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 Yicha...
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 Heath...
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 Travele...
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 Tour...
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 ...
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 Davi...
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 ...
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 Amateu...
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 M...
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 Jon...
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 Obs...
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 a...
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 Ta...
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...
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 Direct...
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 exper...
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 a...
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 ...
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 Ama...
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.blogsp...
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 hi...
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 Jo...
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.c...
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 l...
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'...
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 Travel...
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 W...
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 t...
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 ab...
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 abo...
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 Ku...
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 ...
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...
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 lo...
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 ...
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 y...
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 fl...
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...
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 A...
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 fo...
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 C...
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 h...
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 fr...
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 Co...
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 Justi...
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 unexp...
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 o...
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 Sc...
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 h...
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 ...
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...
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 travelpas...
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 "Foreve...
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 exp...
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, w...
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 c...
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 ...
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 point...
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 fa...
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...
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 wh...
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 travelpa...
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 (Usin...
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 Joh...
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...
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, S...
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 ...
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 fro...
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 Ho...
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 W...
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 Gu...
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 A...
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 ...
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 ...
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 a...
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 a...
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 T...
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 ...
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...
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 Si...
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 Hav...
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 S...
AT#902 - Travel to India
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to India including the Golden Triangle as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nir ben Do...
AT#901 - Travel to the Balkans - Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Albania, North Macedonia, and Kosovo as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Ba...
AT#900 - Travel to Emilia-Romagna, Italy
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna as the Amateur Traveler talks to Keith Jen...
AT#899 - Alaska Cruise
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about cruising the waters of Alaska and British Columbia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan...
AT#898 - Travel to Newport, Rhode Island
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Newport, Rhode Island as the Amateur Traveler talks to Phil Roberson about this...
AT#807 - Travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia, Spain (repeat)
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Molly Se...
AT#897 - Travel to Northern Morocco
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Northern Morocco as the Amateur Traveler talks to 5 listeners of the show who j...
AT#896 - Travel to Southern Morocco
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Southern Morocco as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ady from Hit The Road Music S...
AT#895 - Travel to Palau
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to the country Palau as the Amateur Traveler talks to Randy Rohrer about his recen...
AT#894 - Travel to Oklahoma
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Oklahoma as the Amateur Traveler talks to Caitlin from TwinFamilyTravels.com ab...
AT#893 - Travel to Newfoundland and Labrador
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Newfoundland and Labrador as the Amateur Traveler talks to Bri Mitchell from tr...
AT#713 - Travel to Brittany France (Repeat)
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about things to do when you travel to the Brittany region of France as the Amateur Traveler tal...
AT#892 - Travel to Central Portugal
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Central Portugal as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stephanie Lambert from eurotr...
AT#891 - Travel to Mexico City, Mexico
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Mexico City as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ashlea Russell from SheRoamsAbout....
AT#890 - Travel to Mindanao, Philippines
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about tourist spots in Mindanao, the southernmost island in the Philippines, as the Amateur Tra...
AT#889 - Travel to Reunion Island
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel to Reunion Island, an outpost of France in the Indian Ocean as the Amateur Travele...
AT#888 - Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about travel by Train from Brisbane to Adelaide as the Amateur Traveler talks to Pamela and Gar...
AT#887 - Travel to Kyushu Japan
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about a 7-day itinerary for the island of Kyushu, Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Adelin...