Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast
910 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 899 ratingsSince 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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AT#671 - Travel to Lafayette, Louisiana
August 31, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutesHear about travel to Lafayette, Louisiana as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Moore from solotripsandtips.com about this center of Cajun culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#670 - Africa Overland - Johannesburg to Victoria Falls
August 24, 2019 14:00 - 50 minutesIn this special episode of Amateur Traveler, I get to introduce to you some of the wonderful people who joined me in Africa last May. We drove overland from Johannesburg, South Africa to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#669 - Best California State Parks
August 17, 2019 14:00 - 54 minutesHear about the best of California's state parks as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Ohlfs who has been to all the parks in the state park system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#668 - Travel to Lima Peru
August 10, 2019 14:00 - 50 minutesHear about travel to Lima, Peru as the Amateur Traveler talks to Maggie O’Reilly from the Mayta Collection about a city she has come to love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#667 - Travel to Sri Lanka
August 03, 2019 14:00 - 44 minutesHear about travel to Sri Lanka as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mike Powers of SmallOfTheRoad.blogspot.ca about his recent trip to the island nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#666 - Travel to Saskatchewan
July 27, 2019 14:00 - 43 minutesHear about travel to Saskatchewan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ashlyn George from thelostgirlsguide.com about her home province of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#665 - National Parks in and near Washington D.C.
July 20, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutesHear about National Parks in Washington D.C. and the vicinity as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about monuments, memorials, mansions, battlefields, gardens and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#664 - Danube River Cruise
July 13, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutesHear about a cruise on the Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers from Budapest to Amsterdam as the Amateur Traveler talks again to travel writer Mark Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#663 - Travel to Southwest Colorado
July 06, 2019 14:00 - 46 minutesHear about travel to Southwest Colorado as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kelly Beasley and Marshall Wendler about road trips they have made to Durango and Silverton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#662 - Travel to the Piedmont Region of Italy
June 29, 2019 15:10 - 38 minutesHear about travel to Barolo and the Piedmont region of Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Betsy and Greg Ball from eurotravelcoach.com about this wine region that they love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#661 - Travel to the Algarve, Portugal
June 22, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutesHear about travel to the Algarve region of Southern Portugal as the Amateur Traveler talks to Eileen Cotter Wright from purewander.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#660 - Travel to Manchester England
June 15, 2019 14:00 - 51 minutesHear about travel to Manchester England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Helena Ringstrom about her adopted home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#659 - Travel to Wyoming
June 08, 2019 14:00 - 43 minutesHear about travel to Wyoming's national parks, state parks, and tourist sites as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jennifer Melroy from nationalparkobsessed.com about her love for the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#552 - Travel to Northern Italy (replay)
June 01, 2019 14:00 - 46 minutesHear about travel to Mantua, Verona, Padua Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gina Mussio from ginamussio.com about these wonderful cities in her adopted country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#658 - Travel the Northern Mississippi River Valley
May 25, 2019 14:00 - 1 hourHear about travel to the Northern Mississippi River Valley in Minnesota and Wisconsin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dean Klinkenberg from MississippiValleyTraveler.com about this stretch of America's mightiest river. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#657 - Travel to Bath, England
May 18, 2019 14:00 - 42 minutesHear about travel to Bath, England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Karen Warren about her new hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#656 - Travel to Slovenia
May 11, 2019 14:00 - 51 minutesHear about travel to Slovenia as Chris Christensen (the Amateur Traveler) talks about his recent solo road trip through western Slovenia as a guest of the Slovenia Tourism board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#655 - Canal Cruising in France
May 04, 2019 13:00 - 51 minutesHear about travel to The Canal du Midi and Carcassonne in southern France as Chris from the Amateur Traveler talks about his recent luxury hotel barge cruise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#564 - Travel to Curaçao
April 27, 2019 13:25 - 56 minutes - 39 MBHear about travel to Curaçao as the Amateur Traveler talks to Wendy Blumenstein-Elliott from adventurousretirement.com about her favorite Caribbean island.
AT#654 - Travel to Curaçao
April 27, 2019 13:25 - 59 minutesHear about travel to Curaçao as the Amateur Traveler talks to Wendy Blumenstein-Elliott from adventurousretirement.com about her favorite Caribbean island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#653 - Travel to Thailand
April 20, 2019 14:00 - 42 minutesHear about travel to Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Taiss and Rob from togethertowherever.com about the country where they lived as expats for some time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#652 - Alaska National Parks
April 13, 2019 14:00 - 54 minutesHear about travel to Alaska's National Parks as the Amateur Traveler talks once again to Gary Arndt about his visits to each of the 8 National Parks in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#651 - Travel to Sicily in Italy
April 06, 2019 14:00 - 48 minutesHear about travel to the Island of Sicily in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Barbara Riedel from barbaralicious.com about the home of her mother's family and the "home of her heart". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#650 - Travel to Rajasthan, India
March 30, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutesHear about travel to the northern India state of Rajasthan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dr Pankaj Jain about his native region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#550 - Travel to Tokyo, Japan (replay)
March 23, 2019 14:00 - 55 minutesHear about travel to Tokyo as the Amateur Traveler talks to family travel blogger / podcaster Jason Andrew Jenkins from AnEpicEducation.com about a city he called home for 13 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#649 - Travel to Bali
March 16, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutesHear about travel to the Island of Bali in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Brodie from TravelIn10.com about a recent family trip to this popular tropical destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#648 - Route 66 Road Trip
March 09, 2019 15:00 - 58 minutesHear about a Route 66 road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Austin Coop from 2laneamerica.com and guidedroute66tours.com about the Mother Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#647 - Travel to Phoenix, Arizona
March 02, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutesHear about travel to Phoenix, Arizona as the Amateur Traveler talks to Cindy Carlsson about Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#646 - Travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
February 23, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutesHear about travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Keri Hedrick from ourglobetrotters.com and familytravel-middleeast.com about her adopted country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#645 - Travel to The Island of Samos, Greece
February 16, 2019 15:00 - 1 hourHear about travel to The Island of Samos in Greece and the vicinity as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan from the Zipping Around the World podcast about this part of the Greek Islands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#644 - Travel to Idaho
February 09, 2019 15:00 - 58 minutesHear about travel to an Idaho road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jaime Mazur about her honeymoon in Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#643 - Travel to Serbia
February 02, 2019 15:00 - 54 minutesHear about travel to Serbia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stephanie Craig and Allison Green from sofiaadventures.com about one of the Balkan countries that they love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#642 - Travel to Guangzhou, China
January 26, 2019 15:00 - 58 minutesHear about what to do in Guangzhou as the Amateur Traveler talks to Bill Abbott about a somewhat less well known area for tourists in China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#641 - Travel to New Zealand
January 19, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutesHear about a two week New Zealand road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Hanson Cheng. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#640 - Travel to Chad
January 12, 2019 15:00 - 44 minutesHear about travel to Chad as the Amateur Traveler talks to Francis Tapon about his travel to Chad as part of a 5 and a half year journey to all 54 countries in Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#639 - Botswana Safari
January 05, 2019 15:00 - 1 hourHear about travel to Botswana on safari as I, the Amateur Traveler, relates stories from his recent experience on mobile safari in Botswana's Okavango Delta and a Safari Camp experience in the Kalahari desert on a press trip with Botswana Trek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#638 - Travel to Beijing, China
December 29, 2018 15:00 - 1 hourHear about travel to Beijing, China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Daniel Rickleman who calls Beijing Home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#549 - Travel to Scotland (Repeat)
December 22, 2018 15:00 - 53 minutesHear about travel to Scotland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sarah from www.thegirlwiththemaptattoo.com about travel to this beautiful and historic country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#637 - Visiting Universal Orlando Resort
December 15, 2018 15:00 - 58 minutesHear about visiting Universal Orlando Resort as the Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Stoen from travelbabbo.com about he and his kids favorite theme parks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#636 - Travel to Hong Kong
December 08, 2018 15:00 - 49 minutesHear about travel to Hong Kong as the Amateur Traveler talks to Marianne Rogerson from mumonthemove.com about the city where she lived for 4 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#635 - Travel to New York's Hudson Valley
December 01, 2018 15:00 - 1 hourHear about things to do in the Hudson Valley in New York as the Amateur Traveler talks to Adrien Behn from the Stranger's Abroad Podcast about this beautiful region where she grew up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#634 - Travel to Mauritius
November 24, 2018 15:00 - 38 minutesHear about travel to Mauritius as the Amateur Traveler talks to Corinne Vail from ReflectionsEnroute.com about her visit to this warm island paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#633 Travel to Seoul, South Korea
November 17, 2018 15:00 - 51 minutesHear about travel to Seoul, South Korea as the Amateur Traveler talks to Spencer Zentzch the CEO of Hacker Paradise about a city where he has live for 3 years over 6 different trips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#632 - Travel to Central Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest)
November 10, 2018 16:56 - 55 minutesHear about travel to Central Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest) as the Amateur Traveler talks to 4 people who joined me on this year's Amateur Traveler trip: Darrell, Derrick, Loraine and Holly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#631 - Travel to Patagonia in Chile
November 03, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutesHear about travel to Patagonia in Chile as the Amateur Traveler talks to Talek Nantes about her recent trip to the bottom of South America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#630 - Travel to Boston, Massachusetts
October 27, 2018 14:00 - 53 minutesHear about travel to Boston, Massachusetts as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lillie Marshall from AroundTheWorldL.com about her hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#629 - Travel to the Big Island of Hawaii
October 20, 2018 14:00 - 56 minutesHear about travel to the Big Island of Hawaii as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes from justinandcrystal.com about his island home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#628 - Travel to Singapore
October 13, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutesHear about travel to the island, city and country of Singapore as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ashley Hall who lives there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#627 - Travel to Minas Gerais, Brazil
October 06, 2018 14:00 - 37 minutesHear about travel to Minas Gerais, Brazil as the Amateur Traveler talks to Juergen Keller from southamerica.travel about the colonial heart of Brazil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT#626 - The Liberation Route Europe (WWII)
September 29, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutesHear about travel to some of the WWII sites in Western Europe as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from everything-everywhere.com about the Liberation Route. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices