15 Best Travel Writing Journals on Amazon | 2023

Voyage Scribe is for my fellow writers who travel, and what does every writer need? A journal to write in. It’s hard to find a journal suitable for travel, though. And you can’t exactly hop on Amazon while you’re already traveling to find better journals.

I love buying journals while I travel, especially ones made my locals, but they’re not always easy to find. It might be a few days until I find a journal I want to buy. And I want to start writing from the moment I start traveling!

Other times, I’m in a remote area and can’t find one at all. I’ve written on all types of scraps of paper, like backs of receipts or tickets. Not ideal.

So, as a writer who has done all types of traveling, I’ve put together a list of notebooks on Amazon perfect for travel, complete with tips on what to consider when buying a journal specifically for your travels.

P.S. Once you get your travel journal, you might struggle with what to write in it. Well, struggle no more! Here are my tips on what to write in your travel journal.

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Small & Light Journals for Travel

These kinds of notebooks are great because they add virtually no weight to your bag.

If you’re traveling long-term, they probably won’t last you the whole trip. But they’re a good starter journal, and great for short trips. I kind of (massively) have a journal-buying obsession, so I always end up buying new journals in my travels. That’s why I like to start off with one of these smaller notebooks, so I can start writing from the moment I’m waiting for the trip to start.

Someone once recommended mailing these small journals back home once filled up, but I personally would never trust that. If my postcards sometimes never make it home, I won’t trust my most prized possessions with the same system.

But even if you have to carry around a few of these long-term, they will barely add any weight to your baggage.

Here’s a list of some of the small and light journals I found on Amazon that would be perfect for travel:

1. Kraft Travelers Journals: 12 pack

Yeah, I know. You probably don’t need 12 of these for one trip. But you’ll be stocked and ready for your future trips! What I love about these is that they have cute, travel-themed covers.

2. Kraft Full Color Travel Notebook: 5 pack

These are the same style of notebook (my favorite: small, light and thin!), except the travel cover is more colorful and it’s just a five pack.

3. Leather Journal Handmade

Okay, so this one is a bit on the bulkier side since it comes in a leather case, but the journal itself is tiny. And, you can use it as a wallet so you can protect your writing and money equally! This will keep you more organized, and every traveller knows how important that is.

4. Rite in the Rain Weatherproof Top-Spiral Notebook

Traveling isn’t always pretty. This little guy will help protect your writing from the rain, your sweat, mud and any other thing that might erase your written words. It’s super tiny (3”x5”) yet durable. It’s not fully waterproof, so you shouldn’t go swimming with it, but it’s still impressive!

Tip: Buy a waterproof bag for your journal. I recommend these. I didn’t use one before, but sure will next time I’m backpacking. The first notebook I used while backpacking Asia suffered from water damage twice (once when it was raining, second time on a boat).

5. Travel Journal for Writers

This travel journal is perfect for any writers. It was specifically made for writers by yours truly! I started selling this travel journal on Amazon when I couldn’t find a journal to keep my writing ideas organized while traveling. But it also includes space to write about your trip too.

Heavy-Duty Journals for Travel

But sometimes, a bigger, thicker notebook is preferable. Small and thin notebooks are super great for travel, but not so great when they start to tear or run out of pages.

The thin journal I used while backpacking Asia started to tear and sustained quite a bit of damage. I have to be careful reading it now because it’s literally falling apart!

That’s why sometimes, it’s worth the sacrifice of a bigger and heavier journal. Sure, it might be more of a pain to carry around, but it’s also less likely to fall apart.

Here’s a list of some of the more heavy-duty journals I found on Amazon that would be perfect for travel:

6. Handmade Leather Journal by Scriveiner London

I actually received this one as a gift, and I can’t WAIT to use it for travel! I love how there are five little booklets of pages inside. It’s like five small notebooks bound as one! This way, I can split up each booklet for different trips or topics.

But the best part is, everything will be in one place, and the leather cover is thicker and much better than cardboard at protecting the pages within. And speaking of the pages, these are super great quality too: nice and thick.

7. The World Map Refillable Journal

Made with top quality vegan leather, this journal is durable enough for travel. But what makes it even more great is that it’s refillable, so you only need to buy a new paper inserts for your next trip once you fill this journal up.

8. Lemome Thick Classic Notebook

This is another great option, and I’ve used a similar notebook style while traveling before. The best thing about this type of notebook is that the cover is super sturdy, so you don’t have to worry about your pages bending or getting damaged when shoved in your backpack.

9. Take Flight Journal

If for whatever reason you like to rip pages out, you’ll want a spiral notebook. You can’t really rip pages out from the above journals. So, this one is ideal for that. And with the super cute (and hard) cover, this notebook is perfect for you!

Journals with Writing Prompts

Like I said, you can find my recommendations on what to write about in your travel journal in this blog post. But if you’d rather have specific prompts to inspire you further, get one of these journals!

They’re also great ways of making sure you’re recording all the details that you want from your trip.

10. I Was Here: A Travel Journal for the Curious-Minded

It can sometimes be overwhelming to write about everything you’re experiencing while you travel, so this journal will help you record it all!

11. You Are Here: A Mindful Travel Journal

This journal helps you be more mindful in your travels. Mindfulness is a great thing to practice while both traveling and writing!

12. Promptly Travel Journal

This beautiful, minimalist journal holds hundreds of prompts to help guide the recording of your travel experiences. It comes with other perks like a map to chart your journey and spots to include photos.

13. Trip Passport Journal

This tiny journal is the size of a passport, so it’s best if you’re looking for a pocket-sized option. It has 20 entry pages prompting you for info you won’t want to forget from your trip, and it’s great if you want your memories organized and are not looking for a more freeform way of writing about your travels.

14. 45 Travel-Inspired Creative Writing Prompts

A bit of self-promo because this is a Voyage Scribe journal sold on Amazon! It’s a compilation of the travel-inspired writing prompts that I send out every month in my newsletter, and it’s designed to be used when you return home from your travels.

15. Camping & Roadtrip Travel Journal

This journal is perfect if you’re living the van life, camping or roadtripping. It helps you track down things like campsites you stayed at as well as offers writing prompts to help you remember your trips.

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I hope you found the writing journal perfect for you and your type of travel!

If you’d like to use what you wrote in your travel journal for creative writing inspiration, check out my travel-inspired writing prompts. There’s a new one free every month!