Aug 30
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sheila from “Travels with Sheila” about an exploritory trek she did with the venerabable trekking company Mountain Travel Sobek in Siberia (Altai Republic) that did not go aas well as anyone had planned. This show is about Mis-Adventure Travel.
News
Travel News - August 27, 2008
- Author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, Doesn’t
- Get Your Photo on the Cover of a Lonely Planet Guide
- Chinese Airline Official Sentenced to Death
- United Airlines to charge up to $9 for snacks
Show Notes
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Popularity: 4% [?]
Aug 23
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Honor the UK Tokyoite about her adopted home in Tokyo, Japan. Learn about affordable food and housing, how to manage the subway system, shopping, fireworks, festivals and side trips to Mount Fuji and Yokohama.
News
Travel News Roundup - August 17, 2008
- Brown Sues To Topple Online Pyramid Scheme
- After Beheading, Greyhound Kills Ad Campaign
- An American tourist is murdered, and conspiracy theories abound
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Popularity: 8% [?]
Aug 09
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Megan Fitzgerald about her honeymoon to India and in particular her visit to the region of Kerala. Here about the beaches and the back waters, food, and hindu dance rituals.
News
Travel News Carnival - August 7, 2008
- Bag labelled ‘bomb’ got past security checks
- JetBlue CEO to take pay cut in ’show of solidarity’ with workers
- Unesco Adds to Its World Heritage List
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Popularity: 16% [?]
Jul 19
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jeremy about the island nation of Singapore. Here about colonial hotels, world war II history, pungent fruit, unique museums, why you should always carry an umbrella and the Singapore sling.
News
Travel News Carnival - July 13, 2008
- Cruise ship with 51 people on board grounds in Alaska
- First-class flier uses emergency exit to avoid coach-class riff-raff
- American Airlines Cancels Flight Due to Hostile Passengers
Show Notes
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Popularity: 29% [?]
Apr 26
by Chris Christensen
asia, biking, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Friedel from TravellingTwo.com about a bike trip around the world. This episode focuses on the most hospitable country that have come to so far: Iran. Learn about ancient ruins, Tehran picnics, where to find kabobs and how to find something else when you get tired of them.
News
2007 - No Deaths on Scheduled U.S. Commercial Flights
Think Israel, Think Bikinis?
“The 10 best podcasts on the Internet” includes the Amateur Traveler
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Popularity: 44% [?]
Mar 15
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to Eric about his recent trip to Thailand. Learn about the Royal Palace, Temples, water taxies, an elephant park, the Chiang Mia Flower Festival and Parade, and attending a Thai Cooking School.
News
Put Down The MacBook Air And Step Away Slowly
Welcome Home… Glad You Weren’t Murdered
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Popularity: 29% [?]
Mar 01
by Chris Christensen
asia, podcast, travel
The Amateur Traveler talks to David Brodie of the Travel in 10 podcast about his trip to Cambodia. Hear about difficult bus rides but opulent hotels, Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, the infamous S21 in Phnom Pen, exotic beauty and good food.
News
HotWire.com says “Smoker? Non-Smoker? Use Something Else”
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Popularity: 28% [?]
Oct 27
by Chris Christensen
asia
The Amateur Traveler talks again to Chris Willis (Episode 38 - Swimming with Whales off Tonga, Episode 80 - Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda) about his recent trip to Mongolia. Chris talks about seeing wild horses at Hustai National Park, the surprising look of the Gobi desert, the beauty of Lake Khuvsgul (near Siberia), the expanse of the landscape, and the cultural sites in Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum.
News
Buckle Your Seat Belts - Airline Executives Predict More Fees
World’s Largest Airliner Enters Commercial Service
Show Notes
Chris’s Pictures of Mongolia
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Popularity: 6% [?]
Oct 23
by Chuck Prevatte
advice, asia, story, travel
In Kuwait there is no such thing a a fender bender, every wreck is spectacular. I have seen all kinds of traffic in my travels but nothing compares to the drivers in Kuwait. Every highway is a NASCAR experience. The posted speed limit is 120km/h but that, like the lanes painted on the roads are merely a suggestion. In our daily travels we always saw wild accidents and just plain crazy things like a camel in the back of a small pickup truck. One night we came upon a five car wreck that was blocking all lanes of the five lane highway. The Kuwait police did not let traffic stop, they just simply cut a wide gap into the fence and directed all of the traffic out into the desert. We were in out Pajaro driving cross country between a Jaguar and a Benz.
Kuwait City International Airport is another place that is very different than what you might expect. There are three coffee shops (two are Starbucks), a very good cigar store a Fuddruckers and a Harley Davidson dealership all in the terminal. If you like people watching at an airport in the United States you would be fascinated with it at KCIA. Looking at the people coming through customs and trying to figure out if where they have come from or if they have ever been to Kuwait before. On one of our trips to meet someone at KCIA we witnesses the return of the Kuwait National Football (Soccer)team returning from a major victory in some other country and it really looked like a wild production for an American Baseball team returning from the playoffs. There we TV cameras and people cheering. It was witnessing things like this that showed us that the Kuwait people are not much different than us. Sure you cannot get a bacon cheeseburger at the local McDonald’s or Burger King but everyone I talked to was friendly and helpful.
Oh and I recommend the Yum Yum Tree restaurant in the airport. Good food and much cheaper than the American chain restaurants that are there.
Popularity: 8% [?]
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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Popularity: 11% [?]
