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Playing with Grammar: Eight Stuffy Rules That Were Made to Be Broken

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Scroll to the comments section of any online travel article and chances are you will find the grammar police up in arms. Yet not all grammar rules are inviolable laws. The truth is, language is malleable and constantly evolving. Perfect grammar may be the ideal, but when it comes to travel content writing, clear communication is preferable.

Good writing is about communication with an audience, so good writers should not blindly follow syntactic rules at the expense of clarity. Here are a just a few anti-grammar tips to help you improve your travel writing technique.

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Classroom grammar rules are sometimes best ignored

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Athens Audio Guide For Cities Talking

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We love writing about travel here at World Words, but our talents aren’t limited to print and web. We’ve also got a knack for composing great audio scripts and we’ve been doing just that for the lovely folks over at Cities Talking.

Cities Talking is a nifty little app that lets you explore cities for yourself, using GPS and a virtual guide. No need to traipse around after an umbrella-wielding leader; with Cities Talking, you can set your own pace and skip over any sights that don’t strike your fancy.

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Seven Top Tips to Improve Your Travel Writing

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A quick Google search for ‘travel article’ turns up a rather intimidating 1.2 billion results. The competition is fierce, so you have to be clever to stand out from the crowd.

Luckily, we’re here to help, with seven top tips for improving your written travel content.

1. What’s your point?
Before you start writing a travel article, there’s a very important question you need to ask yourself: What exactly are you trying to say? Followed quickly by: Does your audience want to hear it? You need to have a point, or at the very least a premise, and it has to be one that will appeal to your readership.

Writing a travel article is not the same as writing a personal journal. Readers don’t need every last trivial detail. Chances are no-one really wants to hear about your search for a nail clipper in Florence. It’s best to convey a message tailored to your readers’ needs, so sift through the boring minutiae and pick out only what is relevant and interesting to your readers.

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A Luxe Cambridge Weekend… and more

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CambridgeEver wondered how to spend a luxurious weekend in Cambridge?

Wonder no more, with our new article for the May issue of Private Air Magazine. From five-star hotels and soothing spas to retail therapy and fine dining, there’s everything needed for a decadent weekend.

But when it comes to great theatre, you should head a little south. Here’s an article on theatre in London, also for the May issue of PA.

You can also hop across the Irish sea to discover a superb property in County Dublin – or traverse the Atlantic for a stay in a luxury Las Vegas hotel. You can even buy a home on the Big Island of Hawaii!

They’re all in the May issue of Private Air Magazine – and all written by our expert team here at World Words. Enjoy!