1. Travelogue, Travel Guide, Postcard
Travel Writing
Travelogue,
Travel Guide, Postcard

2. Travelogue
Travelogue – a film, article, lecture, or slide show regarding travel.
The purpose of a travelogue is to tell about some aspect(s) of a trip, and possibly to entice people to take a trip like yours, and to tell others about it.

3. How to Write a Travelogue
Travelogues are the story of your visit to a place. They can be organized a number of ways:
Chronological narrative: Tell the story of your trip, from start to finish. (On our first day we stayed in a quaint hostel on Paris' infamous Left Bank...)
Organized by topic: Use a theme that holds it all together. (Restaurants of Europe; Canadian hotels; the best places to visit in _______)
Organized by town/city/etc.: A review of a number of
locations to visit, with a similar focus for each. (In Paris stay at...., eat at... and be sure to see.... In Rome stay at...., eat at..., etc. )
Or any other organizational strategy to fit your particular trip.

4. Travel Guide
A travel guide is an information brochure about a particular location.
The aim of the guide is twofold:
To attract visitors by showing what a place has to offer, and
To help visitors to the location easily find the products and services they will need when they travel.

5. How to Write a Travel Guide
Choose a location. (One focused location is best.)
Keep in mind that you are writing for a VISITOR, not a local! Your audience is someone who knows nothing, and your guide must answer all their questions.
Cover some or all of the topics below. There might be even more!
Map/location: How to get there.
City/Town guides: Restaurants, places to stay, etc.
Attractions: Natural/Tourist/Museums/Beaches/ Skiing/Golf/etc.?
Events: Seasonal/cultural/etc. with dates.

6. Postcards
Postcards usually have a picture of the location that the sender is visiting, and on the back there is the following information:
The name and location of the receiver.
The stamp.
A small place to write something.
…but what goes into that space?

7. How to Write a Postcard
Of course, anything at all can go into that space. However, there is an art to postcard writing!
Postcards should contain the following information:
Information about the journey to get to the location.
A general comment (usually the weather there).
One amusing anecdote from the trip so far.

8. Assignment
Choose a location. This could be a location related to your portfolio topic!
Brainstorm for 5 minutes on the location. Think about things that might interest visitors!
Complete TWO of the following:
A postcard from a visitor to the location you chose.
A guide to the location you chose.
A travelogue of your visit to the location, organized however you would like.