I.

DEFINITION OF TRAVELOGUE

Travelogue is a film, book, or illustrated lecture about the places visited by or

experiences of a traveler. It is a person’s account of a journey to another country or
place. It can either be a written report with many factual details or a narrative story about
personal impressions and experiences supported by images.

Travel writing is quite popular genre. People take the help of the travelogues to
know about a particular place before deciding to visit it. Travel writing, generally gives
detailed information about the attractions of a place, so that, people will get tempted to
go there for vacation.

Writers may consider the following steps to make their travelogues more
appealing and interesting to the readers:

 Decide on the purpose of your travelogue.

 Take note of what you see, places you visit, and people you get
acquainted with.
 Take as many pictures as possible.
 Take time to review your recordings. Sort them out by date.

II. TYPES OF TRAVELOGUES

1) The Travel Narrative – These entries tell a story, very often used when describing the
immediate process of traveling from one place to another. “I was here, experienced this,
and then moved here in this fashion, and observed that.”

2) Instructional – These travelogue entries often run like an instruction manual: do this,
and then this, and then you will end up with that. These posts are good for people who
are looking for straight up travel information without having to sift through a long
narrative.

3) Status Reports – These are often quick entries that tell readers how you are doing as a
human being.

4) Place Descriptions – These type of travelogue entries tend to be the hallmark of tourist
blogs.

5) Independent News – These are travel blog entries that state simply, “I am standing right
here, right now, and this is what I observe.”

6) Philosophical/Opinion – An opinion piece is an invitation for reader participation, as

you are essentially asking readers to agree or disagree with you, and to contribute their
own opinions as to why. This sort of reader participation is the centerpiece of blogging.
Without it, you are just writing articles.
 7) The Anecdote – An anecdotal entry is essentially a travelogue piece that aims to show
an aspect of a culture or a place through the lens of a microcosm — through a short
conversation, a quick observation, or a brief experience. They are usually self contained
and often end cyclically, in the same place that they began.

III. GUIDELINES IN WRITING A TRAVELOGUE

1) Research about the place. Look up all the available information related to the place. Use
books available or surf the internet. Give clearer idea about how the place looks like by
providing pictures.

2) Give a photographic description. Present a picture through words by describing the

place in such a complete manner to make your travelogue much more appealing and
that the reader may visualize it.

3) Highlight the various attractions. Include on your travelogue all the available attractions
of that place so as to lure maximum number of visitors to it.

4) Mention the ways and means to reach the destination. Include various by which one can
easily reach the place. Give the information regarding the airline details, train details, or
any other details you deem necessary.

5) Name a few good hotels. Mention some star hotels for the rich and powerful. Good
hotels for the middle class segments. And some cheap lodgings for the lower middle
class people.

6) Mention some out of the way tourist attraction; like winery, or some bargain or elusive
items sold at the local market.

7) Give some cultural background. Include a little bit of information in your travel writing.
Give the readers a distinctive idea of the appropriate clothes and accessories to wear
and what to expect from that place.

8) Mention some do's and don'ts of the place to maintain etiquettes while fully enjoying the
sights and sounds of that place.

IV. EXAMPLES OF TRAVELOGUE

Definition of Terms:
a) Travel Documentary – is a documentary film, television program, or online series that
describes travel in general or tourist attractions without recommending particular
package deals or tour operators. A travelogue film is an early type of travel
documentary, serving as an exploratory ethnographic film.
 b) Travel Narrative – the "representation" of a story; the story of someone traveling
somewhere.

c) Travel Blogger – is someone who travels around the world collecting material for writing
about their travel experiences, deriving income from a variety of on-line and off-line
sources. ... Additionally, completed features hosted on the blog can be offered to print
media who will publish travel stories in exchange for cash.

EXAMPLE 1:
 Reference: https://edikdolotina.blogspot.com/2009/04/travelogue-replay-
samar.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1gUh8lQtuTxZLpB6-TCqz7zRo28vDjIBsDh4IYALo-
2FbgaXro1Jq4_pE

EXAMPLE 2:

Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6HsnfItu5g&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0bhkManXidYK
Hh9bwAkNLcyEq_44H1RbncyvWSdRkt3OJaG386i8eLZV8

EXAMPLE 3:
Reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRN4deTY_U&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1AaKw8zzZ
qTBBcvBEOLKuqy5pD36isT5-CBlHpBlZ5cWZpO6g_YlPGf7U