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Traveling truly is something almost everyone loves. The only problem that usually comes up is that travelling is expensive and therefore, visiting many different places can be a little difficult when you’re trying to stay on a budget.

For people who work in the writing business, it is quite common to write about places they haven’t visited before. There are only so many places a person can visit in their lifetime and finding the way to write about a place even if you haven’t been there before can truly help you improve your writing skills. Here are a few tips to help you out.

1. Use Google Street View to your advantage

One of the things that can help you feel like you are actually visiting a new place even from the comfort of your own home is Google Street View. This great feature of Google maps allows you to look at any location you wish for on the map and go through the streets of any city around the world.

The great thing about this is that there is no limit as to what you can explore. Pretty much every part of the world is available from exploration and you can truly feel like you have visited the place as you will be able to see every detail around you and explore without having to travel anywhere.

2. Notice the details

There are quite a few things that help distinguish a good article form a less good one and one of those things is the attention to details. An article that is truly informative and focuses on presenting details like exact locations, names and local tips will truly help out your readers and no one will be able to know that you didn’t actually visit the place yourself.

The best way you can add details to your article is by going through other people’s comments who wish to share their experiences about their stay in that place. You can find such reviews in many places online, from booking websites to Google reviews and you can use them to your advantage in order to tell your audience what they should look out for and where they should go.

3. Make sure to always verify your sayings

When writing about a place you know things about through a show or a book, there is always a possibility of making mistakes. This is why doing research and verifying all the details you are adding to your text is essential.

While research could never compare to actually travelling and viewing a place through your own eyes, it is still an essential part of verifying your work and making sure you give accurate information to your readers who wish to travel to this place as well.

4. Conduct email interviews with locals

Another thing you can do in order to get accurate information about the place you are wishing to write for is from a local. If you don’t personally know anyone who lives in the area, you can always ask your friends to introduce you to anyone they might know who would want to help.

On top of that, you can also try finding a freelancer online who is a native to the place you’re writing for and who can help answer your questions, tell you about their experiences living in this place and overall help you get a better understanding of the place you are presenting to your readers, even if you haven’t personally been there before.

5. Watch YouTube tour videos

The internet is a very powerful tool in our day and time and it allows us to see things from all around the world without having to move from our couches. After Google Street View, there is a tool which is a lot more effective at showing you a particular city or country in depth and that is YouTube. On this great platform you will be able to find all sorts of tour videos which you can watch in order to get a better understanding of the place you’re writing about.

The best thing about this is that all the videos are free. You can find anything from guided tours to virtual reality tours and even some simpler homemade vlogs from people who like to travel around the world on their own. In any case, this will truly help you learn a lot more about the place you’re mentioning and it will also help you see it form a different perspective.

6. Use Flickr for pictures of your location

There is always something that can help you have a better idea of the place you’re writing about and that is pictures of it. No matter what place you write about, you should probably try incorporating some pictures into your text as they will help the reader have a better understanding of the area.

On top of that, you will also be able to have a clearer image in your head and you will be able to let your reader see which place or attraction you are mentioning in every paragraph. This is a tactic which will help you better describe what you are trying to describe and help you feel like you truly went to this place.

Writing about places when travelling is not possible

Whether you have decided to start a blog about travelling or you simply want to create a few posts about some places that you really admire and really wish to travel to in the future, you can use these tips to your advantage in order to make the reader feel like you actually went to that place and you are offering your experience to them in order to help them know what to look out for when they decide to travel there as well.

Travelling isn’t always accessible for everyone and you might not have the funds or the company to go ahead and visit another country. The good news is that there are so many tools available online which you can use in order to see new places and feel like you actually are there, even for a few minutes of your day.