Craig Bidois is the Director of Fearfree Security, a consulting company specializing in International safety and security. He has teamed up with Craig Martin, one half of the Indie Travel Podcast team, [...]

If you are traveling or living in one of 40 different US and 3 Canadian cities and you have a car then the BestParking.com app is a must have app. The app [...]

Sony VAIO S Series – VPCSE13FX Editor: Sony approached the Amateur Traveler recently offering a Sony VAIO S Series laptop with the hope of seeing how this computer would work for travelers. [...]

Shereen Travels Cheap, by Shereen Rayle, is primarily written for the beginning budget traveler. The book is comprised of twelve chapters covering various topics such as cruising, eating for less, hotel deals, [...]

I reviewed the iPad (iBooks) version of Laura Schaefer’s Planet Explorers Walt Disney World 2012: A Travel Guide for Kids. It can be downloaded for $3.99 from the Planet Explorer’s website. Even [...]

Stan Biderman, a self-described Silk Road enthusiast, set out with his wife, Kathryn Minette, on a five-week trip to explore western China and Tibet. The resulting travel  memoir is Bullet Trains to [...]

The Expeditioner’s Guide to the World: Intrepid Tales of Awesomeness from the Open Road is a compilation of stories, poems, advice, and even a snarky traveler’s version of Bingo put together by [...]

I reviewed Taking Root in Provence, by Anne-Marie Simons. This book is a happy little account of a multi-cultural couple who, when it came time for early retirement, decided to find a [...]

“The Backpacker” is the kind of book you read when you just want to breakaway. Certainly, there are too many books about travelling on the market; however, John Harris’ book is truly [...]

Bethany Salvon’s book, ‘Getting Out Of Auto,’ is a great resource for travelers new to DSLR photography or anyone curious to know what all those ‘other settings’ do on their camera. In [...]