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Why Most Travel Writing is Bad (And What I Try to Do Instead)
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Why Most Travel Writing is Bad (And What I Try to Do Instead)

Most travel writing is structured for the wrong purposes — selling, ranking, marketing. Here's what I think travel writing should do, and…

Lucía Vargas Lucía Vargas May 5, 2026 7 min read

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