travelogue

noun

trav·​el·​ogue ˈtra-və-ˌlȯg 

-ˌläg

variants or travelog

1

: a piece of writing about travel

2

: a narrated movie or television show about travel : a travel documentary

3

: a talk or lecture on travel usually accompanied by a film or slides

Examples of travelogue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Facts join fantasy in Josefina Buschmann Mardones’ Artificial Clouds, an AI’s absorbing travelogue through Chile, tracing its ecological footprint. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Basho’s famous poetic travelogue, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, is considered one of the great works of Japanese literature and inspired the walk. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Seamlessly blending lyrical memoir, science writing and travelogue, Turning covers her first year in Berlin. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

travel + -logue

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for travelogue

• analog
• analogue
• catalogue
• decalogue
• demagogue
• dialogue
• epilogue
• homologue
• monologue
• pedagogue
• synagogue
• tagalog

Kids Definition

travelogue

noun

trav·​el·​ogue

variants or travelog

ˈtrav-ə-ˌlȯg 

-ˌläg

1

: an illustrated lecture or film about travel

2

: a piece of writing about travel