| | We hope you're liking this more frequent publication schedule. This month we've got a load of great material. We stay in North America this time though---apparently even virtual travel budgets are getting crimped. Darrin DuFord accompanies a SWAT team in New Orleans tasked with cutting down on the population of levee-burrowing giant rodents. (Try reading that one in Conde Nast Traveler!) Chris Epting gives a sneak peak at his Birthplaces book, highlighting some almost-hidden sites where products or ideas were hatched. Luke Armstrong debuts with a story from Cuba about riding a rickety bike and learning the meaning of rum-soaked patience.
I review a couple of travel books: a new one from PBS show host Richard Bangs and the parody book (sorta) Drink, Play, F@#k. Laurence Mitchell returns to lay some world music grooves on us. See the issue page here: Perceptive Travel March 09.
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We Score Lots of Travel Writing Awards Perceptive Travel writers piled on more awards for their stories this past week, courtesy of the Solas Awards sponsored by Travelers' Tales Publishing. Chris Epting scored a gold in the destination category for "Let's Spend the Night Together." Darrin DuFord got a silver in the food category for "Subdued by Street Vendors." Marie Javins got a silver in the cruise category for her Antarctica story "Bragging Rights." And Camille Cusumano got an honorable mention nod for "Missing in Patagonia." Follow the links to any of these from this month's home page.
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Win a great jacket from Outdoor Research! Congrats to Aingeal S. from the Northwest Territories of Canada and Sheryl T. of Minnesota who won Europe Through the Back Door and a pocket travel journal.
This month there is only one winner, but the prize is a doozie: a Fanatic Jacket from Outdoor Research. It's lightweight, waterproof, stretchy, hooded, and attractive as well. The perfect travel jacket for spring and fall climates, with a lifetime warranty. Different colors and fittings for men and women--you will choose. To enter, send answers to these questions and your snail mail address to editor (at) perceptivetravel.com or reply to this newsletter.
1) Where was gold first discovered in what is now the United States?
2) Where is Issa Bagayogo from?
3) How many nutria have the Jefferson Parish SWAT teams eradicated since 1995?
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Happy Trails,
Tim Leffel
Editor, Perceptive Travel
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