I had one of the most interesting letters I have every received on the Amateur Traveler today: I have listened to the Amateur Traveler podcast for several years. After replaying another 40 [...]

Harvard Yard is the oldest part of the Harvard University with buildings dating back to 1720. While 1720 is old by American standards, the school started almost 100 years previously and is [...]

This street musician in Cambridge, Massachusetts has found a fan.

This photo shows drummers from a gathering of minutemen on Lexington’s Green. I do love watching this sort of gathering and feel safer knowing that men with muskets are still protecting us. [...]

I am back in Boston this week and enjoying Summer in this beautiful city along the Charles River. The Charles separates Boston from Cambridge. This photo shows both the boat house and [...]

I had an opportunity to use the xshot 2.0 manufactured by sxhot LLC and distributed on xshotpix.com. I had read some reviews of the product and had, as a motivator, the fact [...]

I saw this wall mural of a Jazz Band in Long Beach this week. I love good street art.

The book “Gas Smarts: Hundreds of Small Ways to Save Big Time at the Pump” is an informative description of how to save money on your gas bill – specifically how to [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Rease from 2 Nomads, 1 Narrative about South Korea. Rhys and his girlfriend Nicki taught English for a year in Southern South Korea and also took time [...]

A few months ago, I took my family to the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art, a trip I’d wanted to take for many years. I was blown away by the numerous exhibits [...]