One reason I like this picture is that it captures two different aspects of the Rhine River Gorge in Germany. The area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the many [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeremy from Palm Beach Gardens Florida who talks to use about cruising up the Norwegian coastline into the Arctic Circle on a Hurtigruten cruise. Jeremy lives someplace [...]

I’ve taken several cruises with a teenager, and I can summarize what I’ve learned with 5 points: #1 The best thing about traveling with teenagers is that they are big enough to [...]

Most cruise ship companies have their own private beaches these days like this one which is Half Moon Cay in Bermuda. This is the private beach of Holland America. The private beaches [...]

There has been a flame war on twitter recently between travel bloggers about what the ecological impact is of “mega cruise ships” on global warming. There are three main issues that I [...]

The “Best Job in the World” was awarded to an englishman this week, but a winery in Napa is offering a “A Really Good Job”: A Really Good Job Murphy-Goode Winery… is [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to again to Chris Willis (Swimming with Whales off Tonga – Episode 38, Ethiopia – Episode 79, Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda – Episode 80, Travel to [...]

Carnival Cruise! Originally uploaded by jink (Derek) Did you notice the last time that you booked a cruise on Carnival Cruise Lines that you were not allowed to bring a camera on [...]

How do you feed as many people as you will find on a large cruise ship like the MS Volendam from Holland America? The last time we were on the Voldendam we [...]

As the two actors Michael Elich and Christopher DuVal made a pass at each other with swords the audience was perhaps more nervous than usual. Stage fighting requires preparation but how do [...]