Travel Writing
Travel writing "encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs."
Remember when we used to travel? Hopefully, we will be able to resume our exploration of the world beyond our front door again soon.
If you don’t have a vacation planned, think back to the one you enjoyed most. I am amazed how just closing my eyes and taking the time to remember a hotel or resort that has special meaning will bring back all sorts of details about it.
Once you are in that place, write. Write everything you can remember about the trip—the good things and the bad.
It will be a treat to spend some time reliving it and telling the story of what happened on that unique vacation. Was it a joy, an escape, or a nightmare? If you eventually share this writing as part of a larger project, I am sure your readers will be able to relate to some of your experiences and learn more about a part of the world they may never have a chance to visit.
Share what you know with others!
Here is an example of travel writing for you from my book, Northern Escape . . .
Crossing the Rideau Canal, she looked down at the walkers and joggers making their way along the paths on either side. A tour boat had just come up the locks from the Ottawa River, and the tourists were pointing animatedly this way and that. It was early June, and tourist season was already in full swing. Northern Escape
And here is another . . .
They rolled up to Thompson Lake at four o’clock, right on schedule, and were welcomed by a long-legged, gray-and-white dog named Wolf. Quite sure that he was part wolf, despite his bright blue eyes, they kept a wary eye on him as they gingerly stepped out of the van and straightened themselves after the long bus ride. The air was fresh and moist, the smell of pine overpowering, all contributing to the magic of the place. Listening to the murmurs of delight from the other guests, Grace was drawn toward the lake by a red canoe slowly moving in the distance. Northern Escape
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