posted by Charles H. Russo on May 8

Tim Leffel is the editor of PerceptiveTravel.com, an online, non-corporate magazine devoted to showcasing original and thought-provoking travel stories.
Perceptive Travel is one of my favorite online media outlets, consistently serving up eclectic and engaging travel stories.
You won’t find any fluff at Perceptive Travel, and Mr. Leffel aims to keep it that way.
I caught up with Tim for an interview about travel writing on the web, the difference between major publications and niche websites, and why you may want to reconsider becoming a travel writer.
BNT: Unlike most media outlets that publish travel stories, PerceptiveTravel.com is not a corporate undertaking. What do you see as the weakness of big, corporate media like Travel+Leisure and the New York Times travel section?
Tim Leffel: They have to be, in the words of some departing ForbesTraveler.com writers,
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