While on our Rhine River cruise we took a side trip into the Alsace outside of Strasbourgh to one of the local wineries where we tried the local wine. This shot is [...]

How can you not love flying? I just flew out of Heathrow airport in London as the sun sank low on the horizon. As we gained altitude Windsor Castle came into view, [...]

The stain glass windows in the Strasbourg cathedral have pictures of the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. These two windows show Otto I and Otto II. Although the cathedral suffered damage [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | download this episode This week’s guests are: Rolf Potts Robert [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeremy from Palm Beach Gardens Florida who talks to use about cruising up the Norwegian coastline into the Arctic Circle on a Hurtigruten cruise. Jeremy lives someplace [...]

I love these little French restaurants with their daily specials written on chalk boards. I love eating there and I love taking pictures of them.

This may not seem like a travel photo like I usually post but if you are in San Francisco one of the best things to do is to take in a Giants [...]

Heidelberg Castle was turned from a mighty fortress into a ruin because of the hubris of Frederick V, the “Winter King”, who became king of Bohemia over the advice of many (including [...]

This castle is one of several in the Rhine River Gorge in Germany. The gorge is the narrowest spot alone the waterway and an area filled with castles like this one that [...]

Rüdesheim is a beautiful little town along the Rhine river in Germany. This is one of the wineries in the area. Odds are that the vines are for white wine as 90% [...]