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Welcome to the new issue of Perceptive Travel webzine, home to the best travel stories from wandering book authors.
We've got another round of great travel stories and some reviews of travel-related books worth checking out. Plus a new prize for subscribers and the winners of our Remarkable Photo Contest.
This issue marks the return of four writers who have contributed before. Luke Armstrong witnesses the burning of the devil in Guatemala, Michael Buckley goes crowd-surfing in Bangladesh, and Beebe Bahrami walks the storied hills and alleys of Segovia, Spain.
Susan Griffith returns with detailed reviews of three noteworthy books. See the current issue page or follow the individual links to your right.
Contests! - We give away something cool each month and if you're a Perceptive Travel newsletter subscriber you've got a good shot at being a winner. Last month's winner, Canadian Aidan Topping of Winnipeg, got an Amazon Canada gift certificate to pick up whatever he didn't get on his holiday wish list. This month we're back to travel gear with a cool messenger bag from OSPOP (One Small Point of Pride).
Also, our judges have picked the winners of the 3rd annual Remarkable Photo Contest. Go check out all the great winning photos and honorable mentions.
So you don't miss out on all these chances for goodies, sign up with that box at the top right of this page, then put that e-mail in your address book when you get the confirmation so the messages get through.
Looking for a travel story that appeared in a previous issue? Dive into the Perceptive Travel archives where you can find everything that has appeared here since our debut. We have them categorized by region too, as in Asia Travel Stories or Mexico and Central America Travel Stories.
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Thanks for checking us out!
- Tim Leffel, Editor
- by Luke Maguire Armstrong
- by Michael Buckley
- by Beebe Bahrami
- by Susan Griffith
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