June’s photo contest on the Amateur Traveler Online photo gallery for pros – smugmugCanon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP Digital SLR Camera had the theme humor. Aglaée Jacob won the  contest on [...]

Ralph Velasco (who I am doing the November Egypt Photo Tour) is again our judge. The theme for June is “Humor” as in this photo taken in Istanbul by Ann Pfaff-Doss of [...]

Special prize for Amateur Traveler readers… read to the bottom. Compare Travel InsuranceSmall Group Adventures on all 7 Continents and Beyond The 3rd Annual Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest is happening now! Send [...]

Submit your favorite photos from your trip to Italy for a chance to put one of your photos on Fodor’s Italy. Sure this is just a way for Fodor’s to get cheap [...]

I have been reading the book First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century. It is a wonderful “warts and all” book about Mexico City and [...]

I usually put contest announcements on the Compare Travel InsuranceWeb Special Fares at alaskaair.com! discussion boards instead of in the blog, but Beth Whitman who was just on the Amateur Traveler talking [...]

I am holding a new contest. The prize is a travel poster (or item of equivalent value) from my online store Web Special Fares at alaskaair.com! Compare Travel Insurance. There are two [...]