Amateur Traveler Podcast (2012 Archives)
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 11 years ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsAmateur Traveler is an award winning audio travel show that focuses primarily on the question: "where should you go next and what should you see, do and eat there?".
Amateur Traveler won its creator Chris Christensen a Travel+Leisure SMITTY award as the best independent travel journalist and a Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Award. It is also used to teach English at Oxford University.
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Episodes
AT#353 - Travel to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
December 22, 2012 22:40 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBHear about Queensland's Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane Australia from Annabel Candy. Long white sand beachs, hiking trails, a tropical zoo in the tropics.
AT#352 - Travel to London, England
December 15, 2012 22:49 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Amber, an American Tour Guide in London, about her adopted city. Amber is an American expat from London who now takes people on walking tours of London.
AT#351 - Travel to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador
December 09, 2012 01:50 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Jim Lutz from Via Adventures about the Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. "The Galapagos has to be one of the most unique and wonderful wildlife destinations in the world."
AT#350 - Travel to The Hill Towns of Southern Tuscany
December 03, 2012 02:13 - 45 minutes - 31.9 MBTheAmateur Traveler talks to Mary Jo Manzanares about 4 of her favorite hill towns in southern Tuscany: Contignano , Montalcino, Montepulciano and Pienza. Experience the food, the wine and the slower pace of some of these hill towns.
AT#349 - Travel to Peru
November 24, 2012 16:31 - 45 minutes - 32.2 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Nick Stanziano, co-founder of SA Luxury Expeditions and newly minted Peruvian citizen about his new country of Peru. We talk about Lima, Machu Picchu and other well known Peru landmarks as well both ancient and modern.
AT#348 - Travel to Uganda
November 17, 2012 16:25 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Christian Cummins about his bicycle trip across Uganda. Christian is a British expat who lives in Austria where he works for radio station FM4. He had recently returned from the African state of Uganda where he was raising money for a children’s education charity called Link Community Development.
AT#347 - Travel to Kenya
November 10, 2012 13:30 - 46 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Gretchen about her two trips to Kenya. Gretchen's husband is a wildlife photographer and they both are birders. They went on a wildlife photography safari that emphasized bird watching and fell in love with Kenya.
AT#346 - Travel to Medellin Colombia
November 03, 2012 12:30 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to David Lee about his parttime home, the “City of the Eternal Spring”, Medellin Colombia. If you just Medellin as a dangerous city and the home of drug lords, then your information is about 20 years out of date
AT#345 - Travel to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Western North Carolina
October 27, 2012 12:30 - 40 minutes - 28.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Nathan from Wand’rly Magazine about Great Smoky Mountains National Park and about his current home of Western North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited U.S. National Park.
AT#344 - Travel to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island
October 20, 2012 12:30 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Lee Abbamonte, the youngest American ever to travel to every country in the world, about 3 islands off the coast of Australia: Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island.
AT#343 - Travel to Cambodia
October 06, 2012 12:30 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Noah Lederman of SomewhereOrBust.com about his recent trip to Cambodia. Noah visited Anchor Wat, Rabbit Island near Kep, Battambang and the bamboo trains and Phnom Penh and the sobering Tuol Sleng - S21 memorial.
AT#342 - Travel to Tajikistan
September 29, 2012 15:35 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Soncina again about his trip to Tajikistan in Central Asia. Tajikistan is smack dab between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Unlike the other countries Tajikistan is mostly mountainous. A lot of its influences, history and culture is influenced by Persia while its neighbors have more Mongolian or nomadic influences.
AT#341 - Travel to New Zealand's South Island
September 15, 2012 12:30 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about his month long visit to New Zealand. We focus in this interview about the South Island of New Zealand. Erick started in Christchurch and then visited The Banks Penninsula, Lake Tekapo, the Dunedin, the Otago Peninsula, the Southern Scenic Route including the Catlins, Fiordland National Park (including cruising both Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound) Queenstown, the rainy west coast, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaikoura, and Picton.
AT#340 - Travel to the Microstates of Europe (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino)
September 08, 2012 21:54 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to to Gary Arndt about the 4 micro-states in Europe: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino. "They all have very unique histories and the one thing that they are all very small"
AT#339 - Travel to Costa Brava, Spain
September 01, 2012 16:41 - 37 minutes - 26 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott about Costa Brava Spain. Costa Brava is in Catalonia north of Barcelona on the rugged coastline of Spain. It also extends as far inland as the Pyrenees and includes farming country and medieval towns.
AT#338 - Travel to Las Vegas, Nevada
August 18, 2012 12:30 - 53 minutes - 37 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Hunter Hillegas author of the Vegas Mate iPhone app about Las Vegas. The Amateur Traveler has covered Las Vegas before but the city is constantly changing.
AT#337 - Travel to Segovia and Toledo Spain
August 11, 2012 12:30 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Photographer Ralph Velasco about two of his favorite cities in Spain, Toledo and Segovia. Both Toledo and Segovia are a short distance from Madrid and both offer interesting and historically significant cities with UNESCO World Heritage sites.
AT#336 - Travel to Serbia and Kosovo
August 05, 2012 06:30 - 43 minutes - 30.8 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Shawn Farris about his trip to Serbia and Kosovo. Shawn either visited two countries (or one) in this contested area of the Balkans.
AT#355 - Solo (International) Travel as a Woman with Janice Waugh
July 31, 2012 16:14 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Janice Waugh from Solo Traveler about solo travel as a woman, particularly solo international travel. Janice did not set out to be a solo traveler but after the death of her husband she gained her courage to travel again.
AT#334 - Travel to Yorkshire, England
July 22, 2012 02:47 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Elspeth about her native Yorkshire in northern England.
AT#333 - Travel to The Island of Java in Indonesia
July 16, 2012 20:48 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Lash from LashWorldTour.com about the Island of Java in the nation of Indonesia. She cycled through the countryside and visited the major cities of this populous island in Indonesia.
AT#332 - Trekking Around Mont Blanc, France
July 07, 2012 12:30 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Marc Barach about his recent trek around Monte Blanc. Hiking around the giant mountain on the tour Monte Blanc took him through portions of France, Italy and Switzerland.
AT#331 - Travel to the Islands of Kyushu, Japan
June 30, 2012 17:14 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Andrew about the Island of Kyushu, the southern island in Japan. Kyushu is one of the warmer parts of Japan. Nagasaki is probably the best known city on the island for its tragic history as the second city targeted with an atomic bomb. The island has is green and hilly with a number of active volcanos. Andrew and his wife had a chance to visit a number of museums, the peace park in Nagasaki, visit a volcano, be buried in hot and and take in a local soccer game. ...
AT#330 - Travel to Connecticut
June 23, 2012 18:47 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Jen Russell about the 3rd smallest state in the U.S. Connecticut. Connecticut, the Constitution State, is located halfway between New York and Boston. It has a coastline sheltered by Long Island so more suitable for family frolicking than for surfing. Connecticut also has a long maritime tradition which is celebrated at Mystic Seaport. It's forested rolling hills are popular with people who come to New England in the Fall to see the Fall colors. Connecticut is r...
AT#329 - Travel to Savannah, Georgia
June 09, 2012 18:57 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Neil Kristianson about one of his favorite travel destinations Savannah, Georgia. Neil and his wife were drawn to Savannah originally because of the movie and the book “Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil”. They fell in love with the Antebellum architecture, the many public squares, the Southern hospitality and pace, and, strangely enough, with the cemeteries. Savannah is rich in history and has been a destination for travelers even before Sherman’s March to...
AT#328 - Adventure Travel in Costa Rica
June 02, 2012 17:51 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks about adventure travel in Costa Rica. From rafting on the Pacuare river and ziplining through the Monteverde Cloud forest to snorkeling off the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica can be a great destination for adventure travel.
AT#327 - Travel to Sun Valley, Idaho
May 26, 2012 17:04 - 30 minutes - 21.4 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Scott E. Jordan of Scottevest about his home in Sun Valley Idaho.
AT#326 - Travel to Belgium
May 12, 2012 12:30 - 44 minutes - 10.3 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Sam Oppenheim who returns to the show to talk about a recent trip to Belgium. Starting in Brussels, Sam and his wife Mina also visited Ghent, Antwerp, Brugge, Bouillon and Orval.
AT#325 - Travel to the Twin Cities of Minnesota (St Paul and side trips)
May 05, 2012 12:30 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Kirk Horsted in a two part episode on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. In this second half Kirk looks at the state capital of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
AT#324 - Travel to the Twin Cities of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
April 28, 2012 19:29 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Kirk Horsted in a two part episode on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. This first episode focuses on Minneapolis with day trips west of the Mississippi river.
AT#323 - Travel to Lithuania
April 21, 2012 17:52 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Katie Aune from KatieGoingGlobal.com about her recent trip to Lithuania. Katie visited Lithuania as part of a year traveling through countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R. She spent much of her time in and around Vilnius, the capital.
AT#322 - Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy
April 14, 2012 19:53 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Antonello Losito from Southern Visions Travel about his native region of Puglia (Apulia) in Italy. Puglia is the boot of Italy and does not get the same number of tourists as Northern Italy. But Antonello recommends his rugged coastline and mountain towns as a way to see the Italy that “most American’s picture”.
AT#321 - Travel to Umbria, Italy
March 31, 2012 12:30 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Rebecca about her adopted home of Umbria in Italy. Umbria is known as the green heart of Italy. Perhaps less well known than its neighbor of Tuscany to the North Umbria is a verdant region of hill towns, farms and national parks located in the center of Italy.
AT#320 - Travel to the Island of Lanai, Hawaii
March 24, 2012 12:30 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks about traveling to the Hawaiian Island of Lana’i. I recently spent a week in Lana’i as a guest of the Lana’i Visitor’s Bureau as one of their 2012 “Artists in Residence”. Lana’i only has 3,000 residence and a small town feel. I talk about some of the more unusual (for me at least) activities that I tried on the Island including riding a horse, going on a ride and shoot (to Lana’i Pines Sporting Clays), snubing, learning to play the ukulele, getting a lomi lomi mass...
AT#319 - Travel to the Yunnan Province of China
March 17, 2012 12:30 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThe 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 is on the border with Laos, Myanmar and Tibet.
AT#318 - Travel to Southern Israel
March 11, 2012 01:57 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBThe Amateur Travelertalks to Chaundra about her trip to Southern Israel, a barren but "stunning" land where every rock is full of history.
AT#317 - Travel to India
February 25, 2012 19:33 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to David Grenewetzki about his first trip to India. His itinerary covered Mombai, Bangalore, Rajasthan, Delhi and then ended at the Indian wedding of friends. Along the way they visited alaces, temples, forts, grand hotels, ancient caves, and acted as Tiger bait.
AT#316 - Travel to Catalina Island off California
February 18, 2012 16:30 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Carrie from cruisebuzz.net about a popular vacation spot just off the coast of California, Catalina Island.
AT#315 - Cruise Barge Canals in England and Wales
February 11, 2012 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Graw about his experiences cruising the canals of England in a canal boat (or narrow boat). The canals traverse through tunnels, up staircases of locks and even up over aqueducts.
AT#314 - Travel to Trinidad and Tobago
February 04, 2012 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to JD Andrews about his recent trip to Trinidad and Tobago. JD, who used to work for a cruise line, has visited many of the islands of the Caribbean but this was his first visit to Trinidad.
AT#313 - Travel to Bolivia
January 28, 2012 22:30 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Tieso about his recent trip to Bolivia. He was traveling from Argentina to Peru and at first Bolivia was just in the way, but he discovered a country worth seeing.
AT#312 - Travel to Bulgaria
January 21, 2012 13:00 - 35 minutes - 25 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Zabransky fro StayAdventurous.com about his recent trip to Bulgaria. He traveled with a Bulgarian friend and visited picturesque towns as well as the amazing blue waters of the Black Sea.
AT#311 - Travel to Northern Queensland, Australia
January 15, 2012 05:32 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Kerwin about his recent trip to Northern Queensland. Dave recommends 2 main stops on your trip: the Atherton Tablelands, Daintree National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.
AT#310 - Travel to San Antonio. Texas
January 08, 2012 00:55 - 24 minutes - 17 MBThe Amateur Traveler talks to Carlos Gutierrez about his home town of San Antonio, Texas. Carlos gives us a guide to some of the obvious spots like the Alamo but also shares some of his favorite hole in the wall restaurants, a tip about the best time to come to San Antonio, and a great drive in the Texas countryside.