Posts by chris2x

I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.

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Züri Fäscht – The Best Party You Never Heard Of – Zurich, Switzerland

Filed Under: europe travel

Zurich, Switzerland is a city better known for its bankers and its numbered bank accounts than it is as a party destination for backpackers. While that is generally true, occasionally Zurich let’s [...]

Skyline from the Harbor – Toronto, Ontario – Daily Photo

Filed Under: canada travel

I have been in Toronto for the last few days. I came for the 2013 TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange Conference). Let this photo be part of my argument for why June is [...]

Trusting A Stranger in Oaxaca, Mexico – Solo Travel

Filed Under: editorial, mexico travel

The last time I had been in Mexico I had been in Tijuana had been in September of 2008. The week I was there the drug war violence had erupted and 50 [...]

Bunny Street Art – Toronto, Canada – Daily Photo

Filed Under: canada travel

Bunny Street Art – Toronto, Canada – Photo While I was in Toronto for TBEX I took a graffiti tour. I promise to post more about the experience when I stop moving [...]

Batter Up! – San Francisco, California – Daily Photo

Filed Under: usa travel

A great experience when you are visiting a city is to take in a local sporting event and one of the most fun places to take in a baseball game is AT&T [...]

8 Places to Travel in case of a Zombie Apocalypse

Filed Under: editorial

I am one for putting in some thinking ahead of going on vacation so as I hear about TV shows and movies about the zombie apocalypse it occurred to me that some places [...]

The River Limmat – Zurich, Switzerland – Daily Photo

Filed Under: europe travel

This photo captures some of the beauty of Zurich and the River Limmat that bisects the city.

“Google Us” – This Week in Travel #140

Filed Under: Uncategorized

This Week in Travel – Travel News Podcast. Regular hosts Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download This Week’s News: Amanda Bynes [...]

Travel to Slovenia – Episode 373

Filed Under: europe travel

Hear about travel to Slovenia as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Michael Soncina about his visit to the country. The country is independent, beautiful and deserves to see more tourists than [...]

Santorini Windmills – Io, Greece – Daily Photo

Filed Under: europe travel

These two rather ineffective windmills are on the island of Santorini in Greece in the city of Io. They have lost their sales in part, I would guess, so they don’t block [...]