I tried to put samples here but couldn't figure out how to insert a picture of my page. BUT what I've done since recently going digital is to use a scenery photo as the paper for most travel pages.
For example, on a cruise we did, I took a picture of each port as we saw it from the ship (while docked, while sailing in, or while sailing away). I then used that photo as a full 12x12 and journaled about our day in that port in the sky or water. I included photos from our day in subsequent pages. In some cases, I also made the photo the paper. For example, in St. Thomsas, we chartered a sail boat. I took a picture of the sail boat from a distance so there was a lot of water. I then put pictures of us on the sail boat in the water.
On a city trip we took, I took a picture of the sky-line and then used that as the 12x12 paper and added some pictures of us in the city to the page. I did something similar with an apple orchard photo - you get the idea.
It might sound like the page will be busy, but it really isn't if you frame or mat your photo.