You might want to write a travel story about some adventure that you had or, you might write about an adventure of a family member. It might be an adventure that lives large in your family memory.

I was rummaging through my old journals, looking for stories and found this one from a trip that I took in 2004 with my niece Katie.

She was just graduated from the University and it was a rare time as she was yet young and unmarried with other commitments that would demand her attention. I knew that it was an opportunity and was happy for the chance to spend a week in Florence, Italy with her. We explored the city. When we saw Michaelangelo's David, we were both awestruck. Katie remarked, "it must be one of the seven wonders of the world!"

Indeed, when you looked at it from one angle, there he was, seemingly invincible. But then you angled over to another view and you could see the fear in his eyes. It was magical.

This StoryLesson travel podcast might spark some ideas for your own travel stories.

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