, and why? What time do you depart and arrive, and why? Does anything
suprise you? Reflect and list itenerary details here.
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What’s the purpose of your trip? Are you travelling for work, leisure or
something in between? Explain the purpose of your trip here.
5. DAY 4: ADVENTURE
Where do you stay?
Are you couchsurfing with friends, hostel-hopping,
grabbing an Airbnb or checking in to the Marriott?
A day in the life...
How do you spend a day in your destination? List out your schedule starting from the time you wake up to the time
you go to bed, and don’t leave out the details. What challenges do you face? Who do you meet? What do you see?
How do you move around?
Are you walking, taking the train or grabbing an
Uber? What’s your favorite way to move in the city?
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Imagine you’ve just arrived at your destination. What will
you do once you’re on the ground?
6. DAY 5: RETURN
Imagine you’ve just returned from your travels. How will the
experience affect your life at home and your journey ahead?
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How will this experience
affect your life moving forward?
Who did you meet, what did you learn and what did you see
that had an impact on your story?
How do you share your
experience with the world?
Do you host a welcome-home party, upload photos to
Facebook, give gifts from the road, or keep quiet?
What do you...
SEE
FEEL THINK
How does a journey affect how you see, think and
interact with the world around you? Is culture
shock setting in or are you feeling relief?
Share your thoughts here.
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7. EVERY DAY IS
A JOURNEY
AND THE
JOURNEY
ITSELF IS
HOME.
- Bashō
