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We kicked things off with an eight-year retrospective in January, then presented some of the best travel writing of 2014 the rest of the year in the virtual pages of Perceptive Travel. That issue marked the debut of Canadian writer Jerry Kobalenko, a man who thinks its fun to hike across snow-blown plains in sub-zero …

We published a lot of terrific material over at Perceptive Travel in 2012 and added a dozen more travel writing awards to the virtual shelf. We affirmed that we are home to the best travel stories from book authors on the move. We kicked off the year by celebrating our 5th birthday. I was so happy …

In my recent jaunt through the countries that are the best value in Europe, I spent the last of it in one of my favorite cities: Budapest. Last time I was there I was using it as a base to explore other parts of the country, but this time I just stayed put and soaked …

For most things in life worth having or doing, it takes work to get there. As I settle down back in the U.S., plowing through a ton of money to get the tools of living in this culture again (cars, cell phones, insurance, security deposit, etc.) and a place to live we’re actually happy with, …

Over the course of a year I once won 11 pairs of concert tickets, five CDs, and $98 from just two radio stations in my city. Was I lucky? Maybe a little, but really there was one thing that set me apart: I put out the effort to enter. What set Lindsey of Connecticut apart, …