Florida

Most popular travel destinations in the world have a well-defined weather pattern that determines when to go and when not to go. Sometime between is that magic shoulder season where you can often find lower prices and still good weather, but if you go in the true off season, you could get stuck. Or worse.  …

While the state of Florida has gotten more and more conservative in its politics, it’s a surprisingly progressive state in one transportation aspect: its train system. Florida train rides can get you to a surprisingly high number of destinations in the Sunshine State, including several airports and downtown Tampa.  This comes as a surprise to …

While the USA is not known for having a great public transportation system now, it did in the pre-automobile age, when the trains stopped almost everywhere. Thankfully much of that system survived in the parts of the country that have been populated the longest, so you can still travel the USA’s east coast by train, …

When you go cycling in Europe, especially in a country like the Czech Republic or Germany, it’s easy to stop off for a beer in a nice town when your legs need a break. That kind of culture and convenience isn’t so common in the car-happy USA, but you won’t have any trouble ordering a …

We try to keep things interesting every month at Perceptive Travel online magazine, bringing readers the best narrative travel stories from around the globe, all from published book authors. Don’t take my word for it though. Each year we rack up some new awards. We followed up two in February with another in March. Luke …