TC004 What Types of Travelogues Can You Make?

Travelogue Creator

Documenting and sharing your travels has become a favourite pastime for many and currently it comes in many forms. Some formats are hardcopy other new means are digital. They all have pros and cons depending on how you wish to communicate your travel experience. Here are the main types of travelogue formats that we have to choose from:

HARDCOPY

You have what I call hardcopy, you can hold it in your hands, it's low tech, portable, no sound, your audience has to be present in the room to experience your trip. This comes in a book format or as individual prints. Sharing is local, your home, office, a pub, where you typically would be present and can narrate and build a story around it, answer inquisitive questions. This could be desired as it is personal, given a different narration every time, is a great opportunity to meet up with friends and the feedback is immediate.

DIGITAL

When you go digital in your output format, you can still keep it personal and show your trip as a slideshow or home movie privately on a flat screen, tablet, or phone. There is also the option to broadcast it to others beyond your home base at various level of privacy. Typically websites have a means of controlling your audience access -- from visitors you invite, to making it unrestricted and public, with levels in between. This reaches a larger audience of friends and the general public interested in where you have been.

This is truly a wonderful age, where we no longer have to lick a stamp and mail postcards.

The main drawbacks to sharing far and wide, is little control on the show quality and presentation. Users could play your video in a noisy mall under bright lights on a tiny phone screen with audio coming out of that lousy speaker thingy and you have to accept that. Also, as the author of the show you will get fewer questions and feedback from the audience then an intimate setting in your living room, which is a feel good experience.

1. Journal
2. 4x6 Prints
3. Wall Art
4. Photo Books
5. Digital Slideshows
6. Digital Videos
7. Social Network sites
8. Blog sites
9. Email

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