A lofi journaling kit for the digital age

I recently took up travel journaling as an honest alternative to performative social media. My kit cobbles together the best pen, paper, and photo printer I could find to document vanlife adventures for my spawn and some version of my future self that I've yet to meet.

My father left behind a typewritten memoir that I've returned to again and again since his passing so many years ago. Oh, how I wish there was a hand-written version instead of an impersonal Microsoft Word file - his all-capped lettering forged by a career as an engineer, replete with scribbles and smears made by his ever-callused right hand. Even better if those pages had been adorned with photos of the people, places, and things he wanted me to see.

My journaling kit consists of three main parts: a Pilot V7 pen, a notebook from the Traveler's Company, and a Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 3 photo printer.

The pen choice was easy - I just listened to Liz. I value her opinion over Sam Altman's, so the first thing I did was buy a pack of four Pilot V7 pens for less than $10.

The paper journal was a bit tougher decision and resulted in a few false starts. I should have known better than to cheap out on somethin …

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