The Amateur Traveler talks to Joe Bickley of Alaska Backcountry Consulting about traveling to Alaska, particularly the interior and back country. Alaska is a big state and Joe lives in the center [...]

This month on the Amateur Traveler facebook fan page I am having a photo contest with the theme “Shadows”. This picture “Chilkoot Trail” is from Ellen McDowell Ruggles Ellen says: My dear [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Sarah from Whitehorse in the Yukon about that corner of Canada with long winters but dramatic scenery. She tells of of Winter festivals like the Yukon Sourdough [...]

Not all national parks and monuments in the USA get the same amount of love from tourists. So while the Great Smokey Mountains will get more than 9 million visitors a year [...]

It seems like each day when I open my news reader, newspaper or email I see more information about additional fees that the airlines are charging their customers. Rarely this this a [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Deanna about cruising to Alaska aboard a small boat from Cruise West In a nights ashore / days at sea program. [Audio clip: view full post to [...]