Journal Pages: Paris, London, Innsbruck, Morocco

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These 5 pages come straight from the travel journal of Gabe Gabagbag.
drawing of Eiffel Tower, and young man eating ice cream cone

1.“It’s Saturday and we just got to Paris via high speed TGV train. We pull up to our hotel, the Royal Voltaire, and my first impression is ‘man, this place is pretty ghetto.’”

Sketches of a young woman in police uniform

2.“Innsbruck: What I remember most was the police officer in the street, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen in my life.”

sketch of the Louvre in Paris and a hand opening a bottle of wine

3. “When in France do like the French do: pop open some wine and take it all in. . .”

sketch of a double decker bus in London and a young man from Morocco

4.“Morocoo: This place is definitely a humbling experience. Makes me feel so lucky about how we live in Hawaii.”

Mother and child looking over the cliff, Norway

5.“Honolulu > Los Angeles > Washington > Amsterdam. That’s 8 + 4 + 7 for a total of 19 hours and I’m running on a small bag of pretzels and a strawberry banana yogurt complements of United Airlines. As I watch the in-flight movie, Jumper, I realize the whole process would be so much easier if I just teleported.”

Interested in submitting your journal pages? Send scans or photos to david [at] matadornetwork [dot] com.


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Gabe Cabagbag is a wanderer at heart who just wants to see the rest of the world before he turns into a saggy prune. He likes to draw and take pictures too.

7 Comments... join the discussion!

  • joshywashington replied on June 5, 2009

    This series of notebook pages inspire me to grab up my pens and start doodling, seriously, wow! What a great way to creatively express your travels!

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  • David Miller replied on June 5, 2009

    It’s crazy how you’re ‘teleported’ right into someone’s travels and thoughts just by looking at their journal pages.

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  • Hal replied on June 5, 2009

    These are incredible. Reads more like a straight-up zine than a journal. Would love to see more.

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  • Michelle replied on June 5, 2009

    These make me want to consider spending more time with a notebook and less time with my Mac.

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    • liz hop replied to Michelle on June 13, 2009

      wow. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

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  • r replied on June 8, 2009

    I wish I could draw- my travel diaries are pathetic compared to these!
    Fabulous work! I felt like I was in Paris, London and Innsbruck again <3 <3
    Oh, I miss Europe-town.

    Random fact check- Arnold is from Graz which is in Styria, not Innsbruck/Tyrol. :)

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  • Jay replied on June 21, 2009

    Wow.
    I need to take some art classes.

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