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This approach to getting to know destinations well enough to write about them might seem obvious. But there are plenty of writers who either don’t do this or only pay lip service to doing it. #writing #travelwriting jackmont.substack.com/p/writing-ab...

Some trips give you great pictures and stories.

Sometimes, you bring home something you weren’t expecting.

My bucket-list trip to Alaska became my latest essay, “This Is Me Before.” 🧡

jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/this-is-me-b...

#Alaska #TravelWriting

Every seasoned traveler has probably had their similar moment.

Read Trey's, then share yours in the comments.

#travel #humor #travelwriting

Bali in 1970s, 2011, and 2025. The island has changed, but the beauty and the kindness of the Balinese haven't. My advice: stay put longer and allow extra time for traffic.
#Bali #TravelWriting #SlowTravel #IndonesiaTravel #IngasAdventures

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🌴 Beside The Sea... Dongtan Beach, Thailand 🇹🇭

Sun. Sea. Sand. Repeat. 🌊☀️

Read it here ➡️ tinyurl.com/585rw7vj

#Thailand #Pattaya #TravelWriting

KL & Penang were Double Trouble. 🇲🇾

Two cities. One wild ride.

Read it here ➡️ tinyurl.com/p3yk7s9f

#TravelWriting #Malaysia #Blog

In THE WAKING GLACIER, Dianne Chisholm offers a powerful meditation on perception, loss, and the role of art in witnessing climate change.
https://bit.ly/4xOsZds

#TravelWriting #Arctic #TallShipExpedition #ArtistResidency #Svalbard #North #environment #literary #books @diannechisholm.bsky.social

The Departure Lounge... returns as I’m Booked & Blessed! ✈️

Thailand. China. Indonesia. England.

New adventures await.

#TravelWriting #TravelBlog #Wanderlust #TravelStories

📚💙💡 #Reading #Victober #Evolution #TravelWriting The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches by
Charles Darwin

432 pages • paperback • first pub 1839

New at my Patreon... For many years, I've kept a record of the number of words and images published in my travel articles each year. Here's an overview of what it all means:

https://www.patreon.com/timrichards/posts/travel-writing-168820881

#TravelWriting #TravelWriter #writer #writing

Just received my updated membership card for the Australian Society of Travel Writers. It's made of wood, I like the organic vibe.

#TravelWriter #TravelWriting #writing #writer

The travel industry does not grow exactly how you think it does.

#travel #gatekeeping #travelwriting

Free eBook

Alsace in Rust and Gold by Edith O’Shaughnessy

A firsthand World War I travel memoir capturing Alsace in November 1918, as the region transitions from German rule back to France in the days surrounding the Armistice.

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#Alsace #WorldWar1 #FrenchHistory #TravelWriting

📚 A railway carriage can become a social world. A ruined building can reveal history. A conversation can expose social change.

The best travel writing looks beyond the destination.

✍️ Zaffar Junejo

🔗 Read the analysis: www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Sep-2026/...

#Anthropology #TravelWriting

🌍 Travel writing is easy to describe, but difficult to write well.

Zaffar Junejo explores how Paul Theroux, Amitav Ghosh & William Dalrymple turned journeys into deeper observations of people, society & history.

#TravelWriting

The invitation explained why I went. It did not explain what I would find there. Walk Straight is a new story about family, unfamiliar streets and the trouble with following a sensible itinerary.

www.azurablue.com/walk-straight/

#TravelWriting

#AzuraBlueBlog