Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

AT#813 - Travel to London, England

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to London, England, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Julie from ALadyInLondon.com about her adopted hometown. Learn more about your ...

AT#812 - Travel to the South Tyrol, Italy

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to South Tyrol, Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lynne Nieman about this beautiful region in northern Italy.  Learn more abou...

AT#811 - Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in Italy

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in northern Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Morgan Fielder from CraveThePlanet.com about a mu...

AT#810 - Driving the Natchez Trace Parkway

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about driving the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi as the Amateur Traveler talks to journalist and southerner Kristin...

AT#809 - Travel to Iraq Kurdistan

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Kurdistan in northern Iraq as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mansoureh Farahani from travelwithmansoureh.com about her travels in ...

AT#808 - Travel to Silicon Valley, California

09 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Silicon Valley (Santa Clara Valley) of California and San Jose as the Amateur Traveler talks about his hometown of 38 years. ...

AT#807 - Travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia, Spain

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Jaén province of Andalucia Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Molly Sears-Piccavey who lives in Andalucia. Learn more ab...

AT#806 - Travel to Havana, Cuba

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Havana Cuba as the Amateur Traveler talks to Talek Nates, a Cuban-American, about the capital of the country of her ancestors. Le...

AT#713 - Travel to Brittany France

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to the Brittany region of France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kristin Montgomery from GrowingGlobalCitizen...

AT#805 - Travel to Queretaro, Mexico

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Queretaro, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ray Blakney about his adopted Mexican home. Learn more a...

AT#804 - Travel to Hanoi and Northern Vietnam

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to northern Vietnam as the Amateur Traveler talks to Paul B. Kennedy from VietnamTravelWithUs.com about the country he has adopted a...

AT#803 - Travel to Death Valley National Park

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Death Valley National Park in California as the Amateur Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about the largest of the ...

AT#802 - Travel to the South of Iceland

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the South of Iceland as the Amateur Traveler talks to hotelier Friðrik Pálsson about his native land. Learn more about your ad ...

Everything-Everywhere - King Tutankhamun

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A sample episode of my friend Gary Arndt's Everything-Everywhere podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AT#801 - Tennessee Road Trip

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a Tennessee Road Trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stephanie Craig from HistoryFanGirl.com about a recent family trip across the Volunt...

AT#800 - Travel to Alaska in Winter

07 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Alaska in winter as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott from OttsWorld.com about the state that has captured her heart. Lear...

AT#711 - Travel to Bosnia (Repeat)

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kenan from Highlander Adventures about his country. Learn more about your...

AT#799 - Travel to Yosemite National Park

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Yosemite National Park and the region as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer and California native Jill Robinson about he...

AT#798 - Travel to Cyprus

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Cyprus as the Amateur Traveler talks to Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of UncorneredMarket.com about their active Cyprus itinerary....

AT#797 - Travel to Wellington, New Zealand

09 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do in Wellington, New Zealand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kate from KateAbroad.com about her former home. Learn more about ...

AT#796 - Travel to Antigua and Barbuda

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda as the Amateur Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about his recent trip.  ...

AT#795 - Travel to Guatemala

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about traveling to Guatemala as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Metenosky from brooklyntropicali.com about this Central American country that...

AT#794 - Texas Hill Country Road Trip

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a Texas Hill Country Road Trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Desrosiers from the Attempt Adventure Podcast about his home state....

AT#793 - Travel to the Coast of Morocco

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Atlantic coast of Morocco from Casablanca, thru Essaouira, to Agadir as the Amateur Traveler talks to Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki ...

AT#792 - Travel to Tenerife

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a one-week itinerary for Tenerife as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes from justinandcrystal.com about the Spanish island he call...

AT#791 - Travel to Abruzzo, Italy

26 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the region of Abruzzo in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jackie Parsons about an area where she leads hiking and culinary ...

AT#790 - Travel to the Quebec Maritime

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Quebec Maritime as the Amateur Traveler talks to Margarita Ibbott from DownShiftingPro.com about her recent trips to Quebec's mar...

AT#789 - Travel to Estonia

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Estonia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Betty Reed from BettyReedWrites.com about her recent trip to this Baltic country. Learn ...

AT#788 - Travel to Amsterdam

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Amsterdam in the Netherlands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica from AWanderlustForLife.com about her adopted home. Learn m...

AT#787 - Travel to Saint Croix

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kat Roy and Phil Shantz from stayingafloatblog.com about the...

AT#786 - Travel to Laos

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a vacation in Laos on the Mekong River and in Luang Prabang as the Amateur Traveler talks to Alexis Rubenstein aka @redstonealexis. Learn ...

AT#785 - Travel to Togo

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Togo as the Amateur Traveler talks to Philipp Muders about this small West African country. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

AT#784 - Travel to Zaragoza, Spain

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Zaragoza as the Amateur Traveler talks to Cat Driver about this historic but under-visited region of Spain. Learn more about your...

AT#783 - Travel to Mendocino, California

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Mendocino coast in California as the Amateur Traveler talks to Brooke Herron who is a travel blogger and wine industry expert...

AT#691 - Travel to Bulgaria (repeat)

25 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Bulgaria as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tom and Patty Burkett about their road trip from Sofia to the Black Sea. Learn more abo...

AT#782 - Travel to Chiapas, Mexico

18 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the state of Chiapas in Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Shelley from TravelMexicoSolo.com about this beautiful tropical r...

AT#781 - Travel to Gujarat, India

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Gujarat, India as the Amateur Traveler talks again to James Schomburgk about festivals, temples and Asiatic lions. Learn more abo...

AT#780 - Travel to Ladakh and Kashmir India

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about an itinerary for Ladakh and Kashmir as the Amateur Traveler talks to Agnes Simigh from voiceofguides.com about these less visited regions o...

AT#779 - Maine Windjammer Cruise

27 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a Maine Windjammer as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Sharon Kurtz about her recent experience sailing the coast of Maine on th...

AT#778 - Travel to The Kimberley in Western Australia

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to The Kimberley region of Western Australia, Broome, and the Gibb River Road as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk abou...

AT#777 - Travel to Munich, Germany

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Munich, Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan from the Zipping Around the World podcast about his recent trips to the capi...

AT#776 - Travel to Ghana

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Ghana as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jacky Habib from JackyHabib.com about this African country that she fell in love with. Lea...

AT#775 - Travel to Bermuda

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the island of Bermuda as the Amateur Traveler talks to Victoria Heinz about a place where she has spent many special vacations. L...

AT#774 - Travel to the Island of Mallorca, Spain

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Island of Mallorca in Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erin Carey from Roam Generation PR about Mallorca and the time s...

AT#773 - Travel to Montreux and the Swiss Riviera

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Montreux and the Swiss Riviera as the Amateur Traveler talks to Chantal Patton from GrowingUpWithoutBorders.com about her adopted...

AT#684 - Travel to Berlin, Germany (repeat)

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Berlin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan Noll and Audrey Scott from uncorneredmarket.com about the city they now call home. Le...

AT$772 - Travel to Oahu, Hawaii

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about the best things to do in Oahu as the Amateur Traveler talks to Denny and Nikki from dennyandnikki.com about this Hawaiian Island they recen...

AT#771 - Travel to Sabah, Malaysia

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to places of interest in Sabah as the Amateur Traveler talks to Howard Stanton from the Tampat Do Aman eco-adventure lodge about his...

AT#770 - Travel to Adelaide, Australia

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Adelaide as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about places to visit in South Australia, his home. Learn more about y...

AT#769 - Travel to Western Ireland

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Western Ireland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Adam Ryan about his beautiful country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

AT#768 - Travel to New Hampshire

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to New Hampshire as the Amateur Traveler talks to Cathy Merrifield from NothingButNewEngland.com about her home state. Learn more ab...

AT#667 - Travel to Sri Lanka (Repeat)

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Sri Lanka as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mike Powers of SmallOfTheRoad.blogspot.ca about his recent trip to the island nation. ...

AT#767 - Travel to the New Zealand Northland

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Northland in New Zealand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Heather Markel from HeatherBegins.com about the country where she s...

AT#766 - Rafting the Grand Canyon

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about Rafting the Grand Canyon as the Amateur Traveler talks to patrons of the show Robin Perry and Randy Rohrer about this bucket list trip. Lea...

AT#765 - Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway

07 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Amateur Traveler is sponsored by Expedia‘s flagship travel show Out Travel The System. Learn where to stay, what to do, and how to...

AT#764 - Sailing the Caribbean on the Windstar Star Breeze

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Caribbean on the Windstar Sea Breeze as the Amateur Traveler talks about small ships cruising to St Maarten, Barbados, St Luc...

AT#763 - Travel to Croatia

24 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Croatia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kate McCulley from AdventurousKate.com who recently won an award from Croatia for her wr...

AT#762 - Travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina as the Amateur Traveler talks to digital nomad Rax Suen from NomadsUnveiled.com. Le...

AT#656 - Travel to Slovenia (Repeat)

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Slovenia as Chris Christensen (the Amateur Traveler) talks about his solo road trip through western Slovenia as a guest of the Sl...

AT#761 - Travel to Cleveland, Ohio

03 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Cleveland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Daniel Carcioppolo who was born and raised in the city. Learn mo...

AT#760 - Travel to the French Pyrenees

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Pyrenees Mountains in France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Penny Walker from conciergepyrenees.com about the area she now ...

AT$759 - Travel to Western Georgia (the country)

19 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the western part of the Republic of Georgia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Emily Lush from wander-lush.org about the country sh...

AT#758 - Travel to Benin

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the West African country of Benin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rachel Decoste who traveled there as part of a journey to disc...

AT#757 - Travel to Western Tanzania

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to western Tanzania to Katavi National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jen Curran from glob...

AT#756 - Travel to Florida's Space Coast

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Florida's Space Coast as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stacey Marmolejo about the area of the coast near Cape Canaveral. Learn mo...

AT#755 - Travel to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Galapagos Islands as Chris Christensen, the Amateur Traveler himself, talks about a live-aboard cruise of the Galapagos Islan...

AT#754 - Travel to the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia as the Amateur Traveler talks to award-winning photographer Susan Portnoy about her...

AT#655 - Canal Cruising in France (Repeat)

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here about a trip on the Canal du Midi in the south of France including the medieval city of Carcassonne. What cruising on a luxury hotel barge is lik...

AT#753 - Travel to Big Bend National Park and Southwestern Texas

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Things to do and see in Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Alpine, and Marfa, Texas. This is an area of open space, mountains, and des...

AT#752 - Travel to Jordan

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is a country with crusader castles, canyoneering, the lost city of Petra, Roman ruins, Bedouin camps, deserts, and the Dead Sea.  Learn more a...

AT#751 - Travel to Rome, Italy

17 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Rome, Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from Everything-Everywhere.com about travel to the eternal city. Learn mo...

AT#750 - Travel to the Azores

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Azores as the Amateur Traveler talks to Maria Lawton from Azorean Green Bean about these Portuguese islands that her family h...

AT#749 - Travel to Calgary and the Canadian Rockies

03 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Calgary, Alberta, and vacations from Calgary as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jody Robbins from Travels with Baggage about the ar...

AT#748 - Travel to Guadeloupe

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about Carnival in Guadeloupe and more as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mickela Mallozzi from the PBS show Barefeet with Mickela Mallozzi about he...

AT#747 - Travel to Guadalajara, Mexico

20 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Guadalajara Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to food, travel, and surf enthusiast Paul Hudson about the city he calls home. L...

AT#746 - Driving the Dalton Highway in Alaska

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about driving the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erick Smith about his journey.  Learn more ...

AT#745 - Travel to Nicaragua

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Nicaragua as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Cobb who spent 14 years in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

AT#744 - Travel to Central Oregon

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Bend and Central Oregon as the Amateur Traveler talks to Catherine Ryan Gregory from To & Fro Fam about this adventure travel pla...

AT#743 - Travel to the Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

20 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dr. Corinne Devine who is stationed there with the U.S. Navy. ...

AT#742 - Hadrian's Wall Walking in Northern England

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about walking Hadrian's Wall as the Amateur Traveler talks to Larissa Milne from Changes in Longitude about their 10-day trek of this old Roman W...

AT#741 - Travel to the Tohoku Region of Japan

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Tohoku Region of Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sandra Thomas-Comenole from the Behavior Economics in Marketing Podca...

AT#740 - Travel to Mysore, India

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Mysore, India as the Amateur Traveler talks to Rahul Iyer about the city of palaces in the Indian highlands. Learn more about you...

AT#739 - Travel to Vancouver, British Columbia

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Brodie from the Travel In 10 podcast about his hometow...

AT#738 - Travel to Slovakia

16 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Slovakia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Anna Fay and Peter Dlhopolec from the Spectacular Spectator and the Spectacular Slovaki...

AT#737 - Travel to Massachusetts

09 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Massachusetts as the Amateur Traveler talks to Henry Suski about the state where he was born and where he has traveled his entire...

AT#736 - Travel to French Polynesia

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to French Polynesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Caleb Sedam about his recent trip to the islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Rang...

AT#735 - Amazon River Cruise in Peru and Colombia

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Amazon River in Peru and Colombia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Will Conway from the Baggage Claim Podcast about his slow ...

AT#734 - Travel to Lithuania

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about visiting Lithuania as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jay from JayWay Travel about this beautiful country on the Baltic Sea.  Learn more abo...

AT#733 - Travel to Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the island of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil as the Amateur Traveler talks to Nina from TheGlobeTrottingAccountant.c...

AT#732 - Travel to the Virginia Coast

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Virginia Coast (Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Norfolk, Virginia Beach) as we talk to Michelle Rao from The Traveling Chz...

AT#731 - Travel to the Monterey Peninsula, California

28 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do in Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, and the rest of the Monterey Peninsula in Calfornia as Chris the Amateur Traveler and retu...

AT#730 - Travel to Bangkok, Thailand

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Bangkok, Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Desrosiers from the Ear Goggles Podcast about his adopted hometown. Le...

TA#729 - Travel to Houston, Texas

14 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Houston, Texas as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kerwin McKenzie of passrider.com, cruisinaltitude.com, discoveringhouston.net abo...

AT#728 - Travel to Egypt

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Egypt as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sally Elbassir from PassportAndPlates.com about this unique and wonderful country. Learn m...

AT#727 - Travel to Kanchanaburi, Thailand

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Desrosiers from the Ear Goggles Podcast about thi...

AT#726 - Travel to Wales

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Wales in the United Kingdom as the Amateur Traveler talks to Pip Jones from pipandthecity.com, walesbucketlist.com, and the Trave...

AT#725 - Travel to Bogota, Colombia

17 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Bogota, Colombia as the Amateur Traveler talks to ex-pat Lauren Pelky from wanderluluu.com who calls the ci...

AT#628 - Travel to Singapore (Repeat)

10 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the island, city, and country of Singapore as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ashley Hall who lives there.   Learn more about you...

AT#724 - Travel to Northwestern Colorado

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a road trip to Dinosaur National Monument and Rocky Mountain National Park as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sam and Mina Oppenheim about th...

AT#723 - Travel to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Audrey and Manlio from TravelsWithAudrey.com about ...