TRAVEL DESIGN JOURNAL
A Decade
by Design
Design the next decade of travel - before time decides for you.
THE STORY BEHIND THE JOURNAL
Years ago, while planning a family trip, a choice had to be made.
Africa or Australia?
My philosophy was. and still is: "Do the hardest trip first".
I wanted Africa. My husband and daughter leaned toward Australia.
Australia won that year.
Four years later, my daughter and I travelled to southern Africa — Victoria Falls in Zambia, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, skydiving in Namibia, and ending the journey with friends in Cape Town.
A note on completing the journal together
Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild requires travel to Uganda or Rwanda — and a yellow fever inoculation not recommended after a certain age. That detail changed how I thought about travel planning permanently. Not as a series of trips — but as a decade of decisions, each one affecting the next.
The Travel Design Journal was built around that realization
The decade ahead is already beginning to take shape.
It is not a booking tool
It is a clarity tool.
DESIGNED FOR TWO
Most travel is planned together.
Most travel lists are never compared.
One partner quietly holds a dream they've never fully voiced. The other has a list that keeps growing without a clear sense of priority. And most trips end up being whatever fits the calendar that year.
The journal is designed for couples approaching or entering retirement — the first version of a series that will expand to additional stages of life and travel styles.
A note on completing the journal together
It can be useful to explore your dream destinations separately first, then compare. You may find significant overlap. You may also find that one partner has a journey they feel more urgency about than the other. Both are worth understanding before you plan — and the journal creates a natural space for that conversation.
WHAT'S INSIDE
A beautifully structured
guided reflection experience.
Designed to feel more like a guided conversation than a workbook.
In about an hour, it brings the decade ahead into focus.
The Decade by Design Philosophy
An introduction to a new way of thinking about travel — why sequence matters more than most travelers realize.
The Right Trip First Framework
A structured approach to sort your travel dreams by timing — not just destination. Most people find one or two journeys surface quickly as their Right Trip First.
Dream Travel Exploration
Guided prompts to move you beyond a generic list and clarify the destinations and experiences that genuinely inspire you — including the ones quietly sitting in the background.
The Three Travel Windows
Understanding how travel naturally evolves across the decade ahead - and where each of your journeys belongs within it. .
Travel Comfort & Priorities Reflection
A personal reflection on physical readiness, financial comfort, and travel style - the three dimensions that shape which trips belong when.
Your Decade at a Glance
A single planning page that brings the coming years into focus - your intentions, made visible. A living document to return to and refine.
GET THE JOURNAL
Design the Next Decade of Travel
Before Time Decides for You.
Designed for couples approaching or entering retirement.
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