We did not see many other tourists at the Qibao Ancient Town area in the outskirts of Shanghai, but the Chinese seemed to visit it in great numbers including this field trip ...

This is the ancient fort of Lahore which housed the great Mughal emperors from the mid 1500′s to the mid 1700′s. It was built primarily by Shah Jahan who is more widely ...

This spice shopkeeper was all too happy to pose for us. His shop was brimming with the likes of of turmeric, red chilies, cardamon, black pepper, cumin, etc. Unfortunately he is standing ...

I found something strangely meta about this statue of stone carvers in Suzhou, China. It looked like they were trying to carve themselves out of the stone.

At Mutianyu, China near Beijing you can take a toboggan down from the Great Wall of China. This is a video of the ride. My wife and son chose to walk down ...

Jin Mao Tower on the left is one of the tallest buildings in Shanghai, but it will be eclipsed by the Shanghai Tower when it is complete.

The Amateur Traveler talks to Lee Moore again about China. Lee comes back on the show to talk about his time in the Yunnan Provence in the southwest corner of China. Yunnan ...

The Amateur Travelertalks to Chaundra about her trip to Southern Israel. While visiting a friend from University who has settled in Israel they wanted to go to someplace the friend had not yet ...

This photo is of a housewares shop, where you would buy things like nice plates and stainless utensils. Friends of the shopkeeper often just hang out for hours chatting with buyers. As ...

Pakistan is known for it’s beautiful women’s shawls and the many bazaars are full of shops just like this one. Shopkeepers like this gentleman are always happy to sell their wares and ...