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Denali Cabins: Peaceful, Rustic Lodgings near Denali National Park
Denali Cabins, at Alaska’s Denali National Park Planning my first trip to Alaska, I found that figuring out where to stay near Alaska’s Denali National Park could be somewhat complicated. Within the park itself, you can camp, but if you’d prefer to sleep indoors, you need to find accommodations nearby. Many lodgings are clustered north…
Pilsen Hotel Closest to the Brewery: Vienna House Easy
Are you a beer lover planning a pilgrimage to Pilsen (or Pilzen) in Czechia? You can’t get more convenient than the location of Vienna House Easy by Wyndham: it’s connected by a walkway bridge directly to the Pilsner Urquell brewery. This was the view from our room: We made a beeline straight over the walkway…
Sublime Soaking at Silica Hotel in Iceland
Icelandair allows transatlantic travelers to book a stopover in Iceland for one to seven days for no additional airfare. My husband and I took advantage of this offering after a month-long trip to Ireland and the UK. We flew from London’s Heathrow to Denver International Airport, with an overnight layover at Keflavik International Airport. We…
Flying on Delta Airlines During a Pandemic is About as Safe as You Can Expect
Flying on Delta Airlines this week gave me some faith that you can actually get somewhere far in relative safety during this crisis. When I got on a plane for the first time since the current pandemic swept the world, it was a disaster. It was almost a pleasant surprise that we didn’t come down…
The Ultimate Guide to the Best Water Purifiers for Travelers
If you’re at all concerned about the state of your planet and how much garbage is floating around in our oceans, do your part and carry one of the best water purifiers for travelers when you hit the road. If you want to be a responsible traveler, the first step is one of the easiest:…
Going Green: 60 Earth Day Tips You Can Use Every Day
[Updated 3/30/20] Earth Day was originally conceived by environmental activist John McConnell back in 1969. But it was U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson who founded it as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970. Many people consider this event the birth of the “Going Green” movement. Observed every year on April 22, this day of…
Unique Places to Stay in Memphis Tennessee
Whether you are looking for a downtown Memphis hotel or a mid-town boutique hotel, there are so many unique places to stay in Memphis, Tennessee. My husband and I recently visited Memphis for four nights. We stayed in downtown for 2 nights and mid-town for our second hotel. The first hotel is a Memphis classic…
Fit for Travel, a Meximerica Road Trip, the Mekong, and Iran
Another strange headline that will never make it to the top of the Google rankings means…a new issue of Perceptive Travel! We’re obviously not publishing articles written by a search engine optimization robot or someone in charge of clickbait at Buzzfeed. Instead, we’ve been bringing you deeper narrative stories from book authors since 2006. Unlike…
5 Bad Travel Advice Items I Frequently Ignore
I started my first year-long backpacking trip around the world in the early 1990s and did two more after that. Since then I’ve heard and read a lot of bad travel advice, much of it written by people stuck in a NYC or London office who don’t travel much. A lot of that travel advice…