Tour Journal is a web application that allows users to plan and document their travel experiences in a single platform. The application includes features such as a blog section for staying updated on travel information, a trip planner for organizing itineraries, and an interactive journal section for documenting and sharing travel memories.

Tour Journal is built with Laravel, Bootstrap, and jQuery. The backend is powered by PHP and MySQL, and the frontend utilizes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

To install Tour Journal, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/WeNewBies/Travel-Journal
2. Install the necessary dependencies: composer install
3. Create a copy of the .env file: cp .env.example .env
4. Generate an app encryption key: php artisan key:generate
5. Set up your database in the .env file
6. Migrate the database: php artisan migrate
7. Start the server: php artisan serve

To use Tour Journal, follow these steps:

1. Create an account or log in with an existing account
2. Use the trip planner to add places and itineraries for your upcoming trip
3. Write and publish blog posts to share your travel experiences and tips
4. Use the interactive journal to document your travel memories and share them with friends and family

We welcome contributions from the community! To contribute to Tour Journal, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b my-feature-branch
3. Make your changes and commit them: git commit -m "Add a new feature"
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-feature-branch
5. Submit a pull request with your changes

Tour Journal is licensed under the MIT License.