463+ ‘Travel’ Writing Prompts
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Meet the Dinosaurs
Write a time-travel story where you get to meet and interact with different dinosaurs.
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Alternate Reality Escape
You accidentally stumble upon a parallel universe. How is it distinctly different from ours and how can you get back?
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Time Travel Dilemma
You invent a time machine but it only makes one round trip. Where and when would you go and why?
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Snowbound Solitude
Detail a day spent in complete solitude due to a heavy snowfall preventing any travel.
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The Time Travel Calendar
Imagine you have a calendar that can time travel to any date. What dates will you choose and why?
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Santa’s Sleigh Upgrade
Imagine that Santa has finally decided to upgrade his old-fashioned sleigh. Write about the process he goes through to select…
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St. Nick Reimagined
Write about how the traditions of St. Nick would look like if they were created in contemporary times rather than…
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My Trip to Mars
Imagine you are the first kid astronaut to travel to Mars. Write about your journey.
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Journey To Mars
Imagine you are one of the first kids going to live on Mars. What would your journey look like?
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Future Travel Adventures
Imagine you have the ability to travel anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why?
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Adventures of the Time Traveling Carolers
Create an adventure story where a group of Christmas carolers accidentally time travel while caroling.
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Living History
Travel in a time machine to a historical event that fascinates you. Narrate the event from your perspective as if…
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Dream Destination
Write about a place you’ve always dreamt of visiting, why you’d like to go there, and what you imagine it…
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Speed of Light: A Cosmic Speed Limit?
Argue for or against the idea that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
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Tales of The Time Traveling Wizard
A wizard has invented a time-travelling spell. Write about his adventures across different timelines.
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Futuristic Odyssey
Imagine a daring interplanetary adventure in a time when space travel is as common as taking a bus.
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Nostalgia Trip
Create a narrative about a memorable trip from the past, wishfully reimagined in 2020’s context.
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Pause and Reflect
Write about your first travel experience after lockdown restrictions were relaxed.
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Rediscovering Local Delights
Describe a ‘staycation’ or a local expedition you embarked on in 2020 due to travel restrictions.
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Journey through Isolation
Write about a travel experience this year where isolation, social distancing, or quarantine played a part.
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Christmas Journey Through Time
Detail an imaginary Christmas journey through different historical periods.
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Jungle Journey
Imagine that you are an explorer discovering a new jungle. What creatures do you encounter?
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Dream Travel Destination
Describe your dream travel destination, what you would do there, and who you would take with you.
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Temporal Space Standoff
Write about a war in which both sides have access to time-travel technology.
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Transcendent Tyranny
Write about a villain who aims to harness time travel, potentially altering history to favor their reign.
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Time-Travelling Bloodlust
In a world where time travel is possible, a vampire is chasing victims through different eras.
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A Trip with the Almighty
Your main character suddenly discovers their travel partner is the one and only – God. And this God loves a…
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Time Travel Tales
Create a story about a time machine that allows you to travel anywhere in history.
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Time Travel Daylight
Imagine waking up on the day of daylight saving time change and finding out you’ve traveled to a different era.
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Historical Time Traveller
If you could go back in time to any historical epoch during your 7th grade history lessons, which would it…
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Animal Astronauts
Write a story about an unlikely animal sent to space. How does it adapt to zero-gravity and what adventures does…
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Galactic Travel Prep
Imagine you are preparing for a trip to Mars – what would you pack in your suitcase?
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Traveling Back to the Past
If you could travel back in time, where in history would you go, who would you meet, and what would…
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Around the World in Seven Pages
Choose seven different countries from around the world and write a page about each one as if you are visiting.
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Time Travel Tourist
Imagine you can time travel to any historical event or period. Write about where you would go and what you…
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Interrupted Itinerary
Your character’s planned travel itinerary is thwarted by an unanticipated event.
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A Way Back Into Time
Imagine your character has the ability to travel back in time to a period and place, where and when will…
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The Path Less Traveled
Write about a time you strayed from your travel plan and stumbled upon an unexpected adventure.
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Time-Travel Tourist
You’ve invented a time machine and can travel to any period or location in history for a day. Write about…
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Travels Past, Future, and Present
Reflect on where you’ve been, where you are, and where you hope to go.
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Dream Destination
Describe your ‘dream’ travel destination for the following year and explain why you chose this location.
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Beyond Language Barriers
Narrate an instance where you had a meaningful connection with someone who spoke a different language during your travels.
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Uncharted Horizons
Discuss a time when you traveled to a place that turned out to be completely different from what you expected…
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Treaded Eternity
Design a story where deceased souls must time travel to atone for their sins in life before they can pass…
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Chrono-Apparition
Think of a story where a group of ghost friends go on time-traveling adventures to witness history’s greatest mysteries unfold.
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Dystopian Restoration
A superhero born in a dystopian future uses their time travel abilities to prevent their world from descending into chaos.
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Accentuate the Positive
Write about a time-traveller who uses his power to spread positivity by preventing negative events from happening in the past.
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Grandfather Paradox
Write a story in which a time traveler meets his own grandfather back in time and their actions directly impact…
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To The Future and Beyond
You had the chance to travel to the year 3021, but you only have one day to explore. What would…
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Time Cops
Your protagonist is part of a special task force that goes back in time to prevent crimes that have yet…
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Quantum Love Affair
Your protagonist falls in love with someone who only exists within different timelines and realities. How do they make their…
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Epochal Time Travel
Describe a chase scene across different periods of history as both the protagonist and antagonist can time travel.
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Time-Travel Paradigm
If you could travel back in time and change one event from your past, what would it be and why?
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Journey to the Moon
What if you could travel to the moon? Write about your journey and what you would do there.
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Sands of Time
Imagine a beach bonfire that has the mystical power to show the past or future. Write a story revolving around…
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Ghost Words
Construct an epistolary short story where letters from the past mysteriously appear in the present.
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Journey Through Time
Imagine navigating various epochs of human history with the aid of a time machine.
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Time Travel by Virtual Reality
Imagine using a virtual reality headset that can transport you to any moment in history. Which period would you choose…
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Puppeteer of the Past
Create a scenario where time travel allows individuals to alter historical events for personal gain.
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The Inevitable Horizon
Imagine a future where time travel is possible and document an adventurous expedition a group of explorers undertake to witness…
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Back to the Future
Write a story where a scientific breakthrough allows people to travel back and meet their younger selves.
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Time Predictor
Write a sci-fi thriller about an AI that predicts a disastrous event from the future.
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The Photograph’s Secret
Story of a protagonist who uses historical photographs to time-travel and solve mysteries from the past.
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Borrowed Time
A character has found an artifact that allows them to time travel, but each trip shortens their life.
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Journey to the Tomorrow
Write a suspenseful story of a time-travelling detective who prevents future crimes.
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Chase through Time
Create a suspenseful cat-and-mouse chase between a relentless detective and a criminal with the ability to time travel.
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Time Travel Summer Disaster
Write a funny tale of a time traveler who miscalculates and ends up in the middle of the hottest day…
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Playing with Time
Create a story where a superhero team must address a problem or enemy that involves time-travel.
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Epic Summer Adventure
Plan your dream summer adventure without any restrictions. Where would you go and what would you do?
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Time-Traveling Diary
Write a story about a diary that allows you to time travel whenever you write in it.
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Caverns of Time
Write a story about a group of adventurers who find a mysterious cave that leads them back in time.
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Time-Traveling Train
You’re the conductor of a steam-powered locomotive that can travel through time.
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The Timekeeper’s Paradox
Spin a tale about a master clockmaker who invents a time-traveling pocket watch, but everything goes awfully wrong.
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Rewrite History
Choose a historical event and reimagine it with a speculative element, such as alien intervention or time travel.
