China has two Great Walls. Both of them were built to protect Chinese civilization and culture from the barbarians outside the Middle Kingdom. The first one is made of stone but the [...]

Richmond, California is not a huge tourist city because of its high crime rate, but a sunset arrival into the marina shows a more attractive side of this city on the San [...]

This photo is looking out the side of a cruise ship heading into the Panama Canal from the Caribbean side. The large engine that is guiding the ship is one of the [...]

Warthog. One of the ugliest animals in Africa but charming in its own way. How can you not help liking Pumbaa? Sandibe concession, Okavango delta.

One of the best street art pieces I have see is this one of Cha Cha Dance Steps on the sidewalk in Napa, California. How can you not stop and try it [...]

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. [...]

One of the tallest of the hills/mountains around the San Francisco Bay Area is Mount Tamalpais or Mount Tam as it is usually called. At only 2571 feet the hike to the [...]

Last Saturday I was hired by Ford’s PR Agency to participate in the casting of a new web TV show called Ford “Escape Routes”. The idea was that I was supposed to [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Zabransky from StayAdventurous.com about his recent trip to Bulgaria. He traveled with a Bulgarian friend and visited picturesque towns as well as the amazing blue waters [...]