Travel literature

A big part in my family is traveling, and we all love to travel. Everyone in my family has traveled to many places, including Europe, Asia, Australia, and even Africa! One of my favorite places I have ever traveled to was South America. Absolutely beautiful jungles and beaches, I could get lost in the jungles green beauty with exotic animals, and listen to the sweet ocean waves crash over the haystack rocks. Costa Rica is absolutely stunning, and that is why I love the country deeply. When I…

Dating back into the beginnings of mankind, travel has long been a reoccurring trait in human history. With some in search for resources, and others in search for the meaning of life, the universal pattern regarding a journey merged into the search for knowledge. Cavafy echoes this sentiment in his poem Ithaka which communicates that you will be “rich with all [the knowledge and experiences] you have gained” after arriving at your destination. Like the promises made in the poem, Alexander von…

the yearning. In the article “How Millennials Are Changing Travel”, Amanda Machado argues that millennials should continue to travel despite the economic hardship. Through the usage of ethos, sentence structure, and conversational tone she persuades her audience. Machado constructs her argument using Aristotle's ethos strategy more so than logos or pathos. She gives an important background information on herself; Such as how she wish to travel since high school. She connects with the millennials…

A journey is commonly defined as traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time. The impression of a journey in a modern person’s viewpoint is one of a physical journey over long distances. However, dating back to the post renaissance era, the concept of a journey can be regarded as a nonphysical one. This concept of a nonphysical journey is seen through the stories of “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri and “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen. The journeys of the two protagonists…

Driving trips can be one of the most relaxing and scenic adventures one can experience in their lifetime. Being a young boy, my dad and I drove to Canada from Texas which opened my horizons on America’s beautiful landscape. From the major metropolitans to the simple country side has brought different and exciting views that one can only imagine if not experienced properly. The short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, tells a different tale of a trip that has gone horribly wrong. The road trip…

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”- Benjamin Franklin. The Cape Henelopen trip would be a prodigious and beneficial experience for me to have because; when I get older I plan to become a neurologist or a veterinarian. And in the much nearer future, I plan on taking honors science and going to college for a degree in a science. Also at a younger age I went to Calvert Cliffs (Chesapeake Bay) to find fossils. To start off when I get older I plan on…

What is it that makes a journey constructively beneficial? Is it the stepping stones of the expedition or knowing the end result which makes the trip worth taking in the first place? Although many find controversy in this subject, Having voiced that it is the acknowledgment of the destination that gives purpose to the journey. In reality, it is the journey that proves to be the most profitable to the individual(s) because it teaches core traits such as Perseverance, courage, and commitment.…

Explore these Florida vacation spots before summer ends With a new school year and the final days of summer just around the corner, it appears that many vacationers are still planning for a last-minute escape. With the summer season coming to a close, it seems that most vacationers are still opting for a last minute getaway. This has made it possible for a number of locations throughout Florida to offer last minute discounts to travelers looking to save some money. This summer season has been…

life in one country, never visiting others. Not necessarily all, at least, one country from each continent, except Antarctica. Although I would have gone to see, after all, why polar bears don't eat penguins. Of course, in my 20s, I cannot afford to travel all the world at once, but after I had the luck to participate in one amazing TV program, I understood that even with 100 euros in my pocket, I can visit the most astonishing places in the world. I would like to share with you a story about…

The tourism industry has been around for any centuries dating back to the Roman Empire and earlier than that. During that time traveling was mostly used for business or is was something they had to do compared to today’s trend of traveling more for pleasure than business. As the tourism industry continued to grow to what it is today, we are able to look at and study how tourism can have a positive and/or a negative effect on the destination and the surrounding areas. When studying tourist…