Welcome to the July 2013 issue of online magazine Perceptive Travel, the home of great travel stories from book authors and the latest notable travel book and world music reviews. Here's what we've got in store for you:
Soldier and Savior in the Cambodian Minefields - James Michael Dorsey
Stepping into a minefield gives one a whole new appreciation for the term concentration.
Victoria: The Lake That Wasn't There - Luke Armstrong
One would naturally assume that a trip to Lake Victoria would involve seeing a grand expanse of water. These days it takes a lot of work to find a distant patch of blue.
Wildflowers and Wine - Biking Through Castle Country in Rural Portugal - Tim Leffel
A "Castles and Wine" cycling tour through the Alentejo region of Portugal turns up stunning landscapes where both the roads and villages are close to empty and flowers outnumber any living creatures.
World Music Reviews - Graham Reid
A collection of out-there Indian soundtrack songs, jazz-cum-folk from an unexpected amalgam of different worlds, entertaining gypsy tango, and subtle Middle Eastern electronica-lounge music for the small hours.
Travel Book Reviews - William Caverlee
A transplanted Pakistani returns to her homeland at the worst possible time, a poet walks from Scotland to England relying on strangers, and a book celebrating an unlikely great art museum in unlikely Arkansas.
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