Amateur Traveler Video

Visit the Escalade festival in Geneva Switzerland with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows a visit to the Escalade which is celebrated in Geneva Switzerland to celebrate a victory over the Savoy in 1602. Geneva was protestant under the time and Calvinist while the Savoy were Catholic...

Visit Paris France with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows scenes from Notre Dame, the Marché aux Puces (the flea market), Montmartre, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Gare de Lyon (train station)...

Visit New Zealand's North Island in Winter (July) with the Amateur Traveler. This video shows a number of spots from New Zealand's North Island:     * Tongariro National Park - The Whakapapa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu     * The Bay of Islands and The Hole in the Rock  ...

Visit New Zealand with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the Maori culture. Our first visit is the Waitangi Treaty Grounds where the nation of New Zealand was formed in a treaty between the English and the Maori tribes. We then visit Te Puia in Rotorua. At both Waitangi and Te Puia we see cult...

This video shows the Spaceship RV that I used to travel around New Zealand. A Spaceship is a converted minivan that has been modified to sleep, cook and travel...

Visit Maui with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the 18th Annual Celebration of the Arts Festival at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua. The Celebration of the Arts is an annual event over Easter Weekend that features Hawaiian arts, crafts and food...

Visit Maui with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the winding road to Hana on the North Eastern shore of Maui with its cliffs, streams and waterfalls. In addition it shows two lava tube experiences. In Wai‘anapanapa State Park just outside of Maui you can swim in a lava tube that is now fille...

Visit Maui with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the Ioa Valley and the Hawai'i Nature Center as well as a few of the beaches (Ahihi Bay, Big Beach, Maluaka Beach and Chang's Beach) and the upcountry of Maui in cattle country on Ulupalakua Ranch. This video also contains underwater footage...

Visit Chania on the island of Crete in Greece with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the beautiful harbor of Chania which dates back to when Venice rules this part of Crete. It also looks at Chania's Central Market, shops, and cafes...

Visit the island of Crete with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the archeological site of Knossos (often called the Palace of Knossos) which was the home of the Minotaur if you believe early Greek authors (which you shouldn't because the minotaur was the name of the double headed ax used by th...