This Week in Travel - Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week's guest: Michael Hodson of Go, See, Write and newly-elected president of Professional Travel Bloggers Association Subscribe on iTunes | Bec...
I love wandering around the back streets, alleys, and in the case of Girona Spain, stains of the medieval old town. These are cities not meant to be explored by car (good…
Learn about what to see and do when you travel to Stockholm Sweden from a local. We discuss the best restaurants, shops, walks, museums and day trips.
These reenactors in Girona, Spain are waiting for the arrival of the French troups as they reenact the invasion of the Napoleon's army.
The one hour train ride from Gare du Nord was convenient and an opportunity to see Paris suburbs and countryside. This quaint little village is best known as the last home of Vincent van Gogh and the final resting place for him and his brother Theodo...
Walter and Mike are alligator hooligans who did not listen to their parents or sister's advice. "Uh, they're going to get in trouble!" said my seven year old friend. "I've never heard of alligators getting their own water park!" said my six year ol...
Coba Crossroads Temple - Coba, Mexico - Daily Photo This temple pyramid is found in the ruined city of Coba in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Coba is large cite that used to be home to 50,000 people at its height. Tourists can get around on rented bikes...
I own a Kindle version 2 and it is still sitting around here somewhere in a drawer. I love the whole idea of eBooks and have over 400 books (many of them…
The charriot came to Egypt about 4,000 years ago. When you go to Egypt you will still see some horse carriages and I think it is amazing that an ancient Egyptian would not have a hard time recognizing the "modern" horse cart.
I loved the look of these rowboats on the pier in Capitola, California.
On the island of Santorini one of the most popular activity is to head to the city of Io for the beautiful sunsets. Note part of the crowds in the shadow in…
Hear about travel to Victoria Falls as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nir Ben-Dov about his trip to this spectacular falls on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. This was Nir's second…
I usually take pictures of things that I like but I have to admit I really don't like the tourist trains that so many citys have these days. This is the tourist…
One of the most iconic pictures of Egypt is this picture of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid at Giza. The Great Pyramid is so old that it was built before the…
Here is another photo from my recently scanned photos from Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. The islands are an excellent place for sailers with all the small islands and the…
Hear about travel to Fort Worth, Texas as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Jason Hull about Fort Worth Texas the "City of Cowboys and Culture". Sometimes over shadowed by it's neighbor…
The Baths on Virgin Gorda is my favorite beach in the world. Not only is the water beautiful and the beach lovely, but you climb over under and around large boulders to…
The most beautiful part of Roatán is the colourful and vibrant sea life below, so here are 3 great ways to take in the underwater sights this summer.
A recent This Week in Travel podcast may have been one of the best ever… But you'll never get to hear it. Co-host Jen Leo and I were interviewing Cory Taratuta from the Irish…
Hear about travel to Bucharest, Romania as the Amateur Traveler talks to Wandering Earl about visiting and living in that city. Earl calls Bucharest one of the most under-rated cities in all of Europe after living there for 9 months.