463+ ‘Travel’ Writing Prompts
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The Time-Travelling Troubadour
Craft a character who travels uncontrollably through time when they sleep.
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The Time-Travelling Nutcracker
Create an adventure starring a magical nutcracker doll that teleports you to different moments from past Christmases.
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Time Travel Tales
Imagine you’ve found a time machine. Write a comic strip story about an incident that happens when you travel to a different era.
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Crafty Time Travel
Imagine if your favorite historical figure lived in the present day and took up crafting. Describe what unique craft they might do.
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Haunted Apparel
A character finds an old costume in an antique store and then experiences bone-chilling episodes each time they put it on.
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Misadventures of a Time Traveling Baker
Create a story about a baker who accidentally discovers a recipe for time travel.
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Time Traveling Toddler
Write about a toddler who acquires a time-traveling teddy bear and the adventures they go on.
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Winter’s Silent Whisper
Write about a solitary winter night during your travel and how it made you reflect.
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Toon Time Travel
A cartoon character is thrown into a real-life era of the past: how does their unusual presence reshape the course of history?
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The Career Time Traveler
Travel 50 years into the future and describe what your current dream career would look like.
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Extraterrestrial Encounters
Describe what you would do if you had the chance to travel to outer space.
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Mystery in Space
Create your own space adventure where you’ve discovered a new planet, describe what happens next.
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Furry Friend Tales
Share memories of your first pet, and how it influenced your understanding and love for animals.
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When I Grew Older
Imagine how you would be when you grow up, the profession you will choose, hobbies you will take, and places you will visit.
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Future Explorer
Write a journal entry from the perspective of a student in the year 3021 going back to school.
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Dream Canvas
Picture a long-lost dream you had for your future self when you were a child. Write about this dream and how it has or hasn’t evolved over the years.
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Underwater Explorer
Pretend you are a dolphin exploring unfamiliar parts of the ocean.
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Lost Aztec Empire
You find in your grandmother’s attic an ancient Aztec artifact that transports you back in time. What do you see?
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Superhero-in-Training
You’ve been selected to be a superhero. Write about your unique superpower and your first mission.
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Time Travel Trials
You are a time traveler on a critical mission. Write about where you go and what adventures you face.
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Time-Traveling Adventure
You’ve invented a time machine and can travel to any time period. Describe your adventures in the past or future.
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Lost in Time
Imagine finding a time machine and traveling back in time, what adventures would occur?
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The Time-Travel Field Trip
Imagine your class takes a field trip, not to a museum or zoo, but a different time period.
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Around the World in an Air Balloon
Riding an air balloon, your character embarks on an adventure around the world; sketch their experiences.
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Time Travelling Tourist
Invent a time machine, jump in, and embark on an adventure to any era in history. Describe details of your travel and the extraordinary things you encounter.
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Temporal Carousel
Imagine yourself as a time-traveling character but with a peculiar twist – the time travel is random and uncontrollable.
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Grub & Globe
List a place you’d like to visit for each letter of the alphabet and describe a local dish from that place you’d love to try.
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Adventure on a Time Machine
Write about an adventure where you travel back in time to a period in history.
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Cross-Continental Travels
Imagine you are given a chance to travel to three different continents in the same day.
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Journey Through Time
You’ve discovered a time machine and you have one chance to use it. Detail your journey through time and elaborate on the adventures.
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Journey to Outer Space
Imagine you’re an astronaut setting off on a mission to Mars. Describe your journey and the adventures you encounter.
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School Time Machine
If you could travel back to any day in the school year, what day would it be and why?
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An Annual Feast
Imagine your family hosts a yearly feast with dishes from around the world. Write about what dishes are served, their origin, and why they were chosen.
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Toy From Future
Describe a toy from the future. What does it look like, what can it do, and how do you play with it?
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Lost in Space-Time
A spaceship is lost in paradoxical loops of space-time and the crew members have to figure out how to escape.
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Time Warp Spaceships
Write a story in which a futuristic spaceship has the ability to manipulate time.
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Transgalactic Voyage
Describe an intergalactic journey in a futuristic ship, detailing new found civilizations, and hurdles faced through unknown space terrains.
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The Temporal Love Letter
Your ship can use time travel to send letters, but not people, into the past.
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The 500 Year Voyage
Your ship was intended to travel 500 years into the future, but it arrives 500 years in the past.
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Temporal Collision
A collision with an unknown vessel leads to your ship traveling back in time every day.
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The Lonely Lighthouse
Write a story set in a world where travel is primarily conducted by submarines rather than cars. The narrative should revolve around a lighthouse keeper and his unique interactions with these underwater vessels.
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Debis from the Multiverse
Portray a character who has hopped multiple universes, carrying tokens from each.
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Fusions of Time and Space
Write a story where characters from different time-traveling series meet for the first time.
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Forward to the Past
Imagine your favorite characters travel back in time. How would they cope with the relevant historical era’s societal norms, technology, and customs?
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Journey Beyond Stars
Write about a group of ambassadors from Earth who embark on a voyage to defend humanity in a daunting intergalactic council.
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Time Travel Consequences
Characters from the animated series have been thrown back in time and their actions have created an alternate timeline in their present day.
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Time Warp Troubles
What happens when your favorite characters inadvertently stumble upon a time machine in their universe?
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Edo Encounter
Craft a story where your favorite modern anime characters are tossed into Edo-period Japan.
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Alternate Time Lords
Imagine a world where the Time Lords didn’t exist and a different species held the reigns of time travel.
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Fanfic Tropes
Pick a common fanfic trope and write about how and why it appeals to a fanfic audience.
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The Companions’ Bond
Write about the dynamics and interactions between your Hero’s companions, their shared experiences, and their bonds.
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Time-Tossed Twins
Pen a tale about two twins— one with a tendency for drama and the other for comedy, who switch places through time travel.
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Artifact Quest
Write a story about your quest across dimensions to collect five unique, powerful artifacts.
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Time Travel Self
Imagine meeting a version of yourself five years from now. What changes would you see and how does it make you feel?
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World Travel from an Extrovert’s Lens
Write about a trip or vacation where you made connections with locals or other travelers.
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Dream Vacation
Describe your dream vacation, where it is, what you would do there, and why you chose this location.
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Preservation of Culture
Describe a cultural or historical site you’ve visited and how it impacted you.
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Noteworthy Nostalgia
Recall your most memorable vacation as a child and express the impressions it left on you.
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Around The World In 80 Days
Sketch out a dream travel itinerary, picking out any locations that excite you.
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Journeying Through Memory Lane
Write about a place that has particular significance to you from your past.
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Exploring Vulnerability
Write about a time you were vulnerable and how it led to growth or changed your perspective.
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Reliving Adventures
Write about your most exhilarating travel experience or a dream destination you wish to visit.
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The Ultimate Dream Vacation
Plan a dream vacation in a city or country where the language you’re learning is spoken. Describe your itinerary in detail.
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Sci-Fi Self
Pretend you are in the future and discuss how your life has changed with technological advancements.
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Time-Travelling Gratitude
Imagine you could time-travel back to a pivotal moment in your life, pick a moment where you felt immense gratitude and describe it in detail.
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Creative Space Exploration
Imagine being able to travel to any artwork, describe your experience living inside that painting or sculpture.
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The Power of Language
Write about a time when language barriers affected your travel and how overcoming it impacted your experience.
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My Alternative Universe Escape
Imagine an alternative universe inspired by your favorite travel destination and describe a regular day in that world.
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Rewriting History
Choose a historical event you learned about during your travel and write a creative, fictional twist to it.
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Bucket-List Scavenger Hunt
Create a scavenger hunt consisting of items or experiences from different countries that are on your travel bucket list.
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Worldly Fusion Cuisine
Describe a meal inspired by two or more cultures you have traveled or would like to travel to.
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The Culture Dive
Write about a moment from your summer vacation when you experienced a radically different culture or a unique tradition.