Travel adventures

The year of 2011 was a fun and varied one for us over at Perceptive Travel, with lots of great narrative stories from book authors on the move. We kicked things off with stories from Wyoming, New York City, and Bhutan, with a unique slant on these destinations. So go check out the tales from …

I wanted some adventure travel in Chiapas, Mexico, and I certainly got it. This part of Mexico is far from tame and I was off the grid for four days, when even my Mexican cellphone didn’t have coverage most of the time. Mostly though, I got very familiar with the feeling of being wet. As …

Many travel destinations are described as “surreal,” especially when people have trouble putting what they have seen into words, but then there are places that really deserve the term. Like where I was two days ago: Las Pozas in the jungle of nowhere, Mexico. I’m going to just put a little taste of this fantastic …

I’ve been to the Yucatan state of Mexico so many times now I’ve lost count, but I’ve never experienced anything quite so different as the cenote tour of Cuzamán. Most of the posts on this blog are informative rather than the “Yo, check out what I’m doing” type, but this place is so strange it’s …

If you’re planning for an extended trip around the world, why follow the advice of all those seasoned travelers who have done it already? Ignore those dolts blogging from the road for years on their blog and those know-nothings on the travel message boards and Facebook groups. Do it your way. I’m sure everything will …