Traveling is, perhaps, one of the best ways a person can spend their leisure. It is one of the most wonderful adventures that motivates you to grow personally, acquire some necessary skills (such as languages and communication), and simply have fun. On top of that, traveling has proven itself to positively stimulate your mental and physical health, no matter how tired you are. So, relieving stress by having a good trip is totally worth it. Sometimes, the journey can be so good that you might even want to share your experiences with others, either in your blog or with your fellow students in college. At the same time, putting it on paper can be more challenging than it seems. Still, there are a few ways you can do that.
Writing Travel Essay



The Experience Worth a (Few) Thousand Words

Surely, thinking and recollecting your journey seems quite an easy and pleasant thing to do. But what happens when you have to put it down on paper whether using your hand or keyboard? Well, sometimes you might simply not know where to start. Everything was great, so you want to tell your reader it all. Or you can get overwhelmed with emotion and just not find the right words to tell how awesome it all was. Still, you feel like your story is worth telling and would really like to share your experiences.

10 Tips for Travel Essay Writing

There’s no need to worry, however, story writing is not the easiest feat to handle and it certainly differs from storytelling. To be a good story writer, you must not just tell your story but also make sure it looks fine on paper, which can be tough. When they were asked, about a dozen professional writers from TopWritersReview said nearly the same thing. Story writing is something you can and should constantly learn. And to do this, you should seriously consider some of the following.
  1. Reading a lot. You don’t have to read all about traveling (though reading about it quite often is a huge plus), you should keep your mind well-fed with reading. This way you’ll be able to understand how the narrative builds up and how it looks in its frozen state on paper.
  2. Setting yourself up very well. Knowing your story is great but being able to organize it is much better. Choose the best moments from your journey to write about, decide why you write the story in the first place, and what your readers can take away from that. By doing so, you’ll never get confused and lost in your thoughts and ideas.
  3. The show, don’t tell. Although storytelling has an element of the story in it, simply putting down the main events of your story on paper is not exactly what storytelling and writing are about. In order to make your story interesting, insightful, and sharing your experiences in full, you must show what you have experienced. Vivid descriptions are some of the best friends of a good travel writer.
  4. Get a good start. Just as most books are judged by their covers (which is not necessarily right but it still happens), most stories are characterized by a great intro. Tell your reader an anecdote, a joke, or simply create an irresistible first paragraph, the one that will make your reader go on further.
  5. Set up a great voice. After you get to know what you want to write about and how you’re going to tell your story, make sure you tell it confidently. Choose a proper tone and voice to your story that will engage the reader in your piece and present you as a reliable person who knows what they talk about.
  6. Interact with your reader. One of the cooler ways to keep your audience interested and make them read further is to speak to them directly. If you’re writing a non-academic piece, then provoking a dialogue between you and the reader is one of the first things you should consider.
  7. Look through the samples. If you get stuck and just don’t know how to put words together, looking at how it’s done professionally is a good idea. It seems like everybody understands how story writing works today, and that’s why GrabMyEssay.com is there to help you. Seeing how a really good essay on your topic is organized and written will totally boost your own writing too.
  8. Write in a non-linear fashion. Sometimes, it’s much easier to just record your stream of consciousness and then slightly edit it for the reader to perceive holistically. And sometimes, it actually works. Insert some short stories as you describe the places you’ve been to, refer to other places, or add something that simply comes to your mind and that you think will fit nicely at a particular point.
  9. Whenever you provide something as a fact, check it first. You might have encountered a certain situation or have been told something about the country by the locals. Yet, either simply report this or check the facts if you don’t want to mention somebody or provide your opinion.
  10. Proofread. No need to say, no matter how well the story is written and organized, it can easily be ruined by a few typos or messed-up grammar structures. So, make sure to proofread your story a few times before making it public.

Taking Your Audience Onboard

Audience Onboard

So, the main idea of good travel writing is to take your audience with you, basically. As your readers go through the story, they must walk through all the places you describe along with you. At the same time, they must not be overwhelmed with information, or they’ll just read until the end. Keep it interesting and vivid, keep it short and simple, and, most importantly, keep it sincere. And you’ll be able to rest assured that you’ll be read and expected to write more.

BIO:
When he was young and only planned to start a career, Mark Blackwood was fascinated by traveling. Taking trips around the world as a teenager, he always dreamed of working on the move. This dream would later come true and Mark would become a successful travel author, a job he still does and loves until the present day.