travelogues
Documented journey accounts
Travelogues are accounts of journeys to distant or interesting places, presented as books, films, or illustrated lectures.
The form blends description, personal narrative, and often photography or footage: We watched old travelogues about Africa.
The word carries a slightly dated flavor, evoking mid-twentieth-century documentaries with earnest narration over scenic vistas.
Written personal history
- narrativesAccounts of events
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- accountsRecords of transactions
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
essays · prose · descriptions · observations · reflections · adventures · expeditions · storytelling
Extended trips taken
- voyagesExtended journeys by sea
- itinerariesPlanned travel schedules
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- pilgrimagesReligious destination travels
routes · passages · sojourns · wanderings · treks · odysseys · excursions · tours
Projected motion pictures
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- footageRecorded video material
- narrationVerbal account delivery
voiceover · cinematography · segments · host · presenter · destinations · exploration · Anthony Bourdain
Noted perceptions
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- encountersUnexpected meetings with others
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
cuisine · markets · festivals · temples · bazaars · villages · landscapes · architecture
memoirs
Written personal history
- narrativesAccounts of events
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- accountsRecords of transactions
chronicles · essays · prose · descriptions · observations · reflections · adventures · expeditions · storytelling · anecdotes
journeys
Extended trips taken
- voyagesExtended journeys by sea
- itinerariesPlanned travel schedules
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
pilgrimages · routes · passages · sojourns · wanderings · treks · odysseys · excursions · tours · backpacking
films
Projected motion pictures
narration · voiceover · cinematography · segments · host · presenter · destinations · exploration · Anthony Bourdain · Rick Steves
observations
Noted perceptions
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- encountersUnexpected meetings with others
locals · cuisine · markets · festivals · temples · bazaars · villages · landscapes · architecture · heritage
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- written worksessay, novel, anthologies, history books, letter
- written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, manuscript, scroll
- African explorationDavid Livingstone, Henry Stanley, expeditions, explorers, Richard Burton
- Asian explorationexplorers, expeditions, voyages, adventurers, traders
traveloguesguidebooks
Books with destination information
travel guides · reference manuals · reference books · Michelin guides · encyclopedias