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Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast

912 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 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#627 - Travel to Minas Gerais, Brazil

October 06, 2018 14:00 - 37 minutes

Hear 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 minutes

Hear 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

AT#625 - Travel to Langkawi Malaysia

September 22, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes

Hear about travel to Langkawi Malaysia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rod Sanchez from The Jetsetting Family Travel Podcast at thejetsettingfamily.com about this island paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#624 - Travel to Los Angeles, California

September 15, 2018 14:00 - 49 minutes

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AT#623 - Switzerland UNESCO Sites

September 08, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to Switzerland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from everything-everywhere.com about his recent trip to visit all the UNESCO sites in Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#622 - Travel to San Francisco, California

September 01, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about travel to San Francisco, California as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jill Robinson and Kimberley Levato authors of 100 Things to Do in San Francisco Before You Die. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#621 - Travel to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

August 25, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes

Hear about travel to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tom Shaner about his hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#620 - Sail the Virgin Islands

August 18, 2018 14:00 - 53 minutes

Hear about travel to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Captain Shane McClellan about a sailing trip to the area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#619 - Travel to Valencia, Spain

August 11, 2018 14:00 - 59 minutes

Hear about travel to Valencia, Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jason Jenkins from AnEpicEducation.com about the 2 years his family lived in Spain's 3rd largest city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#618 - Travel to Western Australia

August 04, 2018 14:00 - 33 minutes

Hear about travel to Western Australia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erica Carrico from ericacarrico.com about her trip to the wild and surprising Pilbara region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#617 - Travel to Southern Florida - Miami, The Everglades, The Florida Keys, Key West

July 28, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour

Hear about travel to South Florida (Miami, Everglades National Park, and the Florida Keys) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith from onmyfeetorinmymind.com about this diverse region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#616 - Travel to the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia

July 21, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes

Hear about travel to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Luke Mackin from wildsumatra.com about this far-flung destination he now calls home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#615 - Travel to the Coffee Region of Colombia

July 14, 2018 14:00 - 35 minutes

Hear about travel to the coffee region of Colombia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Alejandro from Bogota about an area of his country that he thinks doesn't get enough attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#614 - Travel to Qingdao, China

July 07, 2018 14:00 - 38 minutes

Hear about travel to Qingdao as the Amateur Traveler talks to Joseph Weiner about travel to the coastal city in China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#613 - Travel to Alabama

June 30, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about travel to Alabama as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Larry Bleiberg about his adopted home state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#612 - Travel to the Crystal Coast of North Carolina

June 23, 2018 14:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel to the Crystal Coast of North Carolina as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kit Parks from the Active Travel Adventures Podcast about the area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#611 - Basque Spain

June 16, 2018 14:00 - 45 minutes

Hear about travel to the Basque Region of Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Bumstead about his adopted country and region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#610 - Travel to Guna Yala, Panama

June 09, 2018 14:00 - 39 minutes

Hear about travel to the Guna Yala region of Panama as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lynn Smith from lynnsmithdestinations.com about a small boat cruise in these remote islands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#609 - Travel to Shanghai, China

June 02, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutes

Hear about travel to Shanghai, China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Carissa who is an American living in the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#512 - Travel to Cambodia (repeat)

May 26, 2018 14:00 - 50 minutes

This episode of the Amateur Traveler talks about the recent Amateur Traveler trip to Cambodia. 7 of the 9 people who joined me on this trip also join me for the podcast to share the highlights, surprises and challenges of the trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#608 - Travel to Jamaica

May 19, 2018 14:00 - 38 minutes

Hear about travel to Jamaica as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dave and Deb from theplanetD.com about their trips to the island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#607 - Travel to Budapest, Hungary

May 12, 2018 14:00 - 49 minutes

Hear about travel to Budapest, Hungary as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jennifer Dombrowski from luxeadventuretraveler.com about her trips to the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#606 - Travel to Denmark

May 05, 2018 14:00 - 39 minutes

Hear about travel to Denmark as the Amateur Traveler talks to Joe Trevillion about a country where he has lived at times and where he has traveled recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#605 - Travel Along the Volga River in Russia

April 28, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutes

Hear about travel to Russia along the Volga River as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Mark Baker about this destination that he recently wrote about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#604 - Travel to Montenegro

April 21, 2018 14:00 - 40 minutes

Hear about travel to Montenegro as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from everything-everywhere.com about his recent trip to this beautiful mountainous country in the Balkans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#603 - Travel to Mongolia

April 14, 2018 14:00 - 42 minutes

Hear about travel to Mongolia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Patricia from zewanderingfrogs.com about travel to this remote destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#602 - Travel to Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

April 07, 2018 14:00 - 57 minutes

Hear about travel to Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tommo & Megsy from foodfuntravel.com about their recent homebase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#601 - Travel to the Island of Crete in Greece

March 31, 2018 14:00 - 35 minutes

Hear about travel to the Island of Crete in Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to Elizabeth from compassandfork.com about her travels to this special Greek Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#600 - Travel to Chengdu, China

March 24, 2018 14:00 - 36 minutes

Hear about travel to Chengdu, China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica Elliot from howdareshe.org about her recent trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#599 - Travel to Madagascar

March 17, 2018 14:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about travel to Madagascar as the Amateur Traveler talks to Corinne Vale from reflectionsenroute.com about her travel to this island nation off southern Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#598 - Travel to Brooklyn, New York

March 10, 2018 15:00 - 52 minutes

Hear about travel to the borough of Brooklyn in New York City as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica Festa from jessieonajourney.com who used to live in the city and still leads tours there.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#597 - Travel to Chicago, Illinois

March 03, 2018 15:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel to Chicago, Illinois as the Amateur Traveler talks to Francesca Mazurkiewicz about her hometown of Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#596 - Travel to Tucson, Arizona

February 24, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes

Hear about travel to Tucson, Arizona  as the Amateur Traveler talks to Misty Foster from Green Suitcase Travel about her adopted desert home.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#595 - Travel to Columbus and Central Ohio

February 17, 2018 15:00 - 40 minutes

Hear about travel to Columbus and central Ohio as the Amateur Traveler talks to Matthew Caracciolo from matthewcaracciolo.com about what to do in the Buckeye State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#594 - Travel to Joshua Tree National Park

February 10, 2018 15:00 - 42 minutes

Hear about travel to Joshua Tree National Park in southern California as the Amateur Traveler talks to retired chief ranger from the park, Jeff Ohlfs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#593 - Travel to Bhutan

February 03, 2018 15:00 - 45 minutes

Hear about travel to Bhutan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Beth Whitman from WanderlustAndLipstick.com about this country that she has fallen in love with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#592 - Travel to Northern Flanders (Belgium)

January 27, 2018 12:00 - 43 minutes

Hear about travel to Mechelen, Hasselt and Leuven in Northern Flanders (Belgium) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sofie Couwenbergh from WonderfulWanderings.com about her country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#591 - Travel to Rwanda

January 20, 2018 15:00 - 34 minutes

Hear about travel to Rwanda as the Amateur Traveler talks to VJ from imvoyager.com about his trip to that country.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#590 - Travel to India with the Amateur Traveler

January 13, 2018 15:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel to India as the Amateur Traveler talks to participants from the Amateur Traveler trip to India in November of 2017.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#589 - Travel to Lombok, Indonesia

January 06, 2018 15:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about travel to Lombok in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jason Andrew Jenkins from AnEpicEducation.com about his family's recent 5 week trip to this island paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#588 - Travel to New Caledonia

December 30, 2017 15:00 - 48 minutes

Hear about travel to New Caledonia as the Amateur Traveler talks to CJ Johnson from the MOVIELAND ABC Radio Show and Podcast about his recent trip to this part of France in the South Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#480 - United States UNESCO World Heritage Sites (replay)

December 23, 2017 15:00 - 47 minutes

Hear about the United States UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from Everything-Everywhere.com and The Global Travel Conspiracy podcast about these best of the best sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#587 - Travel to Quebec

December 16, 2017 15:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel to the province of Quebec as the Amateur Traveler talks to Margarita Ibbott from downshiftingpro.com about a 7-10 day Itinerary to Montreal, Quebec City and Quebec Maritime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#586 - Travel to Belize

December 09, 2017 15:00 - 35 minutes

Hear about travel to Belize as the Amateur Traveler talks to Allison Greene from eternalarrival.com about her time in this small tropical country filled with shades of blue and green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#585 - Travel to Northern Chile

December 02, 2017 15:00 - 42 minutes

Hear about travel to Northern Chile as the Amateur Traveler talks to Steph Dyson from worldlyadventurer.com about her adopted country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#584 - Travel to Belarus

November 25, 2017 19:30 - 42 minutes

Hear about travel to Belarus as the Amateur Traveler talks to Megan Starr from meganstarr.com about her travels to a country that is transitioning from the "last Soviet dictatorship" to a high tech powerhouse.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#583 - Travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 18, 2017 23:12 - 36 minutes

Hear about travel to Albuquerque as Chris Christensen, the Amateur Traveler himself, talks about his trip to Albuquerque during the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#527 - Travel to Napa and Sonoma, California (replay)

November 11, 2017 15:00 - 51 minutes

Hear about travel to California's premier wine region of Napa and Sonoma as the Amateur Traveler talks again to free lance journalist Jill Robinson about this area with more than just wine... but a lot of that Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#582 - Travel to Providence, Rhode Island

November 04, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes

Hear about travel to Providence, Rhode Island as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tamara Gruber from we3travel.com and the Vacation Mavens podcast about travel other home town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#581 - Travel to Kiev, Ukraine

October 28, 2017 14:00 - 39 minutes

Hear about travel to Kiev in the Ukraine as the Amateur Traveler talks to Amy Butler from thewayfarersbook.com about her adopted city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books

The Greek Islands
2 Episodes