The Story Road | Travel Storytelling
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A shallow mind makes a shallow journey
Every once in a while, I stumble across a book that changes the way I think about travel, and sometimes even the way I think about life.
One of those books is Theory of Travel by French philosopher Michel Onfray.
It’s a philosophical essa...
The 3-act story structure
If you subscribed to this newsletter, chances are you’re interested in learning how to write better travel stories.
Maybe you’re writing a memoir, a Substack essay, a YouTube script, or simply documenting your adventures in a personal trav...
If Carrie Bradshaw wrote a travel blog
Imagine writing a travel blog for a living.
I wrote an entire article on why I believe 2026 is the year to start your travel storytelling journey (read it here).
Personally, I read a ton of travel blogs.
Learn how to turn your trips into...
Travel as proof that we are interesting
I’ve never understood why people count the number of countries they’ve visited.
Thirty-seven countries. Fifty-two. Congratulations, I guess?
Every time I hear someone proudly announce the number, I can’t help but wonder what exactly we ar...
3 books I recommend to every aspiring travel writer
A few weeks ago, I wrote about why I believe 2026 is the year to reclaim travel storytelling.
I meant every word of it.
If you’ve ever daydreamt about turning your travels into compelling narratives, whether for a blog, social media, a t...
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Woke up from corporate amnesia to write my first travel memoir. Here I help travelers turn their adventures into compelling stories.
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