A city guide in 48 hours
Posted: May 3, 2013 Contents: Chapter 2, Chapter 3 | Tags: Bill Addison, national geographic, national geographic traveler, travel journalism, travel journalist, travel research, travel writer, travel writing Leave a comment »Chapter 2 makes a claim that guidebooks are essential to the tourism process. Taken a step further, Chapter 3 discusses the essential skills and knowledge for a travel journalist creating a travel guidebook such as: find the “hidden,” secret” attractions that “nobody knows.” Bill Addison a National Geographic traveler has offered his version of these valuable guides.
Here’s what’s good about Addison’s post: one, which is reflected within the title of the article, Addison tackles a city in 48 hours. He breaks down the article in sections depicting activities ranging from the historical MLK house, Oakland cemetery, & historic eateries to contemporary museums, hangouts and restaurants. Two: each day is broken down into morning, afternoon, and evening segments. Each segment is filled with activities that seem to ensure a complete Atlanta experience.
However, the traveler should use this guide much like other travel guides, as a suggestion to how to…
Tourism’s dark side
Posted: May 3, 2013 Contents: Chapter 6 | Tags: Heather Greenwood Davis, national geographic, national geographic traveler, travel advice, travel journalism, travel journalist, travel writer, travel writing Leave a comment »Chapter 6 encourages the travel journalist to write about the “worst” in travel. Heather Davis of National Geographic.com describes her family’s tough experience while traveling in China. More important than her stories of locals snapping pictures of her family at random and reaching out to touch their hair, are the lessons she learned after the experience. Here’s a bit from Davis’ piece:
As a family that believes there are things to be learned from everything in life, we try to turn even the most frustrating experiences into teachable moments. — Having your every move documented gets old, and quickly. The celeb-obsessed culture prevalent in many parts of the world can desensitize us to what it’s like to be on the other end of the lens. Our experience in China showed us how photo taking can go over the line and taught us to be better at…
