Perceptive Travel
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Publishing the best travel stories in an online magazine with tales from wandering book authors, plus a blog looking into the offbeat, the usual, and the seldom covered. Rocking since 2006. https://www.perceptivetravel.com
Just north of Patagonia is Mendoza, where you’ll find some of the world’s best wines, Michelin restaurants, and luxury cabins by the mountains for a truly epic vacation.
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Staying at Luxury Cabins by the Mountains in Mendoza
Mendoza is where you'll find some of the world's best wines, Michelin restaurants, and luxury cabins by the mountains for a truly epic vacation.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just north of Patagonia is Mendoza, where you’ll find some of the world’s best wines, Michelin restaurants, and luxury cabins by the mountains for a truly epic vacation.
https://www.rfr.bz/b3c1993
https://www.rfr.bz/b3c1993
You might want to take some day trips from Florence to find a less crowded side of Italy...
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5 Day Trips From Florence to Escape the City Crowds
It is one of Italy's most popular cities, but you can take day trips from Florence to medieval Tuscany towns and Chianti wine country in an hour or two.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You might want to take some day trips from Florence to find a less crowded side of Italy...
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Is it still something special to travel around the world, to circle the whole globe and come home again?
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Traveling Around the World, but Going Deeper
Traveling around the world is a more common experience these days, thanks to cheap flights and remote work, but you can still make it special.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Is it still something special to travel around the world, to circle the whole globe and come home again?
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In autumn, the stories of First Nations peoples are marked in North America, especially in the United States. In the US, November is celebrated as Native American Heritage Month.
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First Nations Discovery: 3 Places, 2 Musicians, 1 Book
Ways to discover stories of First Nations peoples through music, reading,, & places to visit during Native American Heritage month & beyond
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November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In autumn, the stories of First Nations peoples are marked in North America, especially in the United States. In the US, November is celebrated as Native American Heritage Month.
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While the rest of the world opened back up in fits and starts after the Covid-19 virus waned, North Korea stayed more reclusive than ever. For a brief moment when a crack appeared, a few travelers made it in before the border shut tight again.
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The Last Border to Open: The First Tourists in North Korea for Five Years
For five years, North Korea stayed more reclusive than ever. For a brief moment when a crack appeared, a few travelers made it in.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
While the rest of the world opened back up in fits and starts after the Covid-19 virus waned, North Korea stayed more reclusive than ever. For a brief moment when a crack appeared, a few travelers made it in before the border shut tight again.
https://www.rfr.bz/b513835
https://www.rfr.bz/b513835
When a group of country-counting, obsessive travelers heads to a usually off-limits part of Azerbaijan, camaraderie overcomes an underwhelming itinerary.
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To a Speck on a Map in Azerbaijan With the World's Most Extreme Travelers
When a group of country-counting, obsessive travelers heads to the previously off-limits Nagorno-Karabakh part of Azerbaijan, camaraderie overcomes an underwhelming itinerary.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When a group of country-counting, obsessive travelers heads to a usually off-limits part of Azerbaijan, camaraderie overcomes an underwhelming itinerary.
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https://www.rfr.bz/b88e758
In the wild, sparsely populated mountains in the southern Peloponnese Peninsula, lone towers bear witness to centuries of family feuding, micro-warlords, and isolation.
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Fortresses and Feuds: the Maniot Land of Greece
In the wild, sparsely populated mountains in the southern Peloponnese Peninsula, lone towers bear witness to centuries of family feuding, micro-warlords, and isolation.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In the wild, sparsely populated mountains in the southern Peloponnese Peninsula, lone towers bear witness to centuries of family feuding, micro-warlords, and isolation.
https://www.rfr.bz/b1389a1
https://www.rfr.bz/b1389a1
Squeezed between Ethiopia and Sudan, the African country of Eritrea is small and mysterious. A visitor finds it's also a bit schizophrenic in its history and influences depending on which city you're in.
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Traveling Eritrea, In the Ruins of Lost Empires
Eritrea is small and mysterious. A visitor finds it's also a bit schizophrenic in its history and influences depending on which city you're in.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Squeezed between Ethiopia and Sudan, the African country of Eritrea is small and mysterious. A visitor finds it's also a bit schizophrenic in its history and influences depending on which city you're in.
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A scuba diver catches an island-hopper flight in the South Pacific to visit a strip-mined hunk of phosphate with a convoluted history that's still continuing.
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Searching for Nauru Tourism on a Troubled Tiny Island
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November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A scuba diver catches an island-hopper flight in the South Pacific to visit a strip-mined hunk of phosphate with a convoluted history that's still continuing.
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Fans of multicultural Toronto like to throw around a few numbers as evidence of the city’s diversity
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Multicultural Toronto: The World in One City
Is multicultural Toronto the world's most diverse city? Residents hailing from 250 countries are cooking up delicious answers to that question.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Fans of multicultural Toronto like to throw around a few numbers as evidence of the city’s diversity
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A writer grieving the loss of his life partner looks back on her life together with his as he joins friends on a trip through Europe that he’s had no part in planning.
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Death, Travel and the Matterhorn
A writer grieving the loss of his life partner looks back on her life together with his as he joins friends on a trip through Europe that he’s had no ...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A writer grieving the loss of his life partner looks back on her life together with his as he joins friends on a trip through Europe that he’s had no part in planning.
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A jet-lagged traveler crossing checkpoints to the Zimbabwe border finds that music with lyrics he can’t understand can communicate volumes
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Travel in the Key of Tuku on the Zimbabwe Border
A jet-lagged traveler crossing checkpoints to the Zimbabwe border finds that music with lyrics he can’t understand can communicate volumes.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A jet-lagged traveler crossing checkpoints to the Zimbabwe border finds that music with lyrics he can’t understand can communicate volumes
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A behind-the-scenes look at Germany's riotous Dusseldorf carnival parade with no-holds-barred political satire, candy-hungry crowds, and yells of "helau" from a parade float.
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Killepitsch, Candy & Caricature: My Ride on a Duesseldorf Carnival Float
A behind-the-scenes look at Germany's riotous Dusseldorf carnival parade with no-holds-barred political satire, candy-hungry crowds, and yells of
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October 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A behind-the-scenes look at Germany's riotous Dusseldorf carnival parade with no-holds-barred political satire, candy-hungry crowds, and yells of "helau" from a parade float.
https://www.rfr.bz/b745043
https://www.rfr.bz/b745043
In an excerpt from the 30th Anniversary reissue of The Size of the World, Jeff Greenwald looks back at a quiet encounter in Morocco that straddles faiths and traditions.
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Searching for a Seder in Morocco's Paradise of Oranges
In an excerpt from an anniversary reissue of the book The Size of the World, a long-time traveler looks back at a quiet encounter in Morocco that straddles faiths and ...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In an excerpt from the 30th Anniversary reissue of The Size of the World, Jeff Greenwald looks back at a quiet encounter in Morocco that straddles faiths and traditions.
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After centuries of pirate raids, native skirmishes, a mighty fort, and an ambitious railway stretching to the south, the USA's oldest city now just makes you battle over-indulgence
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America's Longest Stretch of History in St. Augustine, Florida
Saint Augustine in Florida spent centuries as the site of battles and hardship, but now draws tourists looking for some over-indulgence with their history. A Perceptive Travel story.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
After centuries of pirate raids, native skirmishes, a mighty fort, and an ambitious railway stretching to the south, the USA's oldest city now just makes you battle over-indulgence
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Time-travel and reverence deep in the prehistoric caves of France: quiet time in Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux Valleys
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Seeing Our Ancestors Through the Dordogne Cave Paintings in France
Time-travel and reverence deep in the prehistoric caves of France: quiet time in Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Time-travel and reverence deep in the prehistoric caves of France: quiet time in Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux Valleys
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https://www.rfr.bz/bc3f056
Shunning the famous Sunday market favored by pickpockets in Guatemala's famed pre-Columbian trading city, a writer joins a search for a locked-up and hidden replica of "the Maya 'Bible.'"
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A Quest for the Sacred Maya Book
Shunning the famous Sunday market favored by pickpockets in Guatemala, a writer joins a search for a locked-up and hidden replica of the Maya bible. A Guatemala travel story.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Shunning the famous Sunday market favored by pickpockets in Guatemala's famed pre-Columbian trading city, a writer joins a search for a locked-up and hidden replica of "the Maya 'Bible.'"
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https://www.rfr.bz/b6eeb64
Near Kanas, in an old land once ruled by nomadic horsemen, strange monoliths stand where people hang portraits of The Great Khan in their home
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The Stones of Genghis Khan
Near Kanas, in an old land once ruled by nomadic horsemen, strange monoliths stand where people hang portraits of The Great Khan in their home.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Near Kanas, in an old land once ruled by nomadic horsemen, strange monoliths stand where people hang portraits of The Great Khan in their home
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https://www.rfr.bz/b33f07c
If you want to escape the crowds and see a quieter side of Cesky Krumlov, here are my five tips
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5 Ways to Escape the Crowds in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia
Cesky Krumlov is one of Czechia’s biggest tourist attractions. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is an almost impossibly pretty village tucked into several bends of the Vltava River, about 2.5 ...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you want to escape the crowds and see a quieter side of Cesky Krumlov, here are my five tips
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Folks can get pretty worked up about finding the best, most authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza
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Lou Malnati's: Going Local for Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza
There are lots of opinions about the best Chicago deep dish pizza, but I vote for Lou Malnati's. Get ready for a very filling meal and homey atmosphere.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Folks can get pretty worked up about finding the best, most authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza
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https://www.rfr.bz/b48841c
Here’s my hard-won advice from a frequent traveler who does this for a living: how to get from point A to point B from a U.S. airport while keeping your sanity
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How to Achieve Stress-free Travel on Flight Days
Flight days are usually no fun, especially in the USA, but follow these steps to have a better chance of stress-free travel when you fly.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here’s my hard-won advice from a frequent traveler who does this for a living: how to get from point A to point B from a U.S. airport while keeping your sanity
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In autumn, it is a time (even through days of climate change) when cottonwood and aspen take on the their flaming fall colors of red and gold set against the evergreen of pine and fir
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Taos: 5 Ways to Discover Crossroads in Time
Taos is a crossroads of history, cultures, languages, foodways, arts, & stories in northern New Mexico. Discover ways to explore...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In autumn, it is a time (even through days of climate change) when cottonwood and aspen take on the their flaming fall colors of red and gold set against the evergreen of pine and fir
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https://www.rfr.bz/b77f626
Balmaha is one of the few villages on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland, and it’s an excellent destination to spend a weekend if you’re in Scotland
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Spending a Weekend in Balmaha by the Shores of Loch Lomond
Balmaha is one of the few villages on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland, and it's an excellent destination to spend a weekend if you're in Scotland.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Balmaha is one of the few villages on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland, and it’s an excellent destination to spend a weekend if you’re in Scotland
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I have a formula for spending travel time in a small town – find a boutique or historic hotel if possible, see at least one area with public art, eat a good breakfast at a local place, and see a museum or historic site. Here is how I did that in Durant
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How to Spend a Day in Durant OK
A downtown boutique hotel, fun local public art in an alley, a hearty down-home breakfast, and the Choctaw Cultural Center, all in Durant OK.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have a formula for spending travel time in a small town – find a boutique or historic hotel if possible, see at least one area with public art, eat a good breakfast at a local place, and see a museum or historic site. Here is how I did that in Durant
https://www.rfr.bz/b4e12c4
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It is a music which celebrates the idea of community as sharing and the varied communities which flourish in Cape Breton. It celebrates the places from which these communities draw their traditions, too
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Community, Turkey Dinners, and Heritage in Cape Breton
Welcome, creativity, heritage, food, Gaelic,: all part of community events during Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton in Atlantic Canada
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October 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It is a music which celebrates the idea of community as sharing and the varied communities which flourish in Cape Breton. It celebrates the places from which these communities draw their traditions, too
https://www.rfr.bz/b492e71
https://www.rfr.bz/b492e71