Welcome to the January 2020 issue of online magazine Perceptive Travel, the home of great travel stories from book authors and the latest notable travel book reviews. Here's what we've got in store for you:
A Horseback Trek in the Andes with the Argentine Men of the Mountains by Madelaine Triebe
Five days of horseback riding in the Andes Mountains with no cleaning up and no set itinerary is a daunting travel test with the gauchos of few words.
Hungarian Lies: Budapest, and the Manipulation of History by Rory MacLean
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Rory MacLean has retraced his original journey, backwards, from Moscow to Berlin, asking what became of the optimism of those days.
Bowling with Giants on Saint Michael's Way in Cornwall by Beebe Bahrami
Trekking in Cornwall, England, on Saint Michael's Way reveals a pilgrimage through prehistory, presence, enchantment, and legend, including rock-throwing giants.
Finding My Ghost of the Future in the Amazon Jungle by Laura Resau
What happens when you come face to face with your possible future self in one of the wildest places on earth?
Travel Book Reviews - William Caverlee
Travel book reviews of The Wild Coasts of Canada, See You in the Piazza, and Travel With Purpose: A Field Guide to Voluntourism.
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