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 the Minoans). The Minoans civilization is the oldest bronze age civilization in Europe and ruled this part of the world until the eruption of the volcano at Crete sent a tidal wave that sunk their mighty flight. This left them vulnerable to the Mycenaean civilization.

Also visit the beautiful coastal town of Rethymno. Once ruled by the Venetians and later the Turks it is now dominated by a cafe culture and the dreaded kamaki.

Visit Buckingham Palace with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the palace in the quiet before the crowds arrive to watch the changing of the guard. It also shows you a good location to position yourself to have the best views and then shows the actually changing of the guard.

Visit London with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows some of the pageantry of London both current and historic as we ran into a ceremony at Saint Paul's cathedral, visited the New Globe theater, stopped by the palace at Greenwich, saw the theater district round Leicester Square, ran into a photo shoot with a number of models and even had a surprise celebrity encounter as we ran into the film crew for "Last Chance Harvey".

Visit Santorini with the Amateur Traveler: This video which is the 4th and final video of Santorini shows the various beaches of Santorini. We look at Red Beach, Perrisa and Kamari. The video also shows what a beach goer on Sanotini wears (and doesn't).

Visit Santorini, Greece with the Amateur Traveler: This is the 3rd of 3 videos on the island and it shows video from a boat tour to the volcano in the center Santorini. The crescent shaped island is the caldera of a volcano and all that remains of an eruption 3600 years ago that probably caused the downfall of the Minoan civilization when a tidal wave from sunk the Minoan fleet and left them vulnerable to invasion.

Visit Santorini (Thira) with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows goes on a road trip to the tip of the crescent shaped island to the picturesque town of Io. At sunset Io fills up with tourists who come to stand on the cliffs at Io among the houses, restaurants, shops, hotels and windmills to watch the setting sun. Io is a very lovely town with some pretty good shopping and eating options.

As regular listeners of the Amateur Traveler will know, Royal Holiday brought me down to Cozumel to review their Park Royal resort. This video includes video of the resort as well as video of snorkeling (underwater video), the west side beaches, the pirate cruise and downtown Cozumel.