100 PLUS Travel Prompts Titles and Topics for Travel Writers @DownshiftingPRO

100+ Travel Writing Prompts, Titles or Topics that You can Write on your Blog

Do you ever hit a wall? Suffering from writer’s block?  Or have so many travel stories to tell you don’t even know where to start?  I’ve been reading great travel content produced by travel bloggers, freelance writers and journalist to get a bit of inspiration.  I thought I’d share over one hundred travel prompts, titles or topics that you can write about on your travel blog or travel section of your beauty or lifestyle blog. I scanned my very popular Pinterest Board – Travel Blogs and Travel Bloggers to Follow   to see what jumped out at me.  Here are a few suggestions for writing prompts if YOU have writer’s block.  Please let me know if you used one of these prompts and I will link back to your post as an example of how it was used!

Attractions/Festivals/Events

  1. The Most Amazing Museum in ______
  2.  Incredible Street Art we found in  ______
  3. Great Playgrounds in _________
  4. Fastest Roller-coaster in ________
  5. 10 Rides you don’t Want to miss at ________
  6. 5 Amusement Parks in the State/Province of _______
  7.  Amusement Park every Teen wants to Visit
  8. Eight of the Best Kiddie Rides at ______
  9.  10 Tips to make your Visit to _______Easier
  10.  Write about sacred places (churches, synagogues, shrines, mosques, temples)
  11.  Best Foods at (football, baseball, amusemant) ______ Park
  12. 5 Characters you want to meet at _________
  13.  10 Rides to take with your Toddler
  14.  Freaky Fish you don’t want to miss at _______ Aquarium
  15.  Write about the summer festivals, concerts or fall fairs
  16.  Write about the historic part of your city (buildings, streets, schools)
  17.  5 Plays you don’t want to miss on Broadway
  18. 7 Bars to Catch Great Live Music in _______
  19. 5 Comedy Bars you need to LOL in_______
  20.  Christmas Markets in ________

Itinerary or Guides

  1. 24 Hours in ____________
  2. 48 Hours to see these 10 Things
  3. 48 Hours to Eat your way through ________
  4. 48 Hours in ______’ s Capital City
  5. 3 Days in/5 Days in/ 1 Week in/ 3 months in ________
  6. How to Spend ___ Days in _________
  7. Things to do to become a local in __________
  8. First Time Traveller’s Guide to __________
  9. Guide to National Monuments in _____________
  10. Guide to best Italian/French/Pizza Restaurants in __________
  11. Guide to Kid-Friendly Restaurants in
  12. Guide to adventures/museums/park in ______ for Families
  13. Guide to ________ for beach lovers
  14. Guide to Festivals in _____________
  15. Guide to best Restaurants in __________
  16. Guide to Seeing the (City)  using public transport

Province or State

  1. Welcome to my Provincial/State — things you need to know
  2. Write about all the symbols that represent your province or state (flag, bird, food, coat of arms)
  3. The ____ Provincial/State Parks in _____
  4. Write about the tourist attractions in the biggest city in your province/state
  5. Best Place to Shop until you Drop in ___________
  6. All the ‘FIRSTS’ in this amazing city
  7. This EVENT changed the history of ______ country/province/state/city
  8. Write about a military monument or event
  9. Best Instagram Pictures to take in __________
  10.  Video you need to see from my trip to ________

Food Related:

  1. Write about your favourite place to eat: ice cream, poutine, pie, burgers (pick your poison)
  2. 10 Regional Wines you need to Try from
  3. 6 Ways to Order Coffee in ___________
  4. 10 of the Best Foods I ate in _________
  5. If you go to ________ Try these 5 Foods
  6. Did you know ______comes from ____ and other food trivia
  7.  Write about what national foods your country is famous for (pasta, poutine, burgers, chocolate, coffee)
  8.  Traveling with allergies and dietary restrictions
  9.  Where do you find the best gluten-free/vegan/vegetarian meals
  10. Best Place to Have a Beer/Coffee/Dessert/Tapas
  11. Best Place to Listen to Live Music
  12. Best Street food in ___________
  13. What to do when you get Food Poisoning in a Foreign Land

Nationally

  1. Write about a particular region (The North Atlantic, Central America, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Northwest, New England, The Deep South, The Great White North)
  2. Exploring Authentic _____
  3. Watching (a sporting event) _________ like a National
  4. Visit _____ Where _________ film was shot
  5. Write about great authors and where they are from
  6.  Great Movies That were Located in _________
  7. Best Subway/Metro/Tube stops in  Toronto/New York/Montreal/Paris/London
  8. 5 of the Greats band from ___________ & The Cities Where they came from
  9. Why the (Mississippi. Hudson, Thompson, Fraser, Mackenzie, Seine, Rhone, Rhine, Nile) is the greatest river in ___________
  10. Top 5 cities to visit in ____ (your) country
  11. Best airports to fly into when you got this ______(country)
  12. Great RVing or camping tips in ______ (your country)
  13. Write about the longest, fastest, biggest anything
  14. Wildest music festival in ________
  15. Tips to Survive a 3 day Festival in _________
  16. Where to stay/eat when you go to _____ Film Festival
  17. Never ever do this in __________ (customs or manners or code of conducts that you should adhere to)
  18. Best Place to take a Selfie in ___________
  19. 10 Sunsets you don’t want to miss
  20. The time I saw a _____ (bear, lion, snake, alligator) in the wild
  21. I Travel Because …

Tips and tricks

  1. Solo Travel 101
  2. Couples Travel 101
  3. Girls Road Trip Tips
  4. How to Travel with Babies & Toddlers
  5.  Keeping your Teens engaged when Traveling
  6. Fun Games for Long Car Rides
  7. How to pack the perfect Kids Fun Bag for Travel
  8. Gift Ideas for the Traveler in your Life
  9. What is your destination bucket list
  10. How to pack a suitcase/knapsack/carry-on
  11. What apps do you use for traveling
  12. What travel books do you swear by to Guide you
  13. What to do when you’ve been robbed
  14. Share your worst travel and best travel experience
  15. Why out trip to ____ will be my fondest family memory
  16.  What I’d do differently on a trip to ______
  17. Why I choose to go to ____
  18. My first time on a plane/train/bus/
  19. How to Save money for that Epic Trip
  20. How to Travel with you pet
  21. Family Travel with Seniors
  22. My favourite hiking gear/walking shoes/sunglasses/quick-dry clothing
  23. I will NEVER go (here) if I could go (there) instead
  24. 25 Lessons I’ve learned on the road
  25. 10 phrases you should know in Spanish, French, Danish, German, Italian, Chinese

I love to travel and there are so many amazing stories to read, see and listen to.  Many bloggers use different media to share their journeys.  Whether you want to write a blog post, publish a story, document a video or record a podcast, I hope you will get a bit of inspiration.  I know I will be going back every once in a while to overcome my writers’ block.