Hit a milestone with my travel map collection yesterday

I've been grabbing real transit maps from every city I visit since my first solo trip. Just added a detailed one from Lisbon with all the tram routes marked in bright yellow. It's neat to see how each city's layout reflects its culture, like Tokyo's dense network versus Berlin's simple zones. I keep them in clear sleeves in a big binder so I can flip through and remember each adventure.

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dianaanderson2mo ago

Oh that's such a cool physical record of your trips! I always wonder if collecting the actual paper maps will become a lost thing, with everyone just using their phones now. It's neat that you have the real thing you can touch, each one probably feels and smells a bit different too. Your binder must be like a time capsule of all those places.

terrycraig2mo ago

My phone dies all the time, so my paper map collection is basically my backup plan, lol.

felix_black2mo ago

Totally! I'm seeing a bigger move towards keeping physical things as a break from digital life. Your binder is a REAL archive of memories.