Creative Non-fiction
Module No 14-15 – Week 14-15: (Writing a Travelogue) 2 weeks
Learning Objective:
Identify dominant literary conventions of a particular genre;
1. Compare and contrast how the elements are used in different genres;
2. Analyze and interpret the themes and techniques used in a particular text;
3. Engage in various writing exercises to improve
Introduction:
Welcome to Creative Non-fiction! This subject Introduces students to the reading and
writing of creative non-fiction as a literary form. The subject develops student’s skills
in reading and thinking critically and creatively that will help them to be imaginative
readers and writers.
Content:
Tips on Writing a Travelogue
Travel writing is quite a 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 get tempted to go there on their
vacations. Hence, writers involved in travel writing should follow some specific rules to make
their travelogues more appealing and interesting to the readers.
1. Research the Place
Before writing about a particular destination, you’ll need to thoroughly research. If you are able
to go to the place, you should—doing so will give you a first-hand experience and you can find
out for yourself what the place is all about. You could even ask the local people about its
legends and other information related to that place. You could tour all over the place and find
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out for yourself all its hidden secrets that would attract a tourist bent on having fun. In this
way, you can build up quite a reliable picture in your travelogue.
2. Write Descriptively
Writers are artists. They present a picture through their words. Show your artistic talent here by
describing the place in such a complete manner that the reader actually visualizes it. Spin a
beautiful picture so as to make the reader want to visit that place.
3. Highlight the Various Attractions
In travel writing highlighting the various attractions is of paramount importance. The first thing
that attracts a person to a particular place is its various appeals. A place may be very beautiful
in its scenic beauty but until and unless it doesn’t give us any other attractions in the way of
sports or any other thing, few people will be tempted to visit it. So, include in 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
You have done your job of enticing the reader to visit the place with your travel writing. But, if
the reader does not get the adequate information regarding the ways and means of reaching
that destination then s/he may drop the plan to visit it altogether. Therefore, always try to
include the various means by which one can easily reach the place. You could give the
information regarding the airline details, train details, or any other detail that you deem
necessary.
5. Mention Some Out of the Way Tourist Attraction
To give your travelogue that specific edge you should try to include some out of the way tourist
attractions. These tourist attractions could be anything from a visit to the local winery or some
bargain or elusive items sold at the local market. So, do your homework properly if you want to
excel in travel writing.
6. Give Some Cultural Background
Giving some cultural background of the place makes your travelogue richer in its content.
People like to know the background and culture of a place they are planning to visit. It gives
them a distinctive idea of what to expect from that place. It also helps them in their choice of
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clothes, accessories, etc. So, do remember to include this little bit of information in your travel
writing.
7. Mention Some Dos and Don’ts of the Place
And lastly mention some dos and don’ts of the place so that a person does not make a cultural
mistake there. Say a person is planning to visit the Middle East. Then s/he should wear very
decent clothes and reserve all the affectionate behavior for the private. Again people should
avoid asking for beef in a Hindu country like India or pork in a Muslim country. Hence, knowing
the dos and don’ts of a particular place makes a person abide by all her/his etiquettes while
fully enjoying the sights and sounds of that place.
Activity 1:
List down five places you visited and write a short description each place consisting of 3-5
sentences.
Activity 2:
Write a short Travelogue about a certain place. Follow the given tips above in writing an
effective Travelogue. Minimum of one pages. You have two options on how you are about to
write your essay:
Option 1: Write a Travelogue about the chosen place you visited before.
Option 2: Watch a Travel Vlog on YouTube, and based on the content of what you have
watched, write a Travelogue about it.
Choose only one option. Use a yellow paper/bond paper for this activity.
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Teachers Feedback: The more that you READ, the more things you will KNOW, the more that you LEARN,
THE MORE PLACES YOU’LL GO keep smiling mylovez, you can do it!!!
PS: if you have a question don’t hesitate to ask me
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