This picture is from my most recent trip which was to Pheonix Arizona. We visited the Desert Botanical Garden (which I will write more about later) where many of the desert plants [...]

The first story is a sad one but one that people need to hear. Please, please, please pay attention to the seat belt signs when you fly. Pay attention to that seat [...]

Phoenix Mountain Preserve “You are not afraid of snakes are you?” Among the questions that I don’t want to hear at the beginning of a hike that question ranks well up there. [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Ira Bernstein about why he continues to go back to Venice and the Veneto (the Italian state where Venice is) annually. Learn about other parts of Venice [...]

In the comments on last week’s photo Friday image (Venice, Italy – The Bridge of Sighs) I commented about this picture. I have always thought that the red banner that was hanging [...]

Vauxhall Bus Station Originally uploaded by shad_41 I understand the need for security but sometimes the line between safety and silly is pretty fine. A tourist had their photos deleted for taking [...]

If you have never stayed in an American hotel room then this video is for you. I intended this video to be a tour of a fairly typical business class hotel (this [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Harry Pariser about the Virgin Islands. Harry is the author of Explore the Virgin Islands which just printed its seventh edition. Harry takes about the United States [...]

A video interview with Mary White of BNBFinder.com about her new book “Running a Bed & Breakfast For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) “. Mary took her 11 years in [...]

The bridge of sighs is a well known Venice landmark. This is the bridge that the prisoners crossed between the palace of the Doge and the courts on the right to the [...]