rlb78
Member
I've been on 3 very long solo road trips and I plan to write the experiences and adventures I've had into a book. Is that considered travel writing or is it just a non-fiction book of personal experiences? I don't know much about the history of the places I've been to. I went to those places to experience them personally and to check them off my extremely, insanely long bucket list.
Thanks,
rlb78
Hello rlb78 - welcome to our forum!
Whether or not it would be considered travel writing depends primarily upon one thing - is the destination (or destinations as the case may be) the focus of the book, such that the story is mostly about the place? Or is the experience(s) you had the focus? If it's the former, then it would be considered travel writing. If it's the latter, then it likely would not, unless you still wove in enough place information that your experiences would not have happened elsewhere.
If you don't mind a suggestion, since it sounds like you haven't yet started writing the book, you might consider learning more about the history and culture of the places you visited, and find ways to work them into your story - it would enrich your book with details that the readers would likely appreciate.
And there's nothing wrong with having an insanely long bucket list!
I'd love to hear how your book project turns out - please come back and post an update sometime. 
rlb78
Member
Thanks for the info. After reading your post, I found a book "Travels" by Michael Crichton and how he wrote that book is exactly how I need to write my book. It's actually a memoir of his travels. So with your post and his book I now know the direction I need to head in.
Thanks,
rlb78
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