Aalesund, Norway: Picture taken during mid-summertime at 3:30 am of the fishing town on the edge of the North Atlantic Ocean. Known for its Art Nouveau buildings which replaced the buildings destroyed ...

This Photo is from Richard Graw who was the guest  on a recent Amateur Traveler episode Cruising Barge Canals in England and Wales – Episode 315. Taken by Leslie Best, my wife, the picture shows ...

I spent one month volunteering at a riding stables in Tipperary, Ireland. Besides breeding some of the best Irish Thoroughbreds in the country, my hosts enjoyed participating in the bi-weekly fox hunts ...

This Photo is from Richard Graw who was the guest  on this week’s Amateur Traveler episode Cruising Barge Canals in England and Wales – Episode 315. This photo was taken by my wife ...

The river cruise ships Switzerland and the Heirich Heine lie moored next to the city of Koblenz, Germany. The city is built where the Moselle River meets the Rhine and the name ...

If I had to pick the most romantic country off the top of my head I would say Italy. It might just be the inexpensive wine or a side effect of the ...

The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Graw about his experiences cruising the canals of England and Wales in a canal boat (or narrow boat). “It is a very English past time. It ...

If the the Alcázar at Segovia, Spain looks like it would fit in better in Austria than in Spain it is because this castle was built after the Spanish royalty merged in ...

Oktoberfest, the world’s third largest beer consumption per capita, and even a beer law – as you would have guessed, beer is a vital component of German culture. So if you’re planning ...

St Saviour in Chora is a small chapel in Istanbul, Turkey which has some of the best Byzantine mosaics such as this one of St. Paul.