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travelogue

American  
[trav-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈtræv əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /
Or travelog

noun

  1. a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.


travelogue British  
/ ˈtrævəlɒɡ /

noun

  1. a film, lecture, or brochure on travels and travelling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of travelogue

1900–05, blend of travel and monologue

Example Sentences

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Olana, Church’s magnificent home in upstate New York, presents an exhibition of his works from beyond the Hudson Valley—a visual travelogue roaming from South America to the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

“The Great American Road Trip” was conceived as a travelogue, after a fashion, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

But with all due respect to the senator, I come away from this Florsheim-branded Washington travelogue thinking Sanders was wrong.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

“So where do you put a travelogue that refers to a place that doesn’t exist any more?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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