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 ...