Welcome to the March 2024 issue of online magazine Perceptive Travel, the home of great travel stories from book authors and the latest notable travel book reviews:
Trying to Feel at Home in a Grand Castle in Ireland Gillian Kendall
A couple checks into an Irish castle lodge with a long family history and tries to fit in where Mary Queen of Scots, Paul McCartney, and Mick Jagger all walked.
Skiing on the Surface of the North Idaho Panhandle by Tim Leffel
Exploring the towns of northern Idaho and the ski slopes on its jagged mountains, a visitor ponders the whiteness both on the slopes and off as the Panhandle region squeezed between two states continues to evolve.
A Modern Story from Old Africa by James Michael Dorsey
A Maasai boy about to become a man confronts the task of facing down a snarling lion in order to become a man, following the old tribal ways of the bush in Africa.
Island Hopping in Greece on a Small Yacht Cruise by Tim Leffel
A writer joins 12 other passengers for a week of island hopping in the easternmost islands of Greece between Rhodes and Kos.
Capri's Song of the Sea at a Bygone Beach Club by Susan Van Allen
After rhapsodic praise about a glamorous Capri beach club from her 80-something uncle in America, a writer spends a day seeing how the club that hosted singers and movie stars is faring in modern times.
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