• Travel to Lithuania - Episode 323
    Travel to Lithuania - Episode 323
  • Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy - Episode 322
    Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy - Episode 322
  • Travel to Umbria, Italy - Episode 321
    Travel to Umbria, Italy - Episode 321
  • Cruising Barge Canals in England and Wales  - Episode 315
    Cruising Barge Canals in England and Wales - Episode 315
  • Travel to Bulgaria - Episode 312
    Travel to Bulgaria - Episode 312
 
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Travel to Europe

The “Old World” streches from the sun-drenched Mediteranean in the South to the Fjords of Norway and Lapland in the North. It reaches from the Emerald Island in the West to the Ural Mountains in the East. Europe is 6.8% of the Earth’s land area and contains 11% of its population. Tourists come to Europe to enjoy its food and its culture, its history and its people. It is the home of western civilization and the focus for 2 world wars.

Much of Europe is united and travelers can pass across many of its borders without passport control and can use the euro in many of its nations. It is connected in many places by high speed train and by budget airlines. Eastern Europe is less expensive than Western Europe. Southern Europe is more lively and chaotic while Northern Europe is more orderly and punctual.

Tulip Field – Leiden, Netherlands – Daily Photo

Tulip Field – Leiden, Netherlands – Daily Photo

A unique perspective from below a tulip field in Leiden, Netherlands.
Travel to Belgium – Episode 326

Travel to Belgium – Episode 326

The Amateur Traveler talks to Sam Oppenheim who returns to the show to talk about a recent trip to Belgium. Starting in Brussels, Sam and his wife Mina also visited Ghent, Antwerp, ...
View of Bouillon Castle – Wallonia Region, Belgium – Daily Photo

View of Bouillon Castle – Wallonia Region, Belgium – Daily Photo

As viewed from a Youth Hostel across the Bouillon River, the old Bouillon castle towers over relatively newer buildings in the Wallonia Region of Belgium.
Flying to Europe This Summer? Not with these Tickets Prices, Fees and Taxes

Flying to Europe This Summer? Not with these Tickets Prices, Fees and Taxes

England is holding a party this year for the Queen’s Jubilee as well as the Olympics. They might want you to come but they are not being particularly inviting right now. If ...
Fortress Ruins Overlooking Old Town – Prizren, Kosovo – Daily Photo

Fortress Ruins Overlooking Old Town – Prizren, Kosovo – Daily Photo

A former Roman town in the 2cd century, home to Slavic tribes in the 6th and then part of the Ottoman Empire. Today, ruins of the Fortress overlook dozens of minarets in ...
Book Review: “Let’s Take the Kids to London” by David S. White

Book Review: “Let’s Take the Kids to London” by David S. White

Having traveled to Europe several times (including to London) with our own children (aged 8 and 10 at the time), we have a pretty good idea of how to see London with ...
Book Review: “The Espresso Break” by Barbara Zaragoza

Book Review: “The Espresso Break” by Barbara Zaragoza

My wife and I visited Naples in the spring of 2008, as members of a Rick Steves tour group. This tour did something no other Rick Steves group had ever done before, ...
3 Of The Best Turkish Baths In Istanbul

3 Of The Best Turkish Baths In Istanbul

Within the last few years Istanbul has gained a reputation as a hub for the hip and happening. Nightclubs are packed, trendy bars are bustling and the restaurants in Istanbul are amongst ...
App Review: Basque Country Cuisine & Culture

App Review: Basque Country Cuisine & Culture

If you are traveling to the Basque Country with your iPhone or iPad in tow, this is a wonderful resource to take along (and do some pre-trip reading).  The Basque Country is ...
Travel to Lithuania – Episode 323

Travel to Lithuania – Episode 323

The Amateur Traveler talks to Katie Aune from KatieGoingGlobal.com about her recent trip to Lithuania. Katie visited Lithuania as part of a year traveling through countries that were part of the former ...