Collection: Personalized Travel Journals & Scrapbooks

Wander More, Worry Less: Custom Traveler's Notebooks That Capture the Chaos, Magic & Beauty of Your Journey.

Part of the journey
Hand-bound, adventure-ready, built to last. Our travel journals aren’t tagging along—they’re living the story.

Personalize every detail
Choose your cover, pick your pages, add travel checklists, a book slipcase, or a gorgeous gift box. (Hello, perfect travel gift!)

Your new favorite travel companion and sidekick
Scribble midnight musings, sketch mountaintops, plan your next great escape—our adventure journals capture chaos, beauty and everything in between.

Custom Travel Journal FAQs

checklist of usa states on the inside front cover of a personalized travel journal

• Will my personalized travel journal lay open flat?

• Yes, our personalized travel journals are designed to lay open flat.
• The hand-sewn folios of our 6 x 8" books create a strong yet flexible foundation that allows your book to stay open for display or everyday use.
• Our travel scrapbooks with removable pages also lay flat on the right side, and their loose-leaf design makes them simple to work on before assembling if necessary.

• What sizes do your travel journals & scrapbooks come in?

Our travel journals are 6 x 8", portrait oriented. 100 or 200 pages, your choice.
Our travel scrapbooks with removable pages are for 8.5 x 11" content, with holes at the standard 3 ring binder location.

• Will pen ink leak through the pages?

• No, pen ink will not bleed through our pages.
• We use heavyweight, matte paper that works beautifully with ink, pencil, crayons — you name it.
• We’re especially big fans of good gel-cap pens.

• What upgrades are available?

Only at Transient Books, you can enhance your keepsake book with:
Travel Checklists on the inside cover.
A slipcase for protection & impact.
A gel cap pen.
A gift box for presentation and gifting.
FREE printables that bring even more joy, meaning and creativity.

• Can I create my own personalized travel journal or scrapbook cover design?

• Yes, you can use your own design for your custom cover.
• Send us your artwork, photo, map or layout idea, and we’ll adapt it to fit your book beautifully. Just be in touch with your ideas.
• We gladly provide free cover mock ups so you can see how your book will look before ordering.

• Do you custom print the pages of your books?

• We aren't able to custom print the pages of our handbound books.
• BUT! We do offer a variety of page options, including blank, lined, and specialty pages with travel prompts.
• Additionally, we can custom print the inside covers with personalized messages, maps, photos, or checklists.
• We can even custom print the outside back covers of our travel journals and scrapbooks, because who doesn't love extra bells and whistles?
Free printables are available that pair with our screwpost binders (with removable pages), so you can print and add pages as needed.

  • Stack of kraft colored and white handbound books stacked on a wooden surface

    CHOOSE YOUR DESIGN

    PERSONALIZE YOUR COVER

  • Hand holding a handbound book in book slipcase labeled 'Sammy's Great Adventure' with a custom map design.

    SELECT YOUR UPGRADES

    REVIEW & APPROVE

  • Components of a gift box for handbound books with Transient Books branding and logo.

    DO A LITTLE DANCE
    UPON DELIVERY

Collage of real life examples of custom handbound travel journals and scrapbooks made by Transient Books with custom maps, artwork, and text on the front.

Get Inspired.

Flip through real-life examples of personalized travel journals and scrapbooks we’ve handbound with love.

BROWSE TRAVEL JOURNAL IDEAS

HANDBOUND • PERSONALIZED FOR YOU • HEIRLOOM QUALITY • VERSATILE • (FUN!)

  • We hand sew and hand craft your journals notebooks from start to finish, right here in our custom bookbinding studio.

    Hand-Crafted

    We hand sew and hand bind every one of your personalized hardcover books from start to finish right here, in house.

  • Heirloom Quality

    From the linen thread, to the cover canvas, we use only the best materials for your luxury books, inside and out.

  • Every handmade journal and notebook has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

    Heartfelt

    Every handmade journal and customizable guest book has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

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