The word 'Travel'

When thinking of the word ‘travel’, people tend to think of similar things. 

Relaxing, being work free and simply taking the time to rejuvenate and be refreshed.  

As a character says in one of my mum’s and my favourite films, Something’s Gotta Give, 

"Take the time to close your eyes and give yourself a visual image of something that 

gives you a feeling of peace and serenity." Jack Nicholson replies with something like: 

sipping a peach margarita and miles of soft beach. Then continues with: a Cuban cigar, 

a hammock, palm trees and clear, blue water. 

This seems like an ideal holiday or escape from the day-to-day routine you may have, but first of all, a passion for travel is crucial to do this. You might be excited by the prospect of going somewhere new and checking out what it has to offer.

As a travel writer, you will have a desire to produce entertaining and informative accounts of your experiences. We enjoy telling friends and relatives all about our travels, so doing this in a way that appeals to a wider audience, will make your writing a success.

Travelling is something which is wonderful. Travel is such a marvellous experience.

The word ‘travel’ brings so many happy memories to mind. It’s something which I’ve been doing since early childhood; moving to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with my family when I was only 2, was the very beginning.  

Being interested in Travel, I researched qualities which are required for travel writing and thought that this is me wrapped in a nutshell. Before booking a holiday for example, my Mum and I always research what the place has to offer, and this helps when choosing the right destination. 

Writing in a fun, entertaining and informative way is yet another of the tips into writing travel successfully, and so through adopting this style, I hope to reflect this genre well.  

Holidays always bring joy and happiness to me, and the idea of travelling since early childhood makes me think I’ve got the travel bug. I always consider how lucky I am to have had the opportunities I’ve had so far in my 21 years of being on this wonderful planet, holidays which have been fabulous times shared with my family, holidays which I’m very lucky to have had.

Go on, which destination’s next

Go on ... be tempted and give in to the spices, exotic dishes and the taste of a different culture. Experience all this and more on a holiday which would benefit you greatly with time for relaxation. 

Become Paddington Bear and travel all around the world. He’s apparently been from London to Peru, so if a bear can travel, we surely can. 

Escape your day to day life, and indulge in a few days or weeks for yourself. You’ll be refreshed, have a new spurt of energy for you to carry on. It’s best to take some time out, take time to share with others and enjoy one another’s company. Whether abroad or in the same country you live in, and the type of holiday that will suit you, enjoy it and capture the very essence of what a holiday brings. 

A holiday will provide you with sheer tranquillity and utter bliss. Be revitalised, rejuvenated, sip a peach margarita, let the breeze run through your hair and walk in the clear blue water and along the sandy white beach. 

If someone said to you that they’d bought you a ticket for a holiday, you’d surely take the opportunity, one not to be missed.

Living in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for 17 years since age 2, my family and me have travelled to many parts of the globe over the years, visiting places of all types, and have enjoyed them all. I surely have the travel bug and enjoy writing about our holidays and sharing all the marvellous things places have to offer. 

Visiting travel agents or looking on-line at holidays, is the very beginning. Whether it’s a walking, biking or beach holiday, the excitement begins weeks before your holiday, when you start shopping. The buying of suncreme, mosquito spray, hats and swimming costumes, and then there’s the packing. 

Make sure you’ve got your passport, tickets, money and keys. Then driving to the airport in a taxi and checking in at the airport desk leads to sitting on the plane and landing at your destination. We’re here! So many things to do, so many places to go and people to see.   

All systems go when you arrive at the hotel. Should we book tours, and plan our days wisely so we know exactly what to do each day? Yes. Find out what time breakfast’s served and go to your hotel room where you instantly jump on the bed to test how comfy it is, and sure enough, most of the time, it’s just so comfy you don’t want to get up in the morning. 

Have a break, have a kitkat. It’s been said that our bodies need a break from the stresses in life so that you come back feeling inspired. 

Go on ... give in and experience a holiday which you won’t forget.

Destinations

Destinations ... there’s just so many of them, so which to choose this time? 

Are you a sun, sand and sea person who likes to relax and chill out with suncreme on and an ice-creme or cool drink at the ready? Are you an adventure person, whose drive is to get out there and bike, kayak, ski and enjoy all what the destination has to offer? Or are you a city person who likes to explore the destination’s culture and delve back in time to see its history? 

Our family holidays alternate. Sometimes we go to places like Phuket, Langkawi, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, yet other times we’ve been to America, New York, Canada and Italy. 

Wherever we decide to go, we always have a brilliant time. Similar to the film ‘It’s a wonderful life’, it sure enough is when travel forms part of the experiences you have. The saying ‘the world is your oyster’ is very true, and it’s up to you whether you choose to grasp these opportunities, or let them sail on by. Having travelled to many destinations, I’d definitely recommend for you to pack that suitcase, book a holiday and go and be enlightened with jewels of the world.   

A constant question we all think when it comes to packing revolves around the idea of the weight in our suitcase being under or over the limit. It’s funny when you get to the airport and you’re at the check-in desk. The woman asks you to put the suitcase on the weighing machine, and more often than not, you see others and do the same yourself, pretend it’s not that heavy. Yet you know perfectly well that the machine will tell you the actual weight and, in hope, it will be less than expected. Believe it or not, I had to pay a fine once when I flew from Manchester airport to Abu Dhabi, of something like £72. 

What a waste of money I thought, as the things I’d packed were far cheaper to buy than the fee!  I could have spent that £72! Anyway, I learnt my lesson to not take as many clothes with me the next time and instead, took what I thought were light weight presents over the Christmas holiday. These were of course a heavy weight but thankfully spread across two suitcases. Let’s just say it was difficult for me to lift them on and off the train several times, and at the check-in desk, I decided to join in and pretend that they were as light as a feather!

Destinations, yes, there’s just so many to choose from.

Media Law lecture

I really enjoyed my Media Law lecture about confidentiality and privacy, and picked up on something which was one of the many things I researched at home. This was a case between an author of a blog and the Times Newspapers Ltd. I found out that Richard Horton is a detective constable with Lancashire Constabulary, and a former blogger. As the author of the Orwell Prize-winning anonymous blog ‘NightJack’, his descriptions recounted incidents and comments about his work place as a police officer.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, it made me think about the way Horton used his blog as a platform for sharing private or confidential information about his work place, and that it’s important you don’t use your blog to do this as it goes public with the click of a button.