

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast
Chris Christensen
Since 2005, Amateur Traveler has been talking about different destinations every week. It covers destinations all over 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" and entry into the "Podcast Hall of Fame."
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Mar 29, 2014 • 38min
AT#413 - Travel to Dusseldorf, Germany
Hear about travel to Düsseldorf, Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erik and Anne Hess about this city on the Rhine. Carnival, Christmas Markets and one of the most livable cities in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2014 • 40min
AT#412 - Travel to Mazatlan, Mexico
Hear about travel to Mazatlan, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Craig Zabransky about this Mexico seaport. Mazatlan is on the west coast of Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 2014 • 29min
AT#411 - Travel to Arctic Manitoba
Hear about travel to Arctic Manitoba as the Amateur Traveler talks to Marybeth Bond from GutsyTraveler.com about her recent trip to Churchill Manitoba to see polar bears.
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Mar 8, 2014 • 43min
AT#410 - Travel to Indonesia and the Island of Komodo
Hear about travel to Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to repeat guest Chris Willis about his trip to Indonesia. The main objective of Chris’s trip was to photograph Komodo dragons in the wild. Komodo dragons live on 2-3 islands which are not near any airport so getting there is half the experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2014 • 31min
AT#409 - Travel to Mobile, Alabama
Hear about travel to Mobile, Alabama as the Amateur Traveler talks to Carla Rountree from theinconsistentnomad.com about her home state. There are beautiful beaches. It is an area that was founded in the early 1700s so there is lots of culture, lots of history and it is even the area where Mardi Gras actually started in the USA.
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Feb 22, 2014 • 48min
AT#408 - Travel to Sudan
Hear about travel to Sudan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nicholas Bori of the I Quit project about his journey through that remote African country. Nicholas visited Sudan on an overlanding truck that traversed Africa from south to north. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 2014 • 26min
AT#407 - Travel to Montana
Hear about travel to Montana as the Amateur Traveler talks to Donna Hull from MyItchyTravelFeet.com. Donna and her husband visited Montana in 2001 as part of a National Park tour and fell in love with the Big Sky state. Finally in 2010 they moved to the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, the so called “banana belt” of Montana. They had planned to live there only in the Summer but did not want to leave when the end of Summer came.
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Feb 9, 2014 • 54min
AT#406 - Travel to the Russian Far East
Hear about travel to the Russian Far East as the Amateur Traveler talks to freelance travel journalist Robert Reid about his numerous journeys to this remote part of Russia. Robert does not describe a country that is easy to see or necessarily always approachable, but one that can still be seductive. Learn why Robert has “Russia Love”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2014 • 25min
AT#405 - Travel to The Pantanal, Brazil
Hear about travel to The Pantanal in Brazil as the Amateur Traveler talks to Daisy about her recent trip to this vast wetlands area. The Pantanal is south of the Amazon in Eastern Brazil and also extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.“The Pantanal is a basin that is the world’s largest wetlands. It is about ten times the size of the Everglades. It’s really a great site to see wildlife.” The Pantanal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 2014 • 39min
AT#404 - Travel to Southern Alberta in Canada
Hear about travel to Southern Alberta as the Amateur Traveler talks to Karl Andrews from Calgary about travel to his home province. The Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis Country, Waterton Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, The Calgary Stampede, and Dinosaurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


