Visit Xi'an China with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the famous Terracotta Warriors. Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, had this army of figures created for his tomb. Shortly after his death the peasants revolted and smashed all but one of the warriors into pieces. This is basically the worlds largest jigsaw puzzle.

The Camelbak All Clear is a water bottle with a built in water purifier. The CamelBak uses UV light to effectively neutralize viruses, bacteria and protozoa. Bring this water bottle on your trip to help avoid water born diseases.

buy a Camelback Allclear - http://bit.ly/cballclear

The Mophie Juice Pack is a case that both protects your iPhone and also more than doubles the battery live of your phone. You can still use your camera. It does change the external port on your iPhone to be a standard USB port.

• Rechargeable 2100mAh lithium ion polymer battery and protective case in one.

• Talk Time Up to additional 10 hours on 3G, internet Use Up to additional 10 hours on 3G, up to additional 10 hours on LTE, up to additional 12 hours on Wi-Fi, audio Playback Up to 50 hours and Video Playback Up to 12 hours

Buy Mophie Juice Pack Plus Case for iPhone 5s/5 - Red http://bit.ly/juicepack

FreedomPop is an interesting solution for a Portable Internet Wi-Fi Router. If you need the internet outside of your home and office you can buy a FreedomPop router and then get 500Mb of free internet per month. If you need more than 500Mb then you can buy plans for only $17.99 per month (2Gb). Than plan is currently selling for half that on a special.

The FreedomPop uses the Sprint cell system so it will work better in regions with good Sprint coverage.

Buy a Freedom Spot Photon 4G Mobile Hotspot (Platinum) http://freedompop.7eer.net/c/93069/72977/1792

Visit Sonoma Canopy Tours with the Amateur Traveler. This video shows ziplining in the California Wine Country among the redwoods and fir trees. The Russian River area has had numerous camps for years and many of them have had a difficult time making ends meet in recent years but one clever camp set up a wonderful zipline course. My wife had visited Sonoma Canopy Tours last year with some girlfriends and gave this trip to me for Christmas. The course includes 8 ziplines, 2 rope bridges and rappelling down from a redwood tree. 

Ride the night train from Beijing to Xi'an with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the somewhat claustrophobic quarters that you get when you put some 60 bunk beds in an open rail car. 

This video shows a visit to Beijing. It shows Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, Yonghe Temple and the Great Wall

I traveled to Beijing on a tour with Intrepid Travels - http://AmateurTraveler.com/intrepid

This video shows the Nautilus Semi-Submercible on the Island of Santa Catalina off the coast of California. This video was shot as part of a longer trip to the island.

Each year since 1959 Virginia City has held Camel Races. This video is from the 2013 Virginia City Camel Races and features a camel race, a zebra race and an ostrich race.

At Mutianyu, China near Beijing you can take a toboggan down from the Great Wall of China. This is a video of the ride.