Notes from My Travels

Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador is a collection of journal excerpts kept by actress Angelina Jolie written from February 2001 through June 2002[1] detailing her experiences travelling to troubled Third World regions in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

[2] Notes from My Travels details Jolie's visits to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador.

[8][9] Upon its release Notes from My Travels, was well received with newspapers like The Arab American News saying the book, "...offers insight into refugee life.

I was deeply moved by her descriptions of individual refugees struggling to live with dignity and hope, and found her personal commitment to be an inspiration.

"[11] When interviewed by the Daily Mirror in October 2003, Angelina's father Jon Voight said the book is, "...very well written and moving to read.