Marrakech doesn't ease you in. It takes hold the moment you pass through the medina gates — cumin, rose water, the call to prayer off 900-year-old walls.

The souks still function like they did in the 11th century. The Djemaa el-Fna square reinvents itself every few hours. The tanneries are still worked by hand.

Best time: March–May. Best accommodation: a riad. Best single thing to do: a traditional hammam.

https://www.triponly.net/blog/marrakech-travel-guide

#Marrakech #Morocco #Travel #TravelWriting #Medina #Morocco

Marrakech Travel Guide: Spice, Labyrinth & the City That Never Quite Lets Go

Marrakech does not ease you in. The moment you step through the gates of the medina, it takes hold — the scent of cumin and rose water, the chaos of the souks, the call to prayer ricocheting off centuries-old walls. It is disorienting, bewitching, and utterly unlike anywhere in Europe or the wider world. Come ready to surrender your sense of direction.

The Setting as a Character

Author Willa Goodfellow shares tips for crafting the setting as a character in stories (of fiction or nonfiction), including examples.

Writer's Digest

The Setting as a Character

Author Willa Goodfellow shares tips for crafting the setting as a character in stories (of fiction or nonfiction), including examples.
The post The Setting as a Character appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-setting-as-a-character

#Articles #TravelWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #setting #travel

The Setting as a Character

Author Willa Goodfellow shares tips for crafting the setting as a character in stories (of fiction or nonfiction), including examples.

Writer's Digest

My latest blog post!!
Wandering in Haridwar
https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/wandering-in-haridwar

I have not been to Haridwar in a decade. But hey, memories don't always die!

Read the post! Comment, like, share, and subscribe to my Substack publication!

#travels #travelphotography #travelwriting #india #haridwar

My latest blog post!!
Wandering in Haridwar
https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/wandering-in-haridwar

I have not been to Haridwar in a decade. But hey, memories don't always die!

Read the post! Comment, like, share, and subscribe to my Substack publication!

#travels #travelphotography #travelwriting #india #haridwar

A zany and profane ad for a survey on my website (yep, that’s what AI thinks I look like)

Hey you, I would like to put my giant weiner away, wind it around my thigh, tuck it into my sock and ask you some questions. Please help me so I can get back to myhotmom dot com and get motivated to get back to writing. https://form.typeform.com/to/QYCbTtI8?utm_source=xxxxx#first_name=xxxxx

https://dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/03/26/a-zany-and-profane-ad-for-a-survey-on-my-website-yep-thats-what-ai-thinks-i-look-like-4/

My first full day in #Norway turns into an epic impromptu walking tour as I let my curiosity get the better of my feet and let myself wander.

https://www.kuovad.is/blog/2025-06-22-sunday-stroll-oslo

#photography #travel #travelphotography #travelwriting #travelstories #leica #wanderlust #traveldiaries #explore #adventure #exploretheworld #journey

27,703 steps: A Sunday stroll around Oslo. — Kuo Vadis

My first full day in Norway turned into an epic impromptu walking tour as I let my curiosity get the better of my feet and let myself wander.

Kuo Vadis

The Self in Travel Writing and the discourse of travel

What do you think about the discourse of travel? Is it a question of privilege? Or has the whole act of travel become mundane?

https://daveydreamnation.com/non-fiction/essays/the-self-in-travel-writing-and-the-discourse-of-travel/