463+ ‘Travel’ Writing Prompts
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Tomorrowland Time Travel
If you could time travel to any event in the future, when would you go and what would you experience there?
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Road Trip Fantasia
Create your fantasy road trip, including your companions, the destinations, the roadside attractions, and the events.
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Travelogue Tales
Write from the perspective of a travel guide, sharing captivating descriptions of your favorite location.
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The Untold Story of a Forgotten Instrument
Write from the perspective of a long-forgotten music instrument in an old music shop.
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Time-Traveling Steampunk Inventor
Write a story about a steampunk inventor who accidentally creates a time-travelling device.
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“Unwanted Time Traveller”
You’ve suddenly been granted the ability to time travel, but you can only go back to your most embarrassing moments. Write your experiences.
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Alien Planet Exploration
Write a story about a team of explorers landing on an alien planet for the first time.
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Time-Travelling Dirigible
Write about a group of intrepid adventurers navigating time in their steam-powered airship.
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Companions on The Road
Write about an interesting person you met during your journeys, and how they influenced your travel experience.
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Voyager’s Salvation
Narrate a travel experience that was therapeutic or got you out of a negative mental state.
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The Unforeseen Detour
Describe a time when you got lost while traveling and discovered something spectacular.
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Journey of Discovery
Write about a journey where you discovered something mind-boggling about yourself or the world.
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Curious Keepsakes
Write about a character who collects items from different places around the world, and each item has magical properties.
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A Day in the Life of a Raindrop
Describe the journey of a single raindrop, from sky to ground, using detailed, rich language.
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Flight 827
Begin a story with “Flight 827 was now boarding,” and proceed to describe the flurry of emotionally charged encounters and events that follow this announcement.
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Chrono Tourist
Imagine you’ve just acquired the ability to time travel and can visit any historical event you wish.
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Cosmic Crusade
Write about a galactic quest across alien planets in search for a priceless artifact.
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Lost In a New World
In the style of science fiction, craft a tale about waking up on another planet and trying to survive.
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Paradox Pathway
Concoct a sci-fi story involving time travel where the plot twist reveals a paradox.
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Time Traveler’s Journal
You have the ability to travel time, but can only observe. Write a journal entry from a day in your past, or a moment in the future.
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Cultural impressions
Tell an evocative story about an impactful cultural experience you had while traveling.
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Genre Journey
Select a music genre unexplored by you, listen to a few tracks and pen down a poem describing that experience.
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Jumping Through Time
Imagine you had the power to travel through time: where would you go, who would you meet and why?
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Food Tales from Far Away
Create a narrative revolving around unique food experiences during your travels.
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Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life
Delve into the role of artificial intelligence in the modern world.
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Voyage Through the Solar System
Detail a journey through our solar system, explaining the science behind each planet.
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Culinary Adventures
Recount an experience where you tried an exotic or unusual food for the first time.
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Unforgettable Journey
Write about a travel experience that changed your perspective or left a strong impact.
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Adventures in Transit
Describe an entire travel experience from the perspective of the journey, not the destination.
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Time Cocoon
You find a device that can transport you three days into the future. How would you use it?
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“Intergalactic IR”
Write about intergalactic nations dealing with trivial bureaucratic red tape and interstellar regulations to make space travel possible.
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Across Time and Space
You stumble upon a mysterious artifact that harbors mind-bending power to time-travel. Describe an adventure.
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Lunar Escape
Write about an unexpected malfunction on your spaceship that leaves you stranded on the moon.
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Performing Rain
Imagine being a slow, drizzling raindrop dancing through the sky and write about your journey from cloud to ground.
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Travel Reflections
Write about a place you have visited, what surprised you, and how it changed your perspectives.
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Inter-Dimensional Travel Journal
You’ve invented a machine that can travel across different dimensions. Narrate your journey through five drastically different dimensions.
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Sidewalk Discoveries
Describe a usual walk around your neighborhood, focusing on new details or changes.
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“Magical Powers”
Imagine you were granted one magical power for a day, write about how you would use it for those 5 minutes.
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Time Travel Misadventures
Imagine going back in time and committing a funny faux pas. What historic event do you disrupt, and how do you correct it?
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Painting the Picture
Write on the physical aspects of your future family life, from the home you live in to the places you go on vacation.
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Transcendental Family Heirloom
Write a story about a family heirloom that has the ability to transport whoever holds it to different times or locations.
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A Name’s Journey
Write about how your family name has traveled through different cultures or countries.
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Land of Origins
Travel back in time through your imagination and describe the place your ancestors once called home.