Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

AT#722 - Travel to Turkmenistan

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin Barnes from justinandcrystal.com about this cou...

AT#721 - Travel to Oaxaca

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Metenosky from brooklyntropicali.com about the city she now calls home. ...

AT#720 - Driving the Carretera Austral, Chile

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel driving the Carretera Austral in Chile as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel journalist and guidebook author Steph Dyson about a c...

AT#719 - Travel to Kerala, India

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a 2-week itinerary for Kerala, India travel as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mariellen Ward from BreatheDreamGo.com and IndiaForBeginners.c...

AT#718 - Travel to Malta

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about sightseeing in the island nation of Malta as the Amateur Traveler talks to Michelle and Nikki from cheekypassports.com about their native c...

AT#717 - Travel to Iowa

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Iowa as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sara Broers from travelwithsara.com about her home state. Learn more about your ad choices....

AT#716 - Travel to Nebraska

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Nebraska as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gina Imm about her home state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

AT#715 - Travel to Penang Malaysia

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Penang, Malaysia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ruth about the city she called home for about a year. Learn more about your ad ...

AT#714 - Travel to Comoros

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Comoros as the Amateur Traveler talks to Fiona Jones about this small island nation off the coast of Africa. Learn more about you...

AT#713 - Travel to Brittany France

18 Jul 2020

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#613 - Travel to Alabama (Repeat)

11 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Alabama as the Amateur Traveler talks to travel writer Larry Bleiberg about his adopted home state. Learn more about your ad cho...

AT#712 - Travel to Devon and Cornwall, England

04 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about what to do in Plymouth, England, Devon, and Cornwall as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ryan Duffield about his home region in southwestern E...

AT#711 - Travel to Bosnia

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

AT#710 - Travel to Lebanon

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Lebanon as the Amateur Traveler talks to Vanessa Hobeika about her native country of Lebanon. Learn more ab...

AT#709 - Travel to Paraguay

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do when you travel to Paraguay as the Amateur Traveler talks to Angel Hernandez about the South American country he called home f...

AT#708 - Travel to Uruguay

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Uruguay as the Amateur Traveler talks to Karen Higgs from guruguay.com about her adopted country of 20 years. Learn more about yo...

AT#707 - Travel to Oslo Norway

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Oslo, Norway as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jason from ZeroToTravel.com about his adopted hometown. Learn more about your ad ch...

AT#706 - South Dakota National Parks

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the National Park of South Dakota as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from Everything-Everywhere.com about the other Suns...

AT#705 - Travel to Saudi Arabia

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Saudi Arabia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Flo Müller from the FLO youtube channel about travel to this rapidly changing coun...

AT#704 - Walking the South Downs Way in England

09 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about walking the South Downs Way in England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Aaron Millar about this week-long trek. Learn more about your ad ch...

AT#703 - Travel to Tbilisi and Eastern Georgia

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Tbilisi and the eastern part of the Republic of Georgia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tommo & Megsy from FoodFunTravel.com who...

AT#702 - Travel to Senegal and The Gambia

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to West Africa to Senegal and the Gambia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Brian Asher from theworldhiker.com about this under-visite...

AT#701 - Travel to West Virginia

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to southern West Virginia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ethan Starcher from WaywardWings.net about his home state. Learn more abo...

AT#700 - Arizona National Parks

11 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Arizona's National Parks as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt from Everything-Everywhere.com about the many and varied par...

AT#699 - Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kylie Chenn from Acanela Expeditions about what you should know about climbing ...

AT#698 - Travel to Costa Rica

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Costa Rica as the Amateur Traveler talks to Costa Rica travel experts Sam and Yeison from mytanfeet.com about their beautiful cou...

AT#697 - Travel to the Alsace Region of France

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Alsace Region of France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Brighde Reed from worldvegantravel.com about this lovely wine region...

AT#696 - Travel to Asheville, North Carolina

14 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do in Asheville, NC as the Amateur Traveler talks to music journalist and cocktail aficionado Bill Kopp about his adopted hometow...

AT#695 - Travel to Ecuador

07 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about places to visit in Ecuador on your Ecuador vacation as the Amateur Traveler talks to Keenan Ennis about this country that he now calls home...

AT#694 - Travel to Northern Pakistan

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Northern Pakistan and the  Karakoram Highway as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Harden from travelwornsatchel.com about his ...

AT#693 Oregon Coast Road Trip

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about an Oregon Coast road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica Baker from BoundlessBakers.com about a portion of their year and a half ...

AT#692 - Travel to Yunnan, China

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Yunnan province of China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Zach and Leah from peregrination-travel.com about their trip to thi...

AT#691 - Travel to Bulgaria

08 Feb 2020

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#690 - Travel to Tainan, Taiwan

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about what to do in Tainan, Taiwan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Katy Liang from photospired.com about her native Taiwan. Learn more about you...

AT#689 - Travel to Namibia (Sossusvlei and Namib-Naukluft National Park)

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Namibia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Karthik Iyer about his most recent trip to this desert country. Learn more about your ad...

AT#688 - Travel to the Mississippi Gulf Coast

18 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as the Amateur Traveler talks to Charles McCool from McCoolTravel.com about this tasty area with great...

AT#687 - Travel to Switzerland

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Switzerland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Zack Best about this beautiful country where he has studied and worked. Learn more a...

AT#686 - Travel to Moldova

04 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Moldova as the Amateur Traveler talks to Christina Lutcan from findingelevation.com about her country of origin. Learn more about...

AT#589 - Travel to Lombok, Indonesia (Repeat)

28 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Lombok in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jason Andrew Jenkins from AnEpicEducation.com about his family's recent 5 we...

AT#685 - Travel to Krabi, Thailand

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Krabi, Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Annette Fortner from chaseforadventure.com about this tropical paradise. Learn m...

AT#684 - Travel to Berlin

14 Dec 2019

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#683 - Travel to Saint Lucia

07 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Saint Lucia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Keiwa Simpson from discoverstluciatours.com about her beautiful island. Learn more a...

AT#682 - Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Virunga National Park as the Amateur Traveler talks to Niall from Ireland about his visit to this stunning national park in the D...

AT#681 - Travel to Chennai India

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Chennai India as the Amateur Traveler talks to Amanda from millennialtraveller.com about this city in southern India.  Learn mor...

AT#680 - Travel to the Canary Islands

16 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Canary Islands as the Amateur Traveler talks to Alice Ford from alicesadventuresonearth.com about the best of the Canary Isla...

AT#679 - Canada's Dempster Highway

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about traveling the Dempster Highway as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lisa from TheHotFlashPacker.com about this iconic drive into the Arctic Cir...

AT#573 - Travel to the Yukon Territory (Repeat)

02 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Yukon Territory in Canada as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stephen Reynolds from Tourism Yukon about a recent trip that I did...

AT#678 - Travel to to Porto, Portugal

26 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Porto, Portugal as the Amateur Traveler talks to João Reis and Sara Silva from nofootprintnomads.com about their home city. Lear...

AT#677 - Travel to Nagoya, Japan

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Nagoya, Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lena Yamaguchi from nagoyafoodie.com about her adopted home. Learn more about your...

AT#676 - Travel to La Rochelle, France

12 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to La Rochelle, France as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jacob Kell from facilitateluxury.com about this beautiful medieval city. Wha...

AT#675 - Kansas Road Trip

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a road trip in Kansas as the Amateur Traveler talks to John McKenzie of johnthetraveler.com about the state of his birth.  Learn more abou...

AT#579 - Travel to Istanbul, Turkey (Repeat)

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Istanbul, Turkey as the Amateur Traveler talks to Christopher Mitchell from travelingmitch.com about the city where he lived for ...

AT#674 - Travel to the Le Marche Region of Italy

21 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Le Marche Region of Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Chantelle and Giovanni from theitalianontour.com about this off th...

AT#673 - Travel to Kenya

14 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about places to visit in Kenya as the Amateur Traveler talks to Shane Dallas from TheTravelCamel.com about his adopted country. Learn more about ...

AT#672 - Kumano Kodo Trail in Japan

07 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about hiking the Kumano Koto trek in Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott about her experience on this trail that was used by mediev...

AT#671 - Travel to Lafayette, Louisiana

31 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Lafayette, Louisiana as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Moore from solotripsandtips.com about this center of Cajun culture. L...

AT#670 - Africa Overland - Johannesburg to Victoria Falls

24 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Amateur Traveler, I get to introduce to you some of the wonderful people who joined me in Africa last May. We drove overlan...

AT#669 - Best California State Parks

17 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about the best of California's state parks as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jeff Ohlfs who has been to all the parks in the state park system. Le...

AT#668 - Travel to Lima Peru

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Lima, Peru as the Amateur Traveler talks to Maggie O’Reilly from the Mayta Collection about a city she has come to love. Learn ...

AT#667 - Travel to Sri Lanka

03 Aug 2019

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#666 - Travel to Saskatchewan

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Saskatchewan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Ashlyn George from thelostgirlsguide.com about her home province of Canada.  Learn...

AT#665 - National Parks in and near Washington D.C.

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about National Parks in Washington D.C. and the vicinity as the Amateur Traveler talks to Erik Smith about monuments, memorials, mansions, battle...

AT#664 - Danube River Cruise

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a cruise on the Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers from Budapest to Amsterdam as the Amateur Traveler talks again to travel writer Mark Baker. L...

AT#663 - Travel to Southwest Colorado

06 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Southwest Colorado as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kelly Beasley and Marshall Wendler about road trips they have made to Durango...

AT#662 - Travel to the Piedmont Region of Italy

29 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Barolo and the Piedmont region of Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Betsy and Greg Ball from eurotravelcoach.com about this ...

AT#661 - Travel to the Algarve, Portugal

22 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Algarve region of Southern Portugal as the Amateur Traveler talks to Eileen Cotter Wright from purewander.com. Learn more abo...

AT#660 - Travel to Manchester England

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Manchester England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Helena Ringstrom about her adopted home. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

AT#659 - Travel to Wyoming

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Wyoming's national parks, state parks, and tourist sites as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jennifer Melroy from nationalparkobsess...

AT#552 - Travel to Northern Italy (replay)

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Mantua, Verona, Padua Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gina Mussio from ginamussio.com about these wonderful cities in her ...

AT#658 - Travel the Northern Mississippi River Valley

25 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Northern Mississippi River Valley in Minnesota and Wisconsin as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dean Klinkenberg from Mississip...

AT#657 - Travel to Bath, England

18 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Bath, England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Karen Warren about her new hometown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

AT#656 - Travel to Slovenia

11 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

AT#655 - Canal Cruising in France

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to The Canal du Midi and Carcassonne in southern France as Chris from the Amateur Traveler talks about his recent luxury hotel barge...

AT#654 - Travel to Curaçao

27 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Curaçao as the Amateur Traveler talks to Wendy Blumenstein-Elliott from adventurousretirement.com about her favorite Caribbean i...

AT#653 - Travel to Thailand

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Thailand as the Amateur Traveler talks to Taiss and Rob from togethertowherever.com about the country where they lived as expats ...

AT#652 - Alaska National Parks

13 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Alaska's National Parks as the Amateur Traveler talks once again to Gary Arndt about his visits to each of the 8 National Parks i...

AT#651 - Travel to Sicily in Italy

06 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Island of Sicily in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Barbara Riedel from barbaralicious.com about the home of her mothe...

AT#650 - Travel to Rajasthan, India

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the northern India state of Rajasthan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dr Pankaj Jain about his native region. Learn more about y...

AT#550 - Travel to Tokyo, Japan (replay)

23 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Tokyo as the Amateur Traveler talks to family travel blogger / podcaster Jason Andrew Jenkins from AnEpicEducation.com about a ci...

AT#649 - Travel to Bali

16 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the Island of Bali in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to David Brodie from TravelIn10.com about a recent family trip to t...

AT#648 - Route 66 Road Trip

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a Route 66 road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Austin Coop from 2laneamerica.com and guidedroute66tours.com about the Mother Road. L...

AT#647 - Travel to Phoenix, Arizona

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Phoenix, Arizona as the Amateur Traveler talks to Cindy Carlsson about Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. Learn more about your a...

AT#646 - Travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Keri Hedrick from ourglobetrotters.com and familytravel-middleea...

AT#645 - Travel to The Island of Samos, Greece

16 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to The Island of Samos in Greece and the vicinity as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan from the Zipping Around the World podcast abo...

AT#644 - Travel to Idaho

09 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to an Idaho road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jaime Mazur about her honeymoon in Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

AT#643 - Travel to Serbia

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Serbia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Stephanie Craig and Allison Green from sofiaadventures.com about one of the Balkan count...

AT#642 - Travel to Guangzhou, China

26 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about what to do in Guangzhou as the Amateur Traveler talks to Bill Abbott about a somewhat less well known area for tourists in China. Learn mor...

AT#641 - Travel to New Zealand

19 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about a two week New Zealand road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Hanson Cheng. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

AT#640 - Travel to Chad

12 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Chad as the Amateur Traveler talks to Francis Tapon about his travel to Chad as part of a 5 and a half year journey to all 54 cou...

AT#639 - Botswana Safari

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Botswana on safari as I, the Amateur Traveler, relates stories from his recent experience on mobile safari in Botswana's Okavango...

AT#638 - Travel to Beijing, China

29 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Beijing, China as the Amateur Traveler talks to Daniel Rickleman who calls Beijing Home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

AT#549 - Travel to Scotland (Repeat)

22 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Scotland as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sarah from www.thegirlwiththemaptattoo.com about travel to this beautiful and historic ...

AT#637 - Visiting Universal Orlando Resort

15 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about visiting Universal Orlando Resort as the Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Stoen from travelbabbo.com about he and his kids favorite theme par...

AT#636 - Travel to Hong Kong

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Hong Kong as the Amateur Traveler talks to Marianne Rogerson from mumonthemove.com about the city where she lived for 4 years. L...

AT#635 - Travel to New York's Hudson Valley

01 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about things to do in the Hudson Valley in New York as the Amateur Traveler talks to Adrien Behn from the Stranger's Abroad Podcast about this ...

AT#634 - Travel to Mauritius

24 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Mauritius as the Amateur Traveler talks to Corinne Vail from ReflectionsEnroute.com about her visit to this warm island paradise...

AT#633 Travel to Seoul, South Korea

17 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Seoul, South Korea as the Amateur Traveler talks to Spencer Zentzch the CEO of Hacker Paradise about a city where he has live f...

AT#632 - Travel to Central Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest)

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Central Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest) as the Amateur Traveler talks to 4 people who joined me on this year's Amateur Traveler...

AT#631 - Travel to Patagonia in Chile

03 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Patagonia in Chile as the Amateur Traveler talks to Talek Nantes about her recent trip to the bottom of South America. Learn more...

AT#630 - Travel to Boston, Massachusetts

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about travel to Boston, Massachusetts as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lillie Marshall from AroundTheWorldL.com about her hometown. Learn more a...