Posts by chris2x

I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.

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Mexican Sunset – Cozumel, Mexico – Daily Photo

Filed Under: mexico travel

This lovely sunset is from the Royal Holiday all-inclusive resort on the island of Cozumel in Mexico. Royal Holiday was the first property that ever invited me on a social media trip [...]

Tourist Train – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Filed Under: europe travel

I usually take pictures of things that I like but I have to admit I really don’t like the tourist trains that so many citys have these days. This is the tourist [...]

Sphinx and Pyramid – Giza, Egypt – Daily Photo

Filed Under: africa travel

One of the most iconic pictures of Egypt is this picture of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid at Giza. The Great Pyramid is so old that it was built before the [...]

“Taking the Controls” with Mary Jo Manzaranes – This Week in Travel #138

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This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest: Mary Jo Manzaranes from TBEX Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan [...]

Boats and Boulders – Virgin Gorda – Daily Photo

Filed Under: caribbean travel

Here is another photo from my recently scanned photos from Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. The islands are an excellent place for sailers with all the small islands and the [...]

Travel to Fort Worth, Texas – Episode 370

Filed Under: usa travel

Hear about travel to Fort Worth, Texas as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Jason Hull about Fort Worth Texas the “City of Cowboys and Culture”. Sometimes over shadowed by it’s neighbor [...]

Sunbather at The Baths – Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands – Daily Photo

Filed Under: caribbean travel

The Baths on Virgin Gorda is my favorite beach in the world. Not only is the water beautiful and the beach lovely, but you climb over under and around large boulders to [...]

Shogun Statue at the Toshogu Temple – Nikko, Japan – Daily Photo

Filed Under: asia travel

This shogun statue picture is from the Toshogu Temple in Nikko, Japan. The temple is dedicated to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu who united the country in 1617.

Sailing Ship Bounty – Curaçao – Daily Photo

Filed Under: caribbean travel

One of my favorite outings in the Caribbean was sailing on the Bounty out of Willemstad for a snorkel excursion. Some of the best underwater video that I have shot was also [...]

11 Top Things to Do in Vancouver, British Columbia

Filed Under: canada travel

Stanley Park Stanley park is the largest “urban” park in North America (slightly bigger than Manhattan’s Central Park) so while it is a great place for a walk, it is probably an [...]