May 03
by Chris Christensen
camping, podcast, travel, usa
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.
News
Eat for Free at Walt Disney World
Airline: “Sorry, Your Kid is not Dead”
Royal Caribbean Plans a Floating Park
Show Notes
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Nov 19
by Chris Christensen
camping, podcast, travel, usa
News
Amateur Traveler made it to at least #91 on iTunes list of popular podcasts
USA Today - Expedia saga continues with few happy customers
New York Times - Pirates Attack
TravelWireNews - Australia garners friendliest nation in the world award
Show Notes
trip journal - Road trip - day 5 - Bryce to Zion
trip journal - Road trip - day 6 & 7 - Zion and home
Zion National Park phots
Zion National Park
Slot Cayons - Zion Canyon Narrows
Zion Canyon Narrows
Internet Resources
Chowhound
Soundseeing Tours
Amateur Travaler Podcast - Episodes On a Map
Put Your Pin In The Map - Amateur Traveler Podcast Listeners
Discussions
Comment on this episode
Internet Travel Websites
Song
Calendars and Maps by Tara Leigh Cobble
Promo
PodQuiz
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Nov 12
by Chris Christensen
camping, podcast, travel, usa
Nov 05
by Chris Christensen
camping, podcast, travel, usa
News
Travel Surprise Contest - Winner’s Pictures
USA Today - Surf’s up - on the top deck
USA Today - See the sights on a Segway ‘glided tour’
Boing Boing - Worst English phrasebook in the history of the world
Self heating Coffee
Fodor’s Travel Guides - This is Why I Will Always Travel Solo From Now: Trip Report -Rome and Sorrento
Show Notes
Grand Canyon National Park hosts as many as five million visitors a year.
The North Rim, or “other side” of the Grand Canyon, is visited by only 10% of all Grand Canyon visitors
trip journal - Road Trip - day 1 - San Jose to Las Vegas
trip journal - Road Trip - day 2 - Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon
trip journal - Road Trip - day 3 - the Grand Canyon to Page, AZ
Grand Canyon - North Rim
Alien Fresh Jerky
20 Mule Team
Grand Canyon - Map
Grand Canyon - North Rim - schedule
Golden Eagle - National Park Pass
Grand Canyon geology
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Internet Resources
Amateur Travaler Podcast - Episodes On a Map
Flight Patterns
Put Your Pin In The Map - Amateur Traveler Podcast Listeners
Travelocity - Fares via RSS
new feed - http://www.fruitcast.com/public/feed/71/
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Discussions
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Travel Deals
Song
where the roads cross by anne davis
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Bonus Content
Last week’s edition included the song “Rockstar”. This is a movie I made years ago with the same song and some old home movies.
Oct 29
by Chris Christensen
camping, podcast, travel, usa
