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Tips for Creative Travel Writing Part 3
These last five topics – theme, structure, beginnings/endings, voice, and detail – are closely related. Blend them like an exquisite curry and your travelogue will be as tasty and memorable. Theme A theme – an idea or perspective that … Continue reading
Tips for Creative Travel Writing: Part 2
Longinus from Masks of the Moryons Last week I shared some fiction writing techniques – hook, character, point of view, back-story and flashback – to enrich travel writing without being tempted to ‘make it up’. Here are five more: … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Writing
Tagged Andrew Harvey, Bhutan, imagery, Journey in Bhutan, Ladakh, Marinduque, Masks of the Moryons, Mogpog, Moriones, nonfiction, papua new guinea, Paro Valley, Philippines, tourism, travel, travel memoir, travel narrative, travel writing, using the senses, writing techniques, writing tips
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Travel Tales of Bhutan: Thangkas
These hand-painted Buddhist wall hangings are never signed. The identity of the painter is not important: it is an act of reverence and meditation. This is the thangka I brought back from Bhutan: Padmasambhava seated on lotus blossoms. Shown here … Continue reading
Posted in Bhutan, Travel
Tagged Bhutan, Buddhism, dzong, Himalayas, Journey in Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon, Padmasambhava, religious art, Tantric Buddhism, thangka, thondrol, travel, travel writing, travelogue, tsechu
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Travel Tales of Bhutan: the Flying Tiger
Bhutan has tigers in its southern jungle. You might even see one if you visit a wildlife park there, but this tiger is legendary. The great 8th century Guru, Padmasambhava, is said to have brought Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan, travelling … Continue reading
Posted in Bhutan, Travel
Tagged Asia, Bhutan, Bhutanese history, Buddhism, Himalayas, Journey in Bhutan, mythology, Padmasambhava, Taktsang, Taktshang, Tibet, Tibetan history, Tiger's Nest, travel, travel writing, travelogue, trekking, trekking holidays
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Himalayan Faces
A face to remember: the north-east face of Chomolungma (Mount Everest) – the Tibetan side, a photograph taken from the East Rongbuk Glacier. But the faces I have in mind are those of people. These are … Continue reading
Posted in Bhutan, Photo-essay, Travel
Tagged Bhutan, Himalayas, Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon, Mount Everest, Nepal, photo-essay, photography, Tibet, tourism, travel, travel writing, travelogue, trekking, trekking holidays
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