Travelers write. Whether in the form of postcards, blogs, or articles, writing serves to anchor memory and process difference, making foreign experience understandable to us and accessible to others. In this course, you draw on your own travel experiences for your work, which are critiqued and edited in a workshop setting.
I am a Stockholm-based travel writer and photographer who contributes to publications such as National Geographic Traveller, BBC, Adventure Magazine, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure, Forbes, and many more. In addition to contributing to several travel books, I am the author of the following books – 2018 Lowell Thomas Award winner for best travel book, DUE NORTH , & bestselling LAGOM: Swedish Secret of Living Well . My photography is represented by National Geographic Image Collection and you can check out my portfolio here. With DIS since 2020.
Long study tour
About this tour
Our study tour to Croatia takes us to its third largest city, Rijeka, and the Kvarner Gulf. What makes the region extra special beyond its physical beauty, culture, and the possibility to island hop in the archipelago is that Rijeka has also been named as a 2020 European Capital of Culture. The region is still less explored than other parts of Croatia, and evokes a feeling of wanderlust. We fly in and out of the capital Zagreb, which is a two-hour drive away.
Learning outcomes
Use writing as a tool for discovering, interpreting and sharing the encounter with foreign places, people, and cultures
Gather material for your portfolio using observation, description, and reflection
Increase awareness of the ethical aspects of travel writing such as transparency, representation, and the risk of stereotyping
Possible activities
Rijeka
Kvarner Gulf
Street Wisdom experience
Offbeat tour and/or studio visit
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