Photo Capitalism, City Girl Meets Nature, and Big Fish Gone Missing

The summer is coming to an unofficial end and it’s time for the September 2013 issue of Perceptive Travel. As usual we’ve got some of the best travel stories from book authors on the move. This month coming to you from three continents, specifically from Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, and a huge nature preserve on the New Mexico/Colorado border.

This may be the most unusual travel story you’ll read this month: James Dorsey’s tale of being pinched, kicked, and punched to get photos of the Mursi tribespeople of Ethiopia —while also being hit up for hard currency. Mercy Mursi!

Michael Buckley previously brought us a story on diving with whale sharks in the Philippines. This time he ventures further south to go diving in Timor-Leste , where everyone asks him what charity he works for and his dives are all missing something: big fish.

Judith Fein had a serious distrust of nature when leaving her home in the city, but Ted Turner changed her mind . Well, his 593.000 acre Vermejo Park Ranch did anyway.

As always we run down some interesting new travel books worth reading or at least knowing about and we’ve got four world music albums that might catch your interest.

If you’re a regular reader, you could score some free travel gear like Jane of Missouri did last month. She’ll be getting a package of Pickpocket-Proof clothing. Will you be next? This time we’re giving away two packages of two items. Two people who get our monthly e-mail newsletter or follow Perceptive Travel on Facebook will score both of them. There’s an Adidas travel wicking shirt and a Luci solar lantern going out in a month. See the home page of Perceptive travel for photos and links.