The Amateur Traveler talks to well-known travel writer / editor Don George about his first visit to the Champagne region of France. Despite having lived in France after college, Don had never [...]

This castle in the lakeside town of Spiez was built in the 15th and 16th Centuries. Lake Thun is one of the two lakes that Interlaken is inter (between). A drive around [...]

Only in a town like Toledo, Spain would it be normal to see so much arms and armor in store windows. Toledo is known for its steel.

The London Eye has been popular ever since it opened in 1999. So popular that it is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom. It is 443 feet tall [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Colm Hanratty from HostelWorld.com about Dublin, Ireland. Colm has been living working and studying in Dublin for the last 17 years. “Dublin is the gateway to Ireland. [...]

This photo is of the Royal Alcazar of Sevilla (Seville) or the royal palace. It is a great example of mudéjar architecture or architecture heavily influenced by Islamic style.

Italica is the name of a now ruined Roman settlement outside what is now Sevilla in Spain. Two Roman Emperors (Trajan and Hadrian) came from this town. This photograph is of the [...]

The Skyline of the medieval capital of Spain, Toledo, is dominated by the Alcazar. The Alcazar was the royal castle of Spain until the country outgrew the river bound city of Toledo [...]

One of the things that makes Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany so popular with tourists is that it kept its old medieval wall. So take some time when you are there to [...]

Estonia, a small country on the Baltic Sea is independent and thriving as can be.  This tiny country, a tad bigger than the state of Maryland is located near its former oppressor [...]