YA Eco Mysteries, Memoirs, Novels & Travel
Travel Writing
Travel Photos Capture Memories
13/10/17 10:29 Filed in: Travel
Tips for Capturing Travel Photos
A camera is a save button for the mind’s eye.
Even the most brilliant travel memories fade over time, yet we find great pleasure in reliving and sharing them. To keep these memories alive, we might purchase souvenirs or postcards, collect objects, keep travel journals, or sketch scenes. For me, the best way to capture and to share these precious moments is through pictures. In addition, I write travel books and travel blogs to record the experiences that may magically weave their way into my stories.
Loch Ard Gorge, site of the 19th century shipwreck of 'Loch Ard' Port Campbell (Boris Datnow) Read More...
A camera is a save button for the mind’s eye.
Even the most brilliant travel memories fade over time, yet we find great pleasure in reliving and sharing them. To keep these memories alive, we might purchase souvenirs or postcards, collect objects, keep travel journals, or sketch scenes. For me, the best way to capture and to share these precious moments is through pictures. In addition, I write travel books and travel blogs to record the experiences that may magically weave their way into my stories.
Loch Ard Gorge, site of the 19th century shipwreck of 'Loch Ard' Port Campbell (Boris Datnow) Read More...
Travel Inspires Writing
27/08/17 16:32 Filed in: Travel
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou
Writers have felt the creative benefits of travel. Ernest Hemingway, for example, drew inspiration from his time in Spain and France. Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, moved from the U.K. to the U.S. in his 40s. Mark Twain, after sailing around the Mediterranean in 1869, wrote in his travelogue Innocents Abroad that travel is “fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. Read More...