New Travel eZine: Perceptive Travel

Tim Leffel, author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, and the blog Tim Leffel’s Cheapest Destinations, has a NEW project. And that doesn’t even count the three books he has coming out this year.

Perceptive Travel is a new eZine featuring published travel writers. When Tim first told me he was going to do this, I wasn’t surprised. It seems like the most frequent rant I hear from travel writers is that there aren’t enough venues for travel lit. Well, now we have another outlet. Here’s who you’ll be reading in the premier issue:

– Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding
– Bruce Northam, author of Globetrotter Dogma and editor of In Search of Adventure
– Jen Leo, editor of three women’s humor collections from Travelers’ Tales: Sand in My Bra, Whose Panties are These, and The Thong Also Rises
– Peter Moore, author of Vroom with a View, Swahili for the Broken Hearted, and The Full Montezuma
– Harold Stephens, author of 24 books including Take China: The Last of the China Marines, The Strange Disappearance of Jim Thompson, and Return to Adventure Southeast Asia.

Now remember, these are all fresh stories. You’ve probably never read Rolf’s “Tantric Sex for Dilettantes” or Peter Moore’s “Secret Men’s Monkey Business.” And me? Well I wrote up a little something about gambing, “The Lure of the Cards.” But be forewarned, it’s a not a humor piece.

So, how can you participate? Here are the Writers guidelines. Tim is particularly looking for travel book reviews and if you’d like to get in the next issue, he needs them by Feb. 15.

When can we expect the next issue of Perceptive Travel? March! Here’s Tim’s preview, “We already have a long list of well-known authors lined up for future issues,” Leffel adds, “including Jeff Greenwald, Doug Lansky, and Ayun Halliday. I believe we will continually be able to attract highly-regarded writers looking for a showcase for their best work.”