TRAVEL DESIGN JOURNAL
A Decade
by Design
Design the next decade of travel - before time decides for you.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
The most meaningful travel
rarely happens by accident.
It is shaped through intention.
Most travelers collect dream destinations for decades. But very few stop to ask the question that changes everything: which trips should happen first?
The Travel Design Journal introduces a simple but powerful philosophy — design the decade ahead rather than drift through it. Using the Right Trip First Framework, it helps you move from a long list of "someday" destinations to a thoughtful sequence of experiences shaped around your own life, energy, and priorities.
THE STORY BEHIND THE JOURNAL
Years ago, while planning a family trip, a choice had to be made.
Africa or Australia?
My husband and daughter leaned toward Australia. I wanted Africa. Australia won that year.
Four years later, my daughter and I finally 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.
That trip crystallized something I had already begun to understand as a travel professional.
Some journeys should happen earlier in life.
Not because they are better — but because timing matters.
Travel to Africa often requires preventative medications. Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild requires travel to Uganda or Rwanda — and a yellow fever inoculation, which is generally not recommended after age sixty.
The Travel Design Journal was created to help you ask that question before time quietly answers it for you.
Some windows close more quietly than we expect.
It is not a booking tool
It is a clarity tool.
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 the framework and a new way of thinking about travel timing — why sequence matters more than most travelers realize.
The Right Trip First Framework
A structured approach to identifying which journeys belong earlier in the decade — before a physical, financial, or personal window quietly closes.
Dream Travel Exploration
Guided prompts that help you clarify the destinations and experiences that genuinely inspire you — moving beyond a generic bucket list.
The Three Travel Windows
A framework for understanding how travel naturally evolves across the decade ahead — and which window each of your journeys belongs in.
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 — turning the journal's reflections into a clear, intentional picture of what's ahead.
GET THE JOURNAL
Design the Next Decade of Travel
Before Time Decides for You.
Designed for couples approaching or entering retirement — the first version of a journal series that will expand to additional stages of life and travel styles.
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