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Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast

906 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 899 ratings

Since 2005 Amateur Traveler has been talking about a different destination every week. It covers destinations all of the world with an emphasis on culturally rich travel. Learn more about your world. Amateur Traveler won its creator Chris Christensen a Travel+Leisure award as the "best independent travel journalist".

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Episodes

AT#847 - Travel to Cambodia

May 06, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes

Hear about travel to Cambodia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Matt from XpatMatt.com about a 10-day itinerary in this rapidly changing Asian country.

AT#764 - Sailing the Caribbean on the Windstar Star Breeze (Repeat)

April 29, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes

Hear about travel to the Caribbean on the Windstar Sea Breeze as the Amateur Traveler talks about small ships cruising to St Maarten, Barbados, St Lucia, and Antigua.

AT#846 - Travel to Puglia, Italy

April 22, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes

Hear about a 7-day itinerary in Puglia in southern Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kate Storm from OurEscapeClause.com about her trips to this up-and-coming destination.

AT#845 - Travel to the Island of Montserrat

April 15, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes

Hear about travel to the Island of Montserrat as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan Dekker about his visits to this island with an active volcano.

AT#844 - Travel to Tamil Nadu, India

April 08, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about a one-week itinerary for your travel to Tamil Nadu in Southern India as the Amateur Traveler talks to Girin Nayak about his native region.

AT#843 Travel to Uganda

April 01, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes

Hear about going on safari in Uganda as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jagdeep Sahni about his recent trip to this East African country.

AT#842 - Travel to Wisconsin

March 25, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutes

Hear about travel to the state of Wisconsin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dannelle Gay from TravelingCheesehead.com about her home state.

AT#841 - Travel to Fiji (Viti Levu and Taveuni)

March 18, 2023 12:30 - 46 minutes

Hear about travel to Fiji (the islands of Viti Levu and Taveuni) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes about his recent trip to this island nation including some pretty amazing scuba diving experiences. 

AT#840 - Cruising the Canal de Briare and the Loire Valley of France

March 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 minute

Hear about luxury barge cruising on the Canal de Briare in the Loire Valley of France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rose Palmer from quilttripping.com about her recent adventure.

AT#839 - Travel to the Queensland Outback, Australia

March 04, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to the Queensland Outback as the Amateur Traveler talks to Melissa from Queensland about a destination she discovered during the pandemic when she could not leave her home state.

Zero to Travel

March 02, 2023 05:18 - 2 hours

A special feed drop episode from another podcast. This episode is from my podcast brother Jason at Zero to Travel

AT#838 - Travel to Galicia in Spain

February 25, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to the province of Galicia in Northern Span as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lisa Rose Wright about her adopted home.

AT#837 - Travel to Malaysia

February 18, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes

Hear about travel to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sharezal Abdul Wahid the Director of Concierge at the Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur about his country.

AT#836 - Travel to Grenada

February 11, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes

Hear about travel to the island of Grenada in the West Indies as the Amateur Traveler talks to Caleb Sedam about the tropical paradise where he recently finished med school.

AT#835 - Travel to Turkey (Türkiye)

February 04, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes

Hear about things to do in Istanbul and in Trabzon on the Turkish Black Sea coast as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kimberly from The Art of Living in Turkey about her adopted country of Türkiye.

AT#834 - Travel to Edinburgh, Scotland

January 28, 2023 15:00 - 1 minute

Hear about fun things to do in Edinburgh, Scotland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan from the Zipping Around the World podcast about his recent trip to the capital of Scotland.

AT#833 - Travel to the Peloponnese, Greece

January 21, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Sally Jane Smith about a great alternative to visiting the Greek Islands.

AT#832 - Travel to Athens, Greece

January 14, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes

Hear about travel to Athens, Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Sally Jane Smith about Athens as a stop on the way to the Peloponnese Peninsula. 

AT#831 - Travel to Calabria in Italy

January 07, 2023 15:00 - 59 minutes

Hear about travel to Calabria as the Amateur Traveler talks to expat Skyler Mapes from exauoliveoil.com who now lives in the region of southern Italy.  

AT#730 - Travel to Bangkok, Thailand (Repeat)

December 31, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about travel to Bangkok, Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Desrosiers from the Ear Goggles Podcast about his adopted hometown.

AT#830 - Travel to the San Juan Islands and Whidbey Island

December 24, 2022 15:00 - 41 minutes

Hear about travel to the San Juan Islands and Whidbey Island as the Amateur Traveler talks to Seattle local Alex Shoemann about these beautiful islands in the Puget Sound.

AT#829 - Cruise the Islands of Melanesia

December 17, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour

Hear about cruising the islands of Melanesia (Papua New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott from OttsWorld.com about an unusual expedition cruise.

AT#828 - Nebraska Road Trip

December 10, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes

Hear about a road trip in Nebraska from Omaha to Scott's Bluff along the Oregon Trail as the Amateur Traveler talks to Olivia Wieseler about her home state.

AT#827 - Travel to Tanzania on Safari

December 03, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes

Hear about travel to Tanzania on safari as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jane Horlings about her recent trip to 3 of Tanzania's National Parks.

AT#721 - Travel to Oaxaca (Repeat)

November 26, 2022 15:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Metenosky from brooklyntropicali.com about the city she now calls home.

AT#826 - Travel to Puerto Rico

November 19, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about Puerto Rico travel tips as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica from The Dining Traveler about her home island of Puerto Rico.

AT#825 - Travel to Eswatini

November 12, 2022 15:00 - 58 minutes

Hear about travel to Eswatini as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sam and Theo about the small African country (formerly known as Swaziland) they both used to call home.

AT#824 - Travel to Bonaire

November 05, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes

Hear about things to do on the Island of Bonaire as the Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Gietman, owner of the Cadushy Distillery, about his adopted home of Bonaire.

AT#823 - Travel to Okinawa

October 29, 2022 14:00 - 47 minutes

Hear about travel to Okinawa as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mike de Jong about his visits to this tropical corner of Japan.

AT#822 - Travel to Morocco

October 22, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to Morocco as the Amateur Traveler talks to Azdean Elmoustaquim from the Destination Morocco site and podcast about his native country.

AT#821 - Travel to Bolivia

October 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about an itinerary for travel to Bolivia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jaybe Dear from The Only Way is Not Essex about her recent trip to this landlocked South American country.

AT#820 - Travel to Thessaloniki, Greece

October 08, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes

Hear about things to do in Thessaloniki, Greece, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Carol from Ambrosia Travel about the city that was for centuries the largest city in Greece and is still Greece's second-largest city.

AT#819 - Travel to Asturias, Spain

October 01, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes

Hear about travel to Asturias, Spain, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Leanne and Lyle from BeachTravelWine.com about this less-visited region of Northern Spain.

AT#720 - Driving the Carretera Austral, Chile (Repeat)

September 24, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel driving the Carretera Austral in Chile as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel journalist and guidebook author Steph Dyson about a country she literally wrote the book on. 

AT#818 - Travel to Volos, Greece and the Pelion Peninsula

September 17, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes

Hear about travel to Volos, Greece, and the Pelion Peninsula as the Amateur Traveler talks to Heather Cowper from HeatherOnHerTravels.com about her recent visit to this picturesque part of Greece.

AT#817 - Travel to Cape Verde

September 10, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes

Hear about travel to Cape Verde as the Amateur Traveler talks to Paulina from paulinaontheroad.com about this island nation off the coast of Africa.

AT#816 - Travel to Eastern Slovenia

September 03, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about travel to Eastern Slovenia as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Mark Baker from MarkBakerPrague.com about a recent press trip that he took to less visited parts of Solvenia.

AT#815 - Travel to Astypalaia and Amorgos, Greece

August 27, 2022 12:17 - 57 minutes

Hear about travel to Astypalaia and Amorgos as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael & Cassandre from @JourneyOfMC about these two less touristed Greek Islands.

AT#814 - Austria Road Trip

August 20, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes

Hear about an Austria road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael January about driving Empress Sisi's Road.

AT#813 - Travel to London, England

August 13, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes

Hear about travel to London, England, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Julie from ALadyInLondon.com about her adopted hometown.

AT#812 - Travel to the South Tyrol, Italy

August 06, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes

Hear about travel to South Tyrol, Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lynne Nieman about this beautiful region in northern Italy. 

AT#811 - Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in Italy

July 30, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in northern Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Morgan Fielder from CraveThePlanet.com about a multi-day hike she has taken more than once.

AT#810 - Driving the Natchez Trace Parkway

July 23, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes

Hear about driving the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi as the Amateur Traveler talks to journalist and southerner Kristin Luna.

Travel to Iraq Kurdistan - Episode 809

July 16, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about travel to Kurdistan in northern Iraq as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mansoureh Farahani from travelwithmansoureh.com about her travels in this off-the-beaten-path destination.

AT#808 - Travel to Silicon Valley, California

July 09, 2022 13:14 - 46 minutes

Hear about travel to the Silicon Valley (Santa Clara Valley) of California and San Jose as the Amateur Traveler talks about his hometown of 38 years.

AT#807 - Travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia, Spain

July 02, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Molly Sears-Piccavey who lives in Andalucia.

AT#806 - Travel to Havana, Cuba

June 25, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes

Hear about travel to Havana Cuba as the Amateur Traveler talks to Talek Nates, a Cuban-American, about the capital of the country of her ancestors.

AT#805 - Travel to Queretaro, Mexico

June 11, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about things to do when you travel to Queretaro, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ray Blakney about his adopted Mexican home.

AT#804 - Travel to Hanoi and Northern Vietnam

June 04, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to northern Vietnam as the Amateur Traveler talks to Paul B. Kennedy from VietnamTravelWithUs.com about the country he has adopted as home.

AT#803 - Travel to Death Valley National Park

May 28, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes

Hear about travel to Death Valley National Park in California as the Amateur Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about the largest of the national parks in the continental United States.

Books

The Greek Islands
2 Episodes