This photography was shot with the sun in the “wrong” position, straight in front of me instead of over one shoulder, but I loved the reflections on the water and the silhouette [...]

This is a picture of a Weaving Machine at the Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell used to be the center of industrialization in the United States. It was the [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Carrie from cruisebuzz.net about a popular vacation spot just off the coast of California, Catalina Island. Catalina was popular with old time movie stars as a quick [...]

It is an old joke: If someone who speaks two languages is bilingual and someone who speaks three languages is trilingual then what do you call someone who speaks only one language? [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download With the award winning travel journalists / podcasters Gary [...]

The river cruise ships Switzerland and the Heirich Heine lie moored next to the city of Koblenz, Germany. The city is built where the Moselle River meets the Rhine and the name [...]

If I had to pick the most romantic country off the top of my head I would say Italy. It might just be the inexpensive wine or a side effect of the [...]

Many of my photographs, even at crowded locations, don’t have any people in them because I patiently waited for crowds to move on. Sometimes that isn’t possible, but I have also learned [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Graw about his experiences cruising the canals of England and Wales in a canal boat (or narrow boat). “It is a very English past time. It [...]

If the the Alcázar at Segovia, Spain looks like it would fit in better in Austria than in Spain it is because this castle was built after the Spanish royalty merged in [...]