How to write a travel note. Travel notes: how to recreate the exact picture

How to make your travel notes as vivid and memorable as the journey itself. And so that the reader can imagine and feel the same thing as you?

Like me, I’ll tell you about some of the subtleties.

So, the characteristic features of travel notes:

• indication of place ( and perhaps time);

For example: Every city, even the smallest one, has a park. Or a city square, a garden where all residents go for a walk.

• landscape sketches ( description of the area, architecture);

In the city park of our small town (of which there are probably thousands throughout Russia) there is a large circle - a paved path, about one and a half kilometers long. It surrounds the park like a ring. And there are many small, almost forest paths that cross the length and breadth of the park.

• portrait sketches ( description of animals and people, their behavior, clothes, manners);

Here is a mature, strict man with a “boxer” on a leash, just as mature and strict. Here are two ladies of respectable age, their faces are slightly tense, apparently talking about problems...

• author's comments and feelings ( author's “I”, author’s personality).

I often visit our park. I'm walking the dog. And now youngest son. The alleys of the park bring me peace...

In general, they are very important for travel notes. details (unusual facts, unusual buildings, places, unusual people, animals). It is the details that help recreate the effect of presence.

And here one cannot do without such a writing technique as description. I remind you that this is a listing characteristic features and properties of objects ( color, volume, width, length, etc.).

For example : The stage is surrounded by a two-meter metal fence and resembles a corral (well, for cows, for example). Young people call this place so popular.

And of course, can be used in travel notes narration, which recreates the picture of events as a whole, namely: From point A I went to point B and along the way this story happened to me...

According to the form of material organization travel essay May be:

• chronological ( a chain of events is reproduced sequentially over time);
• essayistic or free ( is built on associative connections, figurative generalizations, and the author’s reasoning).

You can also practice on the sights of your own city or village, which you have long been accustomed to and do not notice their beauty. I suggest you look at your hometown through the eyes of a tourist and rediscover it for yourself!

Today, in the post examples, I used fragments of my travel notes. By following the link, you can read the entire post!

Summer is vacation time. No, not like that. Summer is the time to travel. Finally, you can see what is there, beyond the horizon. Minimum clothes, maximum impressions. And I really want this not to end.

Summer will end. There will be memories that will warm you for a long time winter evenings, will give a topic for conversation with friends. And that's what I thought. Looking at photographs is one thing. Human memory is not perfect. Very quickly you will forget that mood, those people, good and bad, you met along the way. We need to do something about this. Do not spill the memories of a unique summer, save it for yourself, for your children, for your loved ones. The only way out is to write travel notes.

How to do this? It’s one thing to say “I’ll write.” It's another thing to force yourself to sit down and write. When you are about to write, there are so many thoughts. If you sit down, a universal emptiness envelops the consciousness, subconscious and other parts of the brain. We will act according to plan.

First plan: technical side.

• Write down everything that happened at the same time every day. For example, at 21.00. It failed, then in the morning at 9.00. This will become a habit and it will become easier to sit yourself down at the table.
• Prepare accessories and workplace so that the search for all this does not interrupt the creative process.
• It's good to have a laptop. If not, you need a notebook. Yes, thicker. The place where you write should also be organized. You can add plan items.
• Let's not forget the camera!

Second plan: direct travel writing.
Here we act according to this plan. We start with the designation of date, time, place. Next, we begin to describe the place we are in, our fellow travelers, and events.

Describing the place is probably the easiest way. What I see is what I write. Let’s not forget the most important thing: to evaluate what we see, to describe our mood while admiring the area and the statements of others, if any.

It's a little more difficult with people. A person has not only an external, but also an internal. From the outside everything is clear: name, approximate, by eye, age, marital status(if possible), what he does, appearance, demeanor, gestures, smile, features. The inner can be expressed by your conversations with him. Here you can not reproduce exactly what was said down to every word, but simply convey the essence of the conversation in a few words that reflect the views of the interlocutor. Again, let’s not forget the main thing: evaluate a person, you can listen to what others have to say about him, but we won’t stoop to discussing behind his back.

Describing the events of our trip, we will use works of art, or rather their plot structure. After all, how do writers write? According to plan. And in this regard there are only 4 points.

1. The beginning. We answer the question: how did the event begin?
2. Development of action. You directly describe what actions took place, who did what, said, thought.
3. Climax. This is the most intense moment of action, when everything is on the verge of life and death, pros and cons, good and evil.
4. Denouement. How did the event end? What lesson did you learn from it? How has it changed your life and those around you?

While traveling, we can become not only the heroes of some incident, but also its observers and witnesses. It's also a good idea to write this down. After all, a wise person learns from the mistakes of others.
Don't forget that people love to read memoirs in the first place famous people(and now simple ones), secondly, notes from travelers. Who knows, maybe you will write notes about your journey not only for yourself? Unleash your talents!

Summer - favorite time year of every schoolchild, because the long-awaited holidays are coming. Everything around becomes warm and sunny, the meadows are covered with a sea of ​​flowers, flocks of butterflies flutter over the beautiful flowers. Everything around seems fabulous and magical. Everyone feels free and tries to spend time with friends. So our class decided to go on a hike.

After passing the transfer exam on May 29, each of us ran home to pack our backpack. This was our first time going on a hike for several days, but even on this first serious hike we were given huge backpacks with a capacity of thirty kilograms and a list of products to take. When I packed my backpack, it was difficult for me to even lift it, and I had to walk more than one kilometer with it.

And then the long-awaited day, May 30, all those who were planning to go on a hike gathered at school. Everyone had huge backpacks and tents in their hands. Our hike started from the lake sea ​​eye, we got to it by bus. We barely made it down the mountain and found ourselves near the lake, we were struck by its beauty, it really resembled an eye, when we looked at it from above, it seemed blue color, and when they went down, it turned green. Some of our guys even swam in it, although the water was cold. Here we set up tents, lit a fire, and prepared lunch. On fresh air the food seemed especially aromatic and tasty. We, of course, did not sleep the night of May 31st. All 15 of us sat in one tent and talked for a long time.

On the morning of May 31, we barely woke up, had breakfast and hit the road. Being unaccustomed to carrying heavy backpacks and enduring swarms of angry mosquitoes, it was difficult, but we managed at the moment we had a lot of repellent. We walked 10 km and rested, we were very tired, it was difficult to climb further. But we overcame ourselves and set off. Arriving at the new site, we set up our tents and immediately went to bed; we slept until the morning. We learned that our hike was 30 km long; it was hard for us to realize that we had not yet walked half the way. But even in this one day we saw so much beautiful places at the same time, it really amazed us.

On May 31st we walked all day, only by 10 o’clock in the evening did we arrive, we were happy that we managed to overcome such the hard way. We realized that we still had last night together, of course, we didn’t sleep, we sat by the fire all night and sang songs, we weren’t even bothered by the fact that all the repellents had run out and we were simply eaten by mosquitoes. Then we sat in the same tent and told many stories.

On the morning of June 1, we came to Maple Mountain and waited for the bus. He came and took us, on the one hand we were glad that, finally, we would no longer go, but on the other hand, it was sad because we had to part with our friends. Still, the hike is very cool, better than any trip abroad and sitting at the computer. I wish everyone to go camping during their school years!