It was only after I took this picture of the rocket ship street art in San Francisco that I noticed the homeless person sleeping in the foreground of the picture. I found [...]

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 [...]

Shakespeare started Act III of Merchant of Venice with the line “Now, what news on the Rialto?”. This important and historic bridge in Venice, Italy was the first to be built across [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Carlos Gutierrez about his home town of San Antonio, Texas. Carlos gives us a guide to some of the obvious spots like the Alamo but also shares [...]

Travelling with the little ones in your family needn’t be an expensive or stress-filled holiday. No matter where in the world you’re travelling, you can usually find quality discounts for food, accommodations, [...]

Shown next to my lovely assistant for scale, this is what a main suspension cable from the Golden Gate Bridge looks like in cross-section. The steel for the cables was supplied, at [...]

The only one besieging Bermuda these days are tourist but Fort Catherine was build north of St George’s to repel other invaders.

Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is one of the National Parks that is one of over 100 parks with 17 free entrance days this year.

One of the United States greatest treasures is its national park system. One 17 different days this year over 100 of the most popular parks that normally charge a fee are free. [...]