In this video I’m finally closing the loop on one of my favourite projects: my concertina travel sketchbook dedicated to the Nordic Countries. I take you through the final Sweden chapter, and then I do a full flipthrough of the entire journal—Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden—made with pencil, watercolour, and water-soluble pencils. It’s a proper “end of the journey” moment, and I wanted to show the finished piece not just as a reveal, but as a very practical example of what an illustrated travel journal can look like when you keep showing up page after page. Along the way I recap the tips and lessons that helped me the most: how I choose what to illustrate, how I keep drawings simple (so I actually finish the pages), and how I keep a cohesive style even when the locations and moods change. I also talk about the very real “ugly stage” in watercolour—because yes, pages can look terrible halfway through—and why water-soluble pencils are such a good bridge between sketching and painting. And if you didn’t take notes while travelling, I share what I do instead so you can still tell the story and romanticise the memories without feeling stuck.