Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast
Episodes
AT#988 - Hidden Gems of London
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about visiting the hidden gems of London, England, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from Jonty Travels about this city he once called...
AT#987 - Travel to Slovenia
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Slovenia as Chris talks with travel writer Sam Baldwin about an active, slightly off-the-beaten-path itinerary through one of Eur...
AT#986 - Travel to Dublin, Ireland
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Dublin, Ireland, as the Amateur Traveler talks to tour guide Garvan Rushe from DublinTourGuide.ie about the capital and largest c...
AT#985 - Travel to Northern France
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Northern France (and a day in Flanders) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Anderson about his trip into the historic towns an...
AT#984 - Travel to Puebla, Mexico
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Puebla, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Scott Thompson from Livit Immersion Center about his adopted home in this histori...
AT#983 - Travel to Bern, Switzerland
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Bern, Switzerland, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jack Baumann from Guidester and the Europe Travel 101 Podcast about a city he...
AT#982 - Travel to Sardinia
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Sardinia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Shannon O'Brien from shannon-obrien.com about her visit to this island corner of Italy....
MT#10 - Christmas Markets in Europe
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Christmas Markets in Europe as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes of JustinAndCrystal.com about his visit to markets in ...
AT#981 - Travel to the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rael Zieve from Keep Travelling Africa about one of his favorite ...
AT#980 - Travel to Tunis, Tunisia
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Tunis, Tunisia, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Ohlfs about his recent visit to this arid Arab country in North Africa. Wh...
AT#979 - Travel to the Parks of Utah
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to lesser-known parks in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes from justinandcrystal.com about th...
AT#978 - Travel to Skardu, Pakistan
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the remote region of Skardu, Pakistan, as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about his recent visit to this beautiful...
AT#977 - Travel to Southeastern Turkey
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Southeastern Turkey as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mark Michael from rambleswithmark.com about this region that is the home to ...
AT#976 - Travel to Libya
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Amateur Traveler, host Chris Christensen talks with AJ Ajay, a Libyan-born travel professional and founder of Intu Libya, about tra...
AT#975 - Travel to Delhi, India
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Amateur Traveler, host Chris Christensen welcomes back Jonty Crane of Jonty Travels and The Tramping Life podcast to share prac...
AT#974 - Cruising Patagonia with Australis
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode of Amateur Traveler, Chris shares an in-depth look at an eight-night adventure cruise through the fjords, glaciers, capes, and wi...
AT#973 - Travel to Northern Taiwan
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Amateur Traveler, Chris talks with returning guest and friend of the show Lee Moore, author of "China's Backstory: The History Beij...
AT#972 - Travel to Central Vietnam
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Amateur Traveler, Chris talks with travel writer and guidebook author Joshua Zukas about planning an immersive trip through Central...
AT#971 - Yangtze River Cruise in China
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode of Amateur Traveler, Chris takes you along on a Yangtze River cruise from Yichang to Chongqing, an upstream journey through China...
AT#970 - Walking the Thames Path Trail in England
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the south of England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Heather Cowper from HeatherOnHerTravels.com about hiking the Thames Path Na...
AT#969 - Travel to the Federated States of Micronesia
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Kosrae and Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lexie Brown from @lexienicolebrown on I...
AT#968 - Travel to Bhutan
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Bhutan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dorji Dhratyul, the former head of Tourism for the Kingdom of Bhutan. This week's show i...
AT#967 - Travel to Kansas
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Kansas as the Amateur Traveler discusses a recent trip to Wichita, Kansas, for a conference and a post-conference Old West themed...
AT#966 - Driving the North Shore of Lake Superior
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about a road trip across the North Shore of Lake Superior as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Adler about an area that he fell in love with th...
AT#965 - Travel to Cairo, Egypt
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Cairo, Egypt, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Neil Laird, TV producer and the author of the Prime Time Travelers Series, about h...
AT#964 - Lake Constance Bike Trip (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about traveling to Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as the Amateur Traveler discusses a biking trip around the lake...
AT#963 - Travel to Marseille and Provence
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Marseille and Provence in France as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Audra Morris of The Nerd Traveler about her visit to Fran...
AT#962 - Travel to the Northern South Island of New Zealand
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the top half of New Zealand's South Island as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from Jonty Travels about his adopted coun...
AT#961 - Adventure Travel in the Solomon Islands
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Solomon Islands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Shorrock from Travel Obscure about his adventurous trip in these remote Pa...
AT#960 - Budget Travel to the Galapagos Islands
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Galapagos Islands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael from Rochester about doing this bucket list trip as a budget trave...
MT#9 - Night Trains in Europe
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast, host Chris Christensen talks with Bart from Trip Tailor, a travel agent and former train steward who ...
AT#959 - Road Trip in Oman
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about a road trip in Oman as the Amateur Traveler talks to Max Walton from Sloths with Latitude about the country he thinks is the best in the wo...
AT#958 - Travel to Turkmenistan
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Turkmenistan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Abdylla Geldiyev, Managing Director of Undiscovered Frontiers, about an itinerary...
AT#957 - Cruising the Peruvian Amazon with G Adventures
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast, host Chris Christensen recounts his immersive experience cruising the Peruvian Amazon on a nine-day "...
AT#956 - Travel to Andorra
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the tiny country of Andorra as the Amateur Traveler talks to musician Eli Lev about this small country in the Pyrenees Mountains,...
AT#955 - Travel the Silk Road in Gansu, China
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Silk Road as the Amateur Traveler talks about his recent trip to the Gansu province of China, Buddhist Grottos, stunning land...
AT#954 - Travel to China (Beijing and Gannan)
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Beijing, China, and the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Gansu) as the Amateur Traveler discusses the first half of a recent...
AT#953 - Travel to Suriname
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Suriname as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mike Power from SmallOfTheRoad.blogspot.com about his recent trip to this South America...
AT#833 - Travel to the Peloponnese, Greece (Repeat)
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about sailing in the Saronic Islands and the Peloponnese as the Amateur Traveler talks about his recent yacht charter with Navigare Yachting. ...
AT#952 - Travel to Samoa
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the island nation of Samoa as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from Jonty Travels about his recent trip biking around th...
AT#951 - Travel to Northern Iceland
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Northern Iceland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Monika from PlanPackExplore.com about her recent trip through the center of Ice...
AT#950 - Rafting the Grand Canyon with Western River Expeditions
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about rafting the Grand Canyon for seven days as the Amateur Traveler talks about this bucket list trip sponsored by Western River Expeditions. ...
AT#949 - Travel to the French Riviera
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the French Riviera as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer and children's book author Kimberley Lovato about this region w...
AT#948 - Espírito Santo, Brazil
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Espírito Santo, Brazil, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Fuse from Fuse Travels about her family's homeland. Why should you tra...
AT#947 - Travel to Brunei and Sabah on Borneo
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Brunei and Sabah on the island of Borneo as the Amateur Traveler talks to Max Walton about his recent trip to these contrasting l...
AT#946 - Travel to Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jennifer Doré Dallas from Chasing Poutine about...
AT#945 - Travel to Victoria, British Columbia
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Victoria, British Columbia, as Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler talks about his recent visit to the capital of British Col...
MT8 - New Zealand Great Walks
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about New Zealand Great Walks as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from jontynz.com about these amazing multi-day treks in his home count...
AT#944 - Exploring the Kunisaki Peninsula with Walk Japan
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode of Amateur Traveler, I share the story of my recent walking trip through the Kunisaki Peninsula and Yufuin in Kyushu, Japan, with...
AT#943 - Travel to Auckland, New Zealand
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Auckland, New Zealand, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from Jonty Travels about a city that he called home for a dec...
AT#839 - Travel to the Queensland Outback (Repeat)
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Queensland Outback as the Amateur Traveler talks to Melissa from Queensland about a destination she discovered during the pan...
AT#942 - Travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about traveling to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as the Amateur Traveler talks to a longtime Disney expert, former attorney, host of WDW...
AT#941 - Travel to Kolkata, India
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Kolkata, India (formerly Calcutta) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sam Sarkar from Travels with Dr. Sam about this city built by...
AT#940 - Travel to Cuba
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Cuba as the Amateur Traveler talks to 3 listeners of the show who joined this year’s trip to explore this beautiful and sometim...
MT7 - Fear of Flying with Johnny Jet
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Johnny Jet shares his deeply personal story of overcoming a debilitating fear of flying before becoming a travel expert. A dream tri...
AT#939 - Travel to Germany’s Black Forest
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Germany’s Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg as the Amateur Traveler talks to Matt Kepnes (Nomadic Matt) about his visit to the...
AT#938 - Travel to the Basque Country in France and Spain
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Basque Country in France and Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Craig Anderson about his recent trip to the home of the B...
AT#937 - Travel to Genoa and Liguria in Italy
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Genoa and Liguria in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Enrica, Ligurian food expert from ASmallKitcheninGenoa.com about her ...
AT#936 - Travel to Duluth, Minnesota
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Duluth, Minnesota as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel photographer Autumn Carolynn about this city on Lake Superior that has ...
MT6 - Questions and Answers
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, friend of the show Gary Arndt turns the tables on host Chris Christensen and asks him questions about Amateur Traveler, giving a behi...
AT#935 - Travel to Stuttgart, Germany
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Stuttgart, Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Kristin Montgomery from growingglobalcitizens.com and mycornerofgermany...
AT#934 - Travel to Palm Springs, California
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kathy Condon from the Palm Springs Insider Guide about thi...
AT#933 - Travel to Hidden Colombia
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to off-the-beaten-track regions of Colombia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes about multi-color rivers, granite monolit...
AT#932 - Travel to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates as the Amateur Traveler talks about an unexpected trip to the region. Why should you visit the...
AT#931 - Travel to Timor-Leste
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Timor-Leste as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane about this small out of the way tropical country where he is doing volun...
AT#930 - Travel to the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about his adventures in this out of the w...
AT#929 - Travel to the Languedoc Region of Southern France
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Languedoc Region as the Amateur Traveler talks to Craig from Dallas about his road trip through the historic cities of Southe...
AT#928 - Travel to Machu Picchu, Peru
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Machi Picchu as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael from Rochester about his bucket list visit to this famous Inca site and mor...
AT#927 - Travel to Paraguay
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Paraguay as the Amateur Traveler talks to Alex from AdventureToEveryCountry.com about this lesser-visited country that he has com...
AT#926 - Travel to Menorca, Spain
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Menorca, Spain, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kristin Henning from travelpast50.com about her visit to the northernmost of the...
AT#925 - Travel to Ushuaia, Argentina
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Ushuaia, Argentina, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Naomi Linford from "Forever Out Of Office" about her winter trip to the sout...
MT#5 - Hiking in Europe
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about Hiking in Europe as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Cassandra Overby from exploreonfoot.com about how and why to see Europe fro...
AT#924 - Travel to Cáceres, Spain
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Cáceres, Spain, as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Troy Nahumko, who literally wrote the book on this unexplored cor...
AT#923 - Travel to Central China
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Central China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Larry Fan, who was born in the city of Zhengzhou and recently returned to explore ...
AT#922 - Travel to the 'Stans of Central Asia
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Central Asia or the 'Stans as the Amateur Traveler talks to Megan Cox from Meg the Rolling Egg about her trip to Kazakhstan, Kyrg...
MT#4 - Airlines Points and Miles
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Tiffany Funk from Point.me, a tool that helps travelers maximize airline points for flights. Host Chris Christensen and Tiffany ...
AT#921 - Travel to Lyon, France
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you go to Lyon? Audra says, "It's a magical town. It is a little bit like Paris in the fact that it has, in fact, two rivers, so maybe a li...
AT#821 - Travel to Bolivia (Repeat)
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about an itinerary for travel to Bolivia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jayne Dear from The Only Way is Not Essex about her recent trip to th...
AT#920 - Trips from Manila, Philippines
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about trips from Manila as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin from justin-travel.com about where to go after visiting the Philippine capital. J...
AT#919 - Travel to Mallorca, Spain
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Mallorca, Spain, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kristin Henning from travelpast50.com and Courtney Drake McDonough from realfoo...
Bonus - Career Breaks
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
from the Zero to Travel Podcast: How to Start Planning Your First (Or Next) Career Break Today (Using 5 Simple Steps) with Cali O´Connor Have you tho...
AT#918 - Travel to Savannah, Georgia
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Savannah, Georgia, and the vicinity as the Amateur Traveler talks to Yvonne Johnson about her adopted hometown. Why should you go...
AT#917 - Travel to Door County, Wisconsin
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Door County in Wisconsin as the Amateur Traveler talks with Bailey Freeman from atravelingbee.com about our recent press trip to ...
AT#916 - Travel to the West Indies
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the West Indies, to the islands of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, Anguilla, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Sint Eustatius, as the Amate...
MT#3 - This Week in Travel Reunion
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Week in Travel was a podcast that was in production from 2009 to 2020. In this reunion episode of This Week in Travel (dubbed "This Decade in Tra...
AT#915 - Travel to the Laikipia Region of Kenya
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Laikipia region of Kenya as the Amateur Traveler talks to Shaun Stanley from Stanley Safaris about one of his favorite Africa...
AT#914 - Travel to Normandy, France
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Normandy, France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kat Butler from World Wide Honeymoon and France Voyager about this historic and...
AT#913 - Driving Germany's Romantic Road
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about driving the Romantic Road in Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks to Leland and Crissy Walker about their trip through medieval villages, ...
MT#2 - Living Abroad with Justin Barnes
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Amateur Traveler, we discuss issues associated with living abroad. My Guest Justin Burns, a part-time resident of the Can...
AT#912 - Travel to Georgia
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the state of Georgia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lesli Peterson from 365 Atlanta Traveler about the state where she grew up....
AT#911 - Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about traveling to Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jill Robbins about her favorite part of the state she calls hom...
MT#1 - Solo Travel with Beth Santos
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first bonus episode of Amateur Traveler, we discuss how and why to travel solo, even if you are not single. My Guest: Beth Santos is the found...
AT#910 - Travel to Romania (and Northern Hungary)
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Romania and Northern Hungary as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lisa VanderVeen about her recent Intrepid trip to the area. Why sho...
AT#909 - Travel to Northeastern Florida - Jacksonville, Amelia Island and St Augustine
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Northeast Florida as the Amateur Traveler talks to Angie Orth from Angie Away about her hometown and the area around it. Why shou...
AT#908 - Road Trip in Northern Norway
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about a road trip at the top of the world in Northern Norway as the Amateur Traveler talks to Torunn Tronsvang from Up Norway about this scenic b...
AT#907 - Travel to the Maldives
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Brodie from Travel in 10 about his experience in this tro...
AT#906 - Travel to Castile and León, Spain
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the region of Castile and León in Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ethan Witthun about the region where he studied abroad....
AT#905 - Travel to Afghanistan
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Afghanistan as the Amateur Traveler talks to bigger and adventure tour guide Sibu Szymanowska about this adventurous destination,...
AT#904 - Travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jo Clark from Have Glass, Will Travel about her hometown. Why shoul...
AT#903 - The Great West Way in England
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel the Great West Way from London to Bristol as the Amateur Traveler talks to Penny Sadler, who writes Adventures of a Carry-on, about...