Category Archives: journal

Transforming a Travel Journal Into a Memoir Book

Posted on June 28, 2026 by moonbridgebooks

A journal is not usually meant to be a book, unless you start off writing it like one. Rather, most are notes and comments to yourself. But you can transform these notes and comments into an interesting book of stories … Continue reading →

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Travel Writing – Smiles and Spices and more

Posted on August 4, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

The other month I read Smiles and Spices: Journeys and Encounters in East Asia by Carrie Riseley of Tasmania. She’s also lived in Australia, Japan, and England. Carrie is way braver than me. She goes off wandering in strange countries … Continue reading →

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Organizing all those old photos

Posted on May 16, 2022 by moonbridgebooks

I’ve finally finished digitizing all the good photos I took during our year living in the UK, back before digital cameras existed. That means I took hi-resolution photos of the print photos using my cell phone. I put the images … Continue reading →

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