Visit the region nearby Oaxaca Mexico with the Amateur Traveler. When I was in Oaxaca I met Felipe Hernandez in the zocalo (main square). Felipe is a 4th generation weaver who has [...]

It has been a bad week for planes and pilots as this first story shows: Plane takes off without pilot at vintage airshow A runaway aircraft took off on its own when [...]

The best meal that I had in Oaxaca, Mexico on my recent trip was not in a fancy tourist restaurant nor was it eaten for that matter with any other tourists in [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to again to Chris Willis (Swimming with Whales off Tonga – Episode 38, Ethiopia – Episode 79, Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda – Episode 80, Travel to [...]

If you have trouble figuring out what to pack for a trip then have I got a hotel for you… Check In at Germany’s First Naked Hotel Clothes will be strictly forbidden [...]

Yosemite Falls Originally uploaded by webmink A number of people are scaling down their travel plans this year from international destinations to domestic destinations. Here are eleven reasons you should consider a [...]

Southwest airlines has their own way of doing things. Some Southwest attendants tell jokes during the safety video but this attendant does a safety rap. This is the kind of safety video [...]

Traveling in Maldives Originally uploaded by nattu A recent study says that spending your money on possessions can make you happy, but that spending money on experiences such as travel will make [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Jose from Caracas Venezuela about a recent trip to Bhutan. Learn about this remote country in the himalayas. Jose, a friend, a tour guide and a drive [...]

KLM’s 747 Combi PH-BFR Originally uploaded by caribb Ever know someone who took a little nap at work? Did it make the papers? JetBlue worker nods off, flies to Boston in cargo [...]