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Barefoot Faithful, Atomic Tourism, and an Untitled Story about Asolo

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel adventures | No Comments »

It's time for another issue of Perceptive Travel, home to the best travel stories from book authors on the move. That tag line sounds kind of cocky when one of the stories is mine---on Atomic Tourism and Secret Cities. But I've ...

Mexican Fiestas Have it All

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Travel adventures | 2 Comments »

Where I am currently spending a month, in Guanajuato City, offices, the university, and banks are shut down for four days so that everyone can have ample time to party. This is a common occurrance in Mexico and the reason ...

Whine Flu, Schwine Flu

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel adventures, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 3 Comments »

I haven't weighed in much on this overblown media frenzy of this swine flu episode because I'm really tired of hearing about it and think we'd all be better off if everyone started focusing on things that really do kill ...

Cappadocia? No, New Mexico

Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Travel adventures | 2 Comments »

No matter how much I travel, I still manage to get blown away by someplace new, especially when I get surprised by something I wasn't expecting. That's been the case this past few days for me in New Mexico. This is ...

Hiking To and Around Machu Picchu

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Leffel projects, Travel adventures | 4 Comments »

I just had a story in the Sunday Boston Globe on hiking to Machu Picchu. That link goes to the online version. I haven't seen the hard copy yet but the photo they used is from my Inca Trail hike ...