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Set the scene

Where did it happen? Country, city, and when.

The story

60 characters or fewer on the headline. Specific beats clever. Start the story anywhere. The middle is fine.

The details

Where it fits in the library. Who came with you.

The hook

The line you most want pulled out, and the question you leave readers with.

Sign off

How you close. How you tag.

Sponsored or hosted? Say so. It goes at the top.

Tick the box if anyone paid, hosted, or gifted any part of this trip, then name them exactly.

Other perspectives

Traveled with someone? Tag them, then send them the invite link so they can write their version of the same trip. The stories get bundled on the site.

Their invite link
Send this to the people you traveled with. Their story joins the same bundle.

Shout-outs

Restaurants, stays, tours, the guide who saved the day. Optional, and only the places you would send a friend.

Your credit and links& affiliation

Every byline is a real person, whatever the credit mode. Links publish with your byline. The backlink is the trade.

Editorial preferences

How we credit you, what we can syndicate.

Photos

Hero + up to 12 gallery shots. Straight from your Photos app. 1600x900 is plenty; phone cameras clear it. JPEG or HEIC.

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Link to a story you already published

Paste the link, name the country, one line on what it is. The card says "Opens on {platform}" and opens in a new tab. It counts toward your story total, the country page and the map.

The light pass, same as native stories: a photo and a title, it's travel, the link works, the country is right. A human reviews it within 48 hours.

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