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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.

Is it still something special to travel around the world, to circle the whole globe and come home again?
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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

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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Searching for Nauru Tourism on a Troubled Tiny Island

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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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.

Fans of multicultural Toronto like to throw around a few numbers as evidence of the city’s diversity
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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 ...

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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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.

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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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

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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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 ...

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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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.

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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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.

Time-travel and reverence deep in the prehistoric caves of France: quiet time in Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux Valleys
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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.

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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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.

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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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 ...

If you want to escape the crowds and see a quieter side of Cesky Krumlov, here are my five tips
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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.

Folks can get pretty worked up about finding the best, most authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza
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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.

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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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...

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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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.

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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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.

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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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

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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Finding USA Campgrounds on Your Next Road Trip If you're headed into nature in the USA, you'll need a few resources to figure out where to get a campsite at USA campgrounds.

I’ve booked quite a few camping spots and park cabins over the years for vacation trips and it was seldom an easy process
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Dancing House Stands Out Among Prague's Historic Buildings Prague is home to one of the quirkiest buildings of the late 20th century, a nine-story tower nicknamed the Dancing House.

The Czech capital is also home to one of the quirkiest European buildings of the late 20th century. Colloquially known as the Dancing House, the nine-story building was designed by architects Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry for ING Bank
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E-bike Tours for Giving Electric Bicycles a Tryout If you're thinking about buying an electric bike, take a few e-bike tours that last a few hours to figure out whether it's a good investment.

Here are a few e-bike tours I’ve been on the past two years, with what I discovered about riding a charged-up electric bike instead of a regular human-powered one
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A Day Trip to Alquezar, Spain: a Fortress City in Aragon A day trip to the enchanting historic fortress town of Alquezar in Aragon, Spain, with walls that date back to the 800s and a church from 1100.

This Middle Ages city in Aragon dates back to before the year 1,000 and at the center is an impressive fortress surrounded by steep limestone cliffs
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Celtic Colours: Celebrating Creativity on Cape Breton Autumn in Cape Breton: this season in Atlantic Canada means it's time for Celtic Colours International Festival celebrating music, heritage, community & more

In Cape Breton, autumn also means it is time for the musicians, culture bearers, artists, and people all across the island to invite the world home
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Blue Whale of Catoosa - Go See the Goofy Thing It's fine to be a tourist! Go ahead and seek out those goofy landmarks that are famous for a reason, like the Blue Whale of Catoosa on Route 66 near Tulsa OK.

It's fine to be a tourist! Go ahead and seek out those goofy landmarks that are famous for a reason, like the Blue Whale of Catoosa on Route 66 near Tulsa OK. On @perceptivetravel.bsky.social

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Adventure Travel Planning: Stay Safe Wherever You Go Staying safe on the road requires some common sense, but also preparation. Adventure travel planning now will make your trip smoother later.

Before you take off on that epic adventure trip, do a little planning ahead:
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