Before the trip, I usually create a folder on my computer where I can store all the kits I might use.
Afterwards, I go through my photos and delete the dupes, bad ones, etc. My trips have just been a few days here & there stateside (not anyplace super cool like Italy!) so this is usually only 100-150 photos or so. I almost always use Cindy's multi-photo templates when we visit places like parks, museums, etc. where there are lots of landscape/still life photos so I would pop those into a template right then + add in journaling that is not immediately apparent in these photos. If there were any stories to tell that did not have obvious photos to go with them, I would create a Notepad file with those notes/stories.
At that point, I have coordinating kits, all of the "good" photos, some journaling, and some photos templated so I can work on the rest of the album at my leisure without having to spend a lot of time thinking about or coordinating it. It goes pretty quickly after that.
Good luck & have fun in CO!
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