Focus on Travel Narrative

First person accounts from around the world, many from Matador's "Tales from the Road" series.

Tales From The Road: Bejing, USA, Nepal, and Siberia

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Tales From the Road - Congo, Iraq, Mongolia, El Salvador

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How to Write Narrative Essays Using Scenes

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TRAVEL WRITING:   Like movies, narrative essays are built out of scenes. Here's how.  More »

Tales From The Road: China, Vietnam, Nigeria, Mexico and Disney World

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SPIRIT:   True travel gems from around the web, as collected by Tim Patterson.  More »

Tales From The Road: Angola, New Orleans, Rio, India, Mexico

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SPIRIT:   Tim Patterson reveals why good travel writing must be intensely personal.   More »

Tales From The Road: Kenya, Burma, Colombia, Argentina

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SPIRIT:   Tim Patterson rounds up a new crop of evocative travel stories.  More »

Tales From The Road: Focus On China and Tibet

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SPIRIT:   These stories give color, depth and humanity to the people behind the headlines.  More »

Tales From The Road: Agent Orange, Naypidyaw, Surfing Panama, Sudan, Nazis In Paraguay

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SPIRIT:   Tim Patterson rounds up another crop of travel gems from the web.  More »

Tales From The Road: Bejing, USA, Nepal, and Siberia

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Tales From The Road: Spotlight On Argentina

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Tales From the Road: Focus on Burma

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Ten Travels (and their Tales) that Made History

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TRAVEL WRITING:   The kind of writing that makes some travelers feel they were born at the wrong time.   More »

Tales From The Road: Matador Edition

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Tales From The Road: Greenland, USA, Nepal, India

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Narrative Travel Writing from Transitions Abroad

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NEWS:   Looking for some quality travel writing to stir up your wanderlust? Check out the winners and runners up in this year's Narrative Travel Writing Contest from our friends over at Transitions Abroad.  More »