Although small, York was one of my favorite places in the UK. I could have stayed weeks in York’s city center, exploring the historic streets and buildings, learning about its very long history and finding…
Category: Literary Travel
Top 5 Places for a Writing Retreat in SE Asia
If you’ve been following Voyage Scribe on my backpacking journey through SE Asia, you’ve no doubt read some of my Writer’s Travel Guides. In these guides, I shared spots I came across that would make…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Cartagena, Colombia
The colorful, colonial city of Cartagena, Colombia is supposedly the prettiest in all of South America. To me, that means Cartagena must also be one of the best cities for writing inspiration. I put this…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Vietnam: Inspiring Writing Spots
If you hear Vietnam and think of war, think again. Nowadays Vietnam is better associated with the gorgeous scenery, delicious foods and rich culture it offers. And as with the other places highlighted in my…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Utrecht, the NL: Writing Spots
Most of my Writer’s Travel Guides were inspired by shorter trips I took to the featured destinations. But this city holds a more special sentiment for me, as I lived here for a year. Because…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Laos: Best Writing Spots
From all the countries I traveled to in SE Asia, Laos was the one I knew least about and didn’t expect going to for writing inspiration. So much so, that I was stuck without money…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Thailand: Best Writing Spots
Beautiful island beaches, breathtaking jagged mountains, lush jungles and culturally rich cities. If any of these help fuel inspiration for you to write, Thailand should be your next writing retreat destination. After spending a month exploring…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Indonesia: Best writing spots
Never particularly high on my radar of places to visit, the expanse of islands making up Indonesia have recently made it one of my most favorite countries on my backpacking writing retreat. More surprising was…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Singapore: Best Writing Spots
I strongly believe that any Sci-Fi writer (who has the means) should travel to Singapore at least once in their lives. Walking the streets of Singapore, I found new writing inspiration for my Sci-Fi book…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Malaysia: Best Writing Spots
Malaysia was the first stop on my current Asia backpacking trip/ writing retreat. It was the cheapest place to fly in Asia and I meant to stay there for only a few days before moving…
Writer’s Travel Guide to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur was the first stop on my SE Asia backpacking while writing trip. But not because Kuala Lumpur or Malaysia were high on my list of inspiring places where I wanted to go write….
The Writer’s Travel Guide to Chicago: Literary & Writing Spots
When you think of Chicago, do you think of literature? Probably not, yet Chicago is full of literary travel POI. And Chicago is also full of great writing and reading spots. So whether you’re a…
