Sketch. Taste. Discover.
Sketch. Taste. Discover.
For years, I wished I could bring home a more meaningful record of my travels…
Journaling has always helped me process experiences, remember details, and make connections among the events and sensations in my life. Yet when I traveled, my journaling practice often fell away. I was too busy exploring. Creating a good travel journal seemed to require more time, planning, and artistic ability than I had.
Sense of Place grew from that frustration and a simple belief: the memories that stay with us are often found in the details. The meal shared with friends. A tiled doorway. A favorite market stall. These small moments are what give places their character and what allow us to carry them home with us.
Our travel journals are designed to help travelers sketch, taste, discover, and remember the places they visit.
I. Sketch
No artistic experience is required. Through simple prompts, hand-drawn examples, and daily itineraries, the journals encourage you to sketch without self judgment and capture memories in whatever way feels natural to you.
II. Taste
Recipes, food notes, and culinary traditions offer another way to experience a place. Recreate favorite dishes at home and relive the flavors that made your journey unique.
III. Discover
Learn about each city through historical context, maps, and notes on culture, architecture, and the influences that shaped it.
Shop travel journals.
A guide to sketch, taste, and discover the city.
Experience Athens through a thoughtfully designed travel journal that invites you to slow down, observe, and capture the details that make a place memorable.
The book begins with an introduction to Athens, including historical context, maps, and the cultural influences that shape the city's architecture, neighborhoods, and food.
Next, author Mary Beth Poggi shares her own four-day travel journal, complete with suggested itineraries, sketches, favorite stops, and personal observations. The second part becomes your own, with space to sketch, write, collect memories, and document your discoveries. Prompts and inspiration make it approachable for travelers of any artistic skill level.
The book concludes with an exploration of local ingredients and traditional Greek recipes, offering a way to bring the flavors of Athens home.
Whether you're planning a trip or looking for a meaningful keepsake, Collecting Athens helps you experience the city more intentionally and remember it long after you return.
Dimensions: 9" W × 6" H
Experience Lisbon through a thoughtfully designed travel journal that invites you to slow down, observe, and capture the details that make a place memorable.
The book begins with an introduction to Lisbon, including historical context, maps, and the cultural influences that shape the city's architecture, neighborhoods, and food.
Next, author Mary Beth Poggi shares her own four-day travel journal, complete with suggested itineraries, sketches, favorite stops, and personal observations. The second part becomes your own, with space to sketch, write, collect memories, and document your discoveries. Prompts and inspiration make it approachable for travelers of any artistic skill level.
The book concludes with an exploration of local ingredients and traditional Portuguese recipes, offering a way to bring the flavors of Lisbon home.
Whether you're planning a trip or looking for a meaningful keepsake, Collecting Lisbon helps you experience the city more intentionally and remember it long after you return.
Dimensions: 9" W × 6" H
Travel is better when shared.
We would love to see the sketches, recipes, photographs, and memories you collected along the way. Whether your pages are polished or delightfully imperfect, they reflect the people and experiences that made your travels uniquely your own.
With your permission, we may feature selected submissions to inspire fellow travelers and celebrate the many ways we experience a sense of place.
Hi, I’m Mary Beth
I love sketching, cooking, learning, and exploring new places, and I've found that journaling is one of the best ways to make sense of it all. I hope these journals help you notice the little things and carry a bit of each place home with you.
Happy Travels,
Mary Beth