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travelogue Definition

☆ trav·elogue (trav′ə lôg′, -läg′)

noun

  1. a lecture on travels, usually accompanied by the showing of pictures
  2. a film, usually short, about a foreign or out-of-the-way place, esp. one that emphasizes the place's unusual or glamorous aspects

Etymology: < travel + -logue

travelogue Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • write: He did some work experience in radio, writing travelogs.
  • present: Sandro and Marg in Naples... Sandro presents a gourmet travelog of his recent visit to the beautiful city of Naples.
  • include: This was easily met by including a cheap travelog or newsreel.
  • have: For my PhD, I'm lucky because Aberdeen has original travelogs going back to the 1660s.

Adjective modifier

  • personal: Travel and tourism, and personal travelogs, from around the world.
  • fascinating: Fascinating travelog by a talented artist, photographer and writer who set off for 3 years through remote corners of China in the 1980's.
  • many: For real travel opinions, then a visit to one of the many excellent travelog or blogs circulating online can be a revelation!
  • classic: Classic travelogs include Vincent Cronin's Concise History of Italy and HV Morton's A Traveler in Italy.
  • excellent: For real travel opinions, then a visit to one of the many excellent travelog or blogs circulating online can be a revelation!
  • witty: An honest, witty travelog of the author's trials and tribulations traveling independently around China.

Modifies a noun

  • section: The travelog section can include details of what you have seen while you were here including photographs.
  • writer: I'm a critic, not a travelog writer.

Noun used with modifier

  • part: The book is part travelog and part biography, with some interesting history and a dash of humor.
  • club: Club members share travelogs, travel information and experiences, hospitality and friendship.
  • share: Club members share travelogs, travel information and experiences, hospitality and friendship.
  • member: Club members share travelogs, travel information and experiences, hospitality and friendship.

Preposition: of

  • trip: It is a travelog of a field trip along the Kennet & Avon Canal.
  • journey: It is the travelog of a journey through the landscape of cool, without a passport.

Preposition: with

  • illustration: Return to the top The Clyde, River and Firth A beautiful travelog with painted illustrations by Mary Y. and J. Young Hunter.
  • photo: Travelogs with photos for Europe, Japan and China.