Jun 28
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel
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.
News
Europe - Packaged Tour Groups Pros/Cons
Show Notes

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Apr 05
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Hoylen about a recent trip to Tunisia. Hear about the berber and Carthaginian ruins, the medina, the dessert landscapes and also some of the locations used to film Star Wars.
News
Aloha Airways - Aloha Means Goodbye
Air Travel A La Carte
Heathrow Headaches
Show Notes

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Sep 22
by Chris Christensen
africa, asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott (ottsworld.com) about her year traveling solo as a woman, mostly in developing countries like Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, India and Vietnam. Why take a year off work in the middle of your career and if you do, why go to places where you can’t drink the water. Sherry heard the world calling to her and has not regretted it.
News
The Horrible Reason why Americans don’t take all their Vacation Days
Virgin America and AirCell Partner to Launch Inflight Broadband Connectivity Service Over U.S.
Virgin America Review by Adam Curry
PodShow.com
Show Notes
Sherry’s blog at ottsworld.com
Sherry’s pictures
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Jul 01
by Chris Christensen
africa, asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Kadri and Ozlem (from Istanbul) about their recent honeymoon to the Seychelles off the coast of Africa. They stopped on the way in Dubai and learned something about Dubai and its red tape. Learn why they say that the Seychelles is a romantic destination. Learn how to get around, where the perfect beach is, what the local brew is, and what makes the Seychelles is a tropical paradise.
News
Amateur Traveler Second Anniversary Trivia contest
2007 Podcast Awards Nominations are open
Show Notes
Kadri’s photographs
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May 26
The Amateur Traveler talks to the Anders Family (who were recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey show) about their trip around with world with 4 kids ages 4 to 14. We will answer questionns like: How does traveling with kids change the journey? What were your favorite places? When did you feel farthest from home? Are you crazy!?
News
Virgin America Cleared for Take-Off
First-Ever ‘Elvis Cruise’
Show Notes
The Ander’s family trip blog - SixInTheWorld.com
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Feb 17
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Willis about traveling to Uganda and Rwanda to see the very endangered mountain gorillas. Chris also talks about the countries, their people and an unforgettable stay in a chimpanzee sanctuary.
News
U.K.’s new tax increase means unfriendlier skies
‘God’ mistakenly bleeped out of in-flight showings of ‘The Queen’
Show Notes
Chris’s photo gallery
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Feb 11
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel, video
Video of a photo safari to Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania including zebra, wildebeests, hyenas, flamingos and a black rhino.
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Feb 09
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Willis about Ethiopia. Chris was on the show before talking about going to Tonga and swimming with whales. He returns to talk about churches carved out of the rock, old fortresses, the people, the beauty and the difficulty of traveling in Ethiopia.
News
51 Ways to Cut Vacation Costs
If you can tip $17,000, this is the island for you
Show Notes
Chris’s photo gallery
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Jan 15
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel, video
Video of a Maasai Boma in Tanzania. This is a cultural boma where the maasai perform some of their dances and songs. They also will sell you their wares. There is an admission charge for a cultural boma. The houses in the boma are made of wood and dried cow dung. The center of the boma is the cattle corral. This boma is between Ngorogoro crater and the serengeti.
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Oct 28
by Chris Christensen
africa, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks with Glen from the ZA Show podcast about visiting Cape Town and South Africa: hiking, gondolas, beaches, township tour, wineries, local music and visiting Robben Island the prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
News
Time Poverty
Shakespeare in Washington
Show Notes
ZA Show Photo Gallery
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