Half Moon Cay, Bahamas - Video Episode 36

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Visit Half Moon Cay (Holland America’s Private island) in the Bahamas the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the beach, activities like horse back riding and the stingray pool. This cruise was on Holland America’s MS Vollendam.

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Madagascar - Episode 141

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Marilyn about her recent trip to Madagascar as well as the experience of growing up in this remote and exotic destination. Learn about beaches, lemurs, vanilla, and beaches.

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Sailing In The Greek Islands - Episode 140

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Anthony Sandberg from the OCSC about the sport of sailing, sailing vacations and sailing in the Aegean. Learn about private beachs, pictureque fishing villages and how you can get involved in the sport of sailing.

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Budget Car Rental Sponsorship

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save 10% on a Budget car rentalPlease welcome Budget car rental as a sponsor of the show. Click on the ad to get 10% off your next car rental or $30 off a weekly rental.

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Lancaster County Pennsylvania - Episode 139

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Juliana who grew up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania about the Amish, the food and other attractions that draw tourists to this picturesque rural countryside.

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England and Greece Revisited - Episode 138

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The Amateur Traveler talks to himself about a recent visit to (England and) Greece. Hear about the Beatles Magic Mystery Tour in Liverpool, Some updates on London and then about Athens, Santorini and Crete in Greece. Where is the history, the shopping and how can you survive the driving.

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Valencia, Spain - Episode 137

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The Amateur Traveler talkes to Heather from “heather on her Travels” about her recent trip to Valencia Spain. Hear about the modern city of arts and sciences, the old quarter and the fun of setting things on fire during the Fallas festival,

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Como, Italy - Video Episode 35

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Visit Como in Italy with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the memorial to the victims of fascism, the funicular and the cathedral.

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Western Australia - Episode 136

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The Amateur Traveler talks to twenty something vagabond Matt Kepnes about his trip to the less visited Western part of Australia. Hear about swimming with porpoises in out of the way 50 person towns, Perth, back packer buses, Uluru and Karijini National Park.

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Through Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail at 10 - Episode 135

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Barbara Egbert, her husband Gary and daughter Mary. Barbara is the author of “Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-year-old Scrambler on the Pacific Crest Trail”. The book is about their adventure with then 10-year-old Mary who became the youngest through hiker on the 2500 mile long Pacific Crest Trail.

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