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."
Episodes
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Nov 15, 2008 • 32min
AT#160 - Travel to India as a Woman
The Amateur Traveler talks to Beth Whitman, author of Wanderlust and Lipstick for Women Traveling to India, about the joys and challenges of traveling to India, especially solo travel as a woman. Learn what iconic image Beth has in her house, how she can go to the sub-continent with only the clothes on her back and how to fall in love with India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 8, 2008 • 45min
AT#159 - Travel to San Francisco, California
The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Miller of the SparkleTack podcast (about San Francisco history) about San Francisco. Richard guides us in a driving/walking tour from west to east. We start at lands end and end up near fisherman's wharf while talking about the sites and history of many of the places in between. This is a great companion episode with the 2 part soundseeing walking tour of San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2008 • 33min
AT#158 - Travel to Zimbabwe
The Amateur Traveler talks to Alex Lindsay about his adventures in Zimbabwe. Alex has been traveling to Zimbabwe twice a year for a number of years where he has built friendships with the people there including some notable artists and musicians. Alex talks about the struggles of life in Zimbabwe and the beauty of the country and the people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2008 • 29min
AT#157 - Travel to Seoul, South Korea
The Amateur Traveler talks to Rachel about Seoul, South Korea. Rachel is a college student from Hong Kong who studied in Seoul for the Summer. She talks about historic palaces, museums, customs and shopping in this city that she describes as a "kaleidoscope." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2008 • 29min
AT#156 - Travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Amateur Traveler talks to Robin Noelle (author of next year’s edition of the Moon Guidebook for Puerto Vallarta) about Puerto Vallarta. Robin talks about the beach, the food, the jungle and 12 foot wide Manta rays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2008 • 33min
AT#155 - Travel to Colorado
The Amateur Traveler talks to Brad Hugg soon to be the host of the Colorado Podcast about his state. He talks about the citieson teh frontal range and gives us a great circle route that takes in 14ers (peaks over 14 thousand feet), huge sand dunes, buttes, Mesa Verde, and the ski resorts near the continental divide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2008 • 36min
AT#154 - Immersive Travel in the USA
The Amateur Traveler talks to author Sheryl Kayne about her new book Immersion Travel USA. She talks about volunteer travel, educational travel and other immersive experiences from experiencing zero G to quilting, from climbing frozen waterfalls to counting right whales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2008 • 28min
AT#153 - Travel to the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2008 • 28min
AT#152 - Travel to Georgia
Georgia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2008 • 28min
AT#151 - Travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina
The Outer Banks of North Carolina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
