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Find it
Notice the little things already around you: a ticket, label, receipt, wrapper, flyer or tiny piece of local life.
TRAVEL EDITION ✈
I Found
This
Collect your trip, one tiny piece at a time. A playful travel journal for tickets, labels, wrappers, receipts and tiny scraps that usually disappear.
Part scavenger hunt, part scrapbook, part memory object — made from the trip you actually lived.
- 16 collecting challenges
- No printer needed
- Real travel ephemera
tiny finds ✦
TRAVEL EDITION
Your best souvenirs might already be in your pocket.
How it works
Find it. Punch it. Keep it.
Not a diary you have to write. Not a photo album you have to curate. Just three tiny actions that make you notice more while you travel.
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Punch it
Turn a detail into a tiny keepsake. The journal is designed around a 20 × 25 mm postage-stamp punch format.
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Keep it
Give it a place. Each challenge turns random scraps into a visual record that can only belong to your trip.
metro ticket
coffee receipt
local label
museum flyer
snack wrapper
business card
“Even if you visit the same place twice, you’ll never make the same journal twice.”
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16 playful collecting challenges
Color, typography, food, local lingo, hidden details, soundtrack, favorite finds and more.
Color, typography, food, local lingo, hidden details, soundtrack, favorite finds and more.
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Made for real trips
No pressure to complete everything. Find what feels worth keeping.
No pressure to complete everything. Find what feels worth keeping.
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Part scavenger hunt, part scrapbook
The finished book becomes an object that looks different every single time.
The finished book becomes an object that looks different every single time.
The I FOUND THIS toolkit
The little extras behind the tiny finds.
The punch is the star. A glue stick keeps the tiny finds in place. The camera, film and mini printer are optional extras — otherwise known as Cheat Mode.
The one tool
Postage-Stamp Punch · 2 × 2.5 cm
The punch this journal was designed around: a 2 × 2.5 cm rectangular postage-stamp style punch for turning real ephemera into tiny keepsakes.
See the punch on Amazon →Stick it in
UHU Stic Glue Stick
An acid-free, solvent-free glue stick for fixing paper finds, tickets, labels and other tiny pieces into the journal.
See the glue stick →
Cheat Mode
Instax Mini 12
An instant camera for moments that deserve a tiny printed memory of their own.
See the camera →
Camera refill
Instax Mini Film
A simple extra to keep handy if you decide to use the instant camera as part of your Cheat Mode.
See the film →
Cheat Mode
Instax Mini Link 3
A compact smartphone printer for the moments when a tiny printed image works better than bringing the real thing home.
See the printer →Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Coming next - More to find
This is only the beginning.
I FOUND THIS is a format for noticing everyday life differently — not just a travel book.
Tiny guides
Notice more. Keep better.
Short, practical ideas for collecting travel ephemera, using your punch and turning everyday scraps into a travel memory book that actually feels like your trip.
What is travel ephemera?
Tickets, labels, wrappers, receipts — and why these tiny things can hold more memory than a souvenir.
Read guide →25 tiny things worth keeping
A practical scavenger list for your next trip, from transit tickets to local packaging.
Read guide →How to use a postage-stamp punch
How to choose the right detail, punch cleanly and avoid wasting the one bit you wanted to keep.
Read guide →A travel journal without all the writing
For people who want to remember a trip without turning every evening into homework.
Read guide →How to keep paper memories
Simple ways to protect receipts, tickets and tiny scraps long enough to enjoy them later.
Read guide →More tiny guides
Ten original guides for travel journaling, scavenger hunts, ephemera and tiny keepsakes.
See all guides →A few tiny questions
FAQ
What is travel ephemera?
The everyday material you naturally collect during a trip: tickets, labels, receipts, flyers, wrappers, business cards, coasters and other little pieces that normally disappear.
Do I have to fill every space?
No. That would turn the trip into homework. The rule is simpler: keep what feels worth keeping.
Do I need a printer?
No. Real ephemera is the point. The instant camera and mini printer are optional Cheat Mode for moments when there simply isn’t a physical piece to keep.
Can I use it for any destination?
Yes. The challenges are destination-agnostic, so Barcelona, Caracas, Berlin, Mexico City or a weekend one town away will all produce completely different pages.
Travel Edition
What will you find?
One trip. One journal. A pile of tiny things you almost threw away — and a completely different way to remember where you went.
Get the journal on Amazon →