Travel Writing - Non-Fiction
Burnley born un' bred. Believe it or not, I'm actually quite proud of
my home town. I'm also a loyal supporter of Burnley F.C, taking
excessive amounts of time and money to travel the length and bredth of
the country watching the mighty Claret and Blues - loyal or stupid? Oh
how I often wonder . . .
And here I am now, sitting in the Bob Lord Stand watching the
Worthington Cup tie between Burnley and our neighbours Blackpool. The
game isn't so enthralling. My mind is more focused on the 'nitty
gritty' of Burnley than the local derby I see before my very eyes. I
have to say, the Bob Lord Stand is not really my cup of tea. It is
packed to the rafters with what you might call 'old school' Burnley
fans (in other words, pensioners). Their routine behaviour is to be
honest, quite annoying. They arm themselves with what seems to be the
entire stock of Sainsbury's confectionary, and tales of 'the good old
days' for 'us young folk'. They continually barrack the efforts of the
Burnley players, and follow up their criticism with irratating
comments such as 'arry Potts wunt a stud for this shower'. (Harry
Potts being the Burnley manager at the time when Burnley FC were
actually good). I really do not appreciate pensioners telling me facts
and figures what I know already. I know what I would like to do with
one of those sausage rolls they hand out to what seems to be their
entire family . . .
You see, for the thousands and thousands of Burnley fans, Saturday
afternoons are the only reason they have to get out of their beds in a
morning. The sea of Claret and Blue that parades around the fortress
that is Turf Moor every week is at times, breathtaking to say the
least. This, along with the endless shouting of 'Golden Gamble',
complete with chorus after chorus of 'Stan Ternents Claret and Blue
Army', make me extremely proud to call Turf Moor my home away from
Mark Wyman, the author of the brief essay known as Coming and Going: Round-Trip to America, had a different perspective about immigration to America from the various counties during the 1880’s through the 1930’s. A common belief, regarding the immigration to America, held that immigrates stayed in America during the massive shift of population, due to the enormous creation of factories and cities that erupted in America. The past day literature entices readers to believe that all immigrates came to America to work and eventually settled down to create their own families. It’s taught that all of these families stayed in America for their entire life span. Although despite the common belief, Wyman held to his own thoughts on the controversial debate and pioneered a new way of thinking. He believed that countless immigrates, which came from all over the world, actually only
It had been a decade since I camped last, and I recalled it being a jam packed, smokey, noisy family campground. I had only been camping in the “real woods” once, and that was literally decades ago - four of them. And now, Wendy, who is a self-proclaimed Queen-of-the-wilderness, introduced a weekend in the interior of Algonquin Park as one of our - Canadian Destinations.
I did not want to leave. I had been here for ten days and I had established relationships and friendships with people from everywhere and all sorts of backgrounds. We all sat in the car preparing to leave. Every single one of us, my parents, brother and me, sitting in silence. Wanting to cry, waiting for someone to say the first word. Each of us had learned something that trip. For me, this experience had taught me what gratefulness was, the impact a good attitude has, what a servant looks like, and really how the relationships we make with our life is the most important aspect about life.
In the nineteenth century, it seemed impossible to circumnavigate the world in only eighty days. That, however, was exactly what Phileas Fogg did in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days. This novel follows the journey of the eccentric Englishman, Phileas Fogg, after he bet he could race around the world in eighty days. Accompanied by his faithful servant, Passepartout, and a scheming detective, Fix, he encountered many challenges he had to overcome in order to return in time to win the bet. In Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne demonstrated how increased industrialization made a profound impact in travel, technology, and business. In addition, Verne shows how industrialization contributed to an increase of nationalism and European imperialism.
Waking up with a flush of air from an opening door, my brother barged hastily into my bedroom with a phone to his ear.
when you finish school you might be expected to know what you want to do with your
when to do their homework or even in some cases when to go to bed.
bad as I expected it to be. The queue seemed to flow by. Like fish in
Going on a road trip with my family means the world to me. We drove to another state during summer vacation, and it was by far the best road trip I have ever been on. My family and I were able to go to many fun places. We ate so many exotic and delicious foods as well. Yet most importantly, I spent time with my family and their friends. It was the day when my family and I went to California for our summer vacation.
There is nothing quite like traveling, going someplace new and finding out more about the world and yourself. Anyone can become a traveler it just takes a little bit of faith and courage. Traveling across the world or even across the country is a learning experience. When you are a traveler you see how people live and how different cultures work. It is the best educational experience you could give yourself. You see how the world works in a way no one can teach you. Seeing different cultures and people help build the person you want to be. If you are a traveler the world influences you, because when traveling, you see the good and the bad, and you learn from the right and the wrong. I am very lucky that I am able to be a traveler and see this
The issue is whether the traveling time that miners take to get to the face of the mine counts as working time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The State of Confusion should adopt the majority’s opinion and hold travel time as work time. This position held that because the workers were under employer supervision, physical exertion was involved because they are performing a service, and the worker is doing this work to benefit the employer travel time should count as worktime. Lunch time does not count as worktime because the employee is not supervised and it is for their benefit, by contrast travel time is worktime because there is supervision, it is not the employees own time, and it is for
there was no possible fishing hole in sight. All I could see was a river
The world is a magnificent place that’s full of life and new places. Places that are waiting to be walked upon and viewed by the eye’s of travelers. To make new memories and go places that is beyond the walls of reality and new pathways of life. To truly experience the wonders that the world has to offer can be expressed by the life of one single person, setting off into the world to gain a higher purpose about the world. Traveling individually enables people to broaden their minds and accumulate new ideas and new experiences both nationally and internationally. By setting off into the world a person has the ability to learn so many new things, but also find so much about themselves while in the process of traveling.
My most memorable trip was the day I went to the Children 's Memorial Hospital to meet my baby brother. Meeting my brother was an indelible moment because I had never felt such happiness and love for someone. On our way there, I also got to create a bond with both my parents and learn how to be a better happier person. At the time I was sixteen years old and was going through a stage where I felt depressed and that’s why the day I arrived at the hospital to meet my brother I felt this warmth in my heart that made me feel happy again.