Yahoo travel has come out with their list of the 10 top travel destinations of 2009. Many of these travel destinations have been covered on the Amateur Traveler. So if you missed them check out these episodes:

Las Vegas, NV – Travel to Las Vegas, Nevada – Episode 47
Miami, FL

Cancun, Mexico – Travel to the Yucatan [...]

When I saw an article recently of President Obama budysurfing on a trip to his boyhood home of Hawaii it occured to me that many of my landlocked friends may not know how to participate in the free and enjoyable activity.
Beaches
Not all beaches are created equal when it comes to budysurfing.

The best body surfing [...]

If you have never stayed in an American hotel room then this video is for you. I intended this video to be a tour of a fairly typical business class hotel (this hotel was the Intercontinental in Boston, MA) for people who have yet to visit the U.S. As I show you around the room [...]

Kosher food
Originally uploaded by Verbal Jam

I have always enjoyed travel and have always enjoyed outdoor activities. I have traveled in the US, have traveled to and lived in Israel, and I have been to Poland, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and Germany. Traveling as a Jewish person who abides by the laws of [...]

Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus
Originally uploaded by Andries3

John wrote while I was on vacation with this nightmare story of customer service at a hotel in the Dominican Republic. I made some suggestions to John, but what would you suggest he do?
First, I must say how your brilliant initiative with Amateur Traveler podcasts enlighten every morning and evening [...]

So you want to book a trip online. There are many sites to go to, how do you know which one is the best? That was the question that I had when I got an email from Cfares.com PR agency telling me how much better Cfares.com was than the traditional travel sites: Orbitz.com, Expedia.com and [...]

One of the listeners of the Amateur Traveler sent me these travel tips. She has been a Peace Corp volunteer for two years and allowed me to share these tips anonymously.
1. Couchsurf whenever possible. Couch surfing, as you probably know, is a great way to travel on a budget. You can contact Couchsurfers anywhere around [...]

Maui is a destination that my family has returned to for vacation on more than one occasion. It is a beautiful island that is the only place my workaholic manager says he can relax. So it is probably not too surprising that on one of our trips to Maui we attended a timeshare presentation and [...]

Near Venice’s St Mark’s square I once overheard an american tourist complain that everywhere they went in Europe there were crowds. This same tourist was wearing a Globus tour company name tag and had arrived with a group of at least 50 people. I had to laugh. He was the crowd.
Some people choose to [...]

A recent post on the Amateur Traveler discussion boards about becoming an online travel agent through a company called YTB led me to look into the company more. I have heard a number of things about them on the web and much of it sounded like too good to be true hype.
It is very [...]