Planning the perfect holiday can be a painstaking event. From booking hotels to booking flights to planning out your itinerary each day so that you don’t miss a thing, you probably will end up spending as much time creating the perfect holiday as you will actually on the holiday. Everyone wants their holiday to last forever, but there are some tricks you take advantage of to make sure that your holiday memories last forever. These tricks help you relive your holiday over and over so you can indulge in the afterglow just a bit longer.

Take Plenty of Pictures

It should go without saying that you need to take plenty of pictures to help you remember your holiday. Over time your memory will fade, but your photos never will if you pop out your digital camera or phone repeatedly. One of the advantages of taking lots of photos is that you will also likely capture events that you don’t count as significant until later. For instance, you may catch a family member snuggling up to another, or someone staring off into space with a content look on their face. While taking the photo you will likely not consider this important, but the emotion that it conveys when you look at it later will make it worth it. Especially when you start to build the best online photo books, but we will delve into that deeper later.

Record Detailed Descriptions of Memorable Sights

Sometimes a picture cannot do an experience justice, that is why you should make sure you save some room on your memory card to record memorable sights and/or experiences. A recording allows you to capture the movement of your experience in detail, and allows you the chance to convey how you feel at that moment. Don’t be afraid to speak into the camera and narrate everything you see and feel, because later you will be able to relive the moment over and over again if you do.

Create Your Own Holiday Memory Book

Finally, once you get home you will want to go online and create a photo book. The best online photo books allow you to compile your pictures and then sort them in a way that feels natural to you. You can order them based on the timeline of your holiday, or choose to have them randomly placed into the book. Most online templates will allow you to add text and some decorations as well so that you can really personalize the photo book. Once you are done, you will have a cherished memento that you can pull out at any time and show to friends or simply browse on your own when you are feeling nostalgic.