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.

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“The 10 best podcasts on the Internet” includes the Amateur Traveler

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Popularity: 41% [?]

Visit Lake Como in Italy with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the lovely towns of Verenna, Bellaggio and the ferry ride between them.

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Popularity: 41% [?]

Best Life Magazine, a men’s magazine, just named a list of the “The 10 best podcasts on the Internet“.

In addition to two shows from NPR, the TED conference, the Economist, they named the Amateur Traveler. Cool.

Chris Christensen created “Amateur Traveler,” a weekly hour-long audio and video podcast, to keep you as far away from tourists wearing jean shorts and Big Johnson T-shirts as possible. Each episode explores world destinations with guidebook writers, journalists, and veteran nomads. You’ll learn the best place to find lobster paella in Barcelona, how to motorbike through India, and where to go for a far-flung family vacation. Whet your wanderlust by scrolling through the archive of more than 125 past broadcasts.

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Amanda Castleman about a trip to the less explored parts of Croatia: Trogir, Plitvice Lakes, Mount Medvednica, Marija Bistrica, Krapina.

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Elizabeth who is a Walt DisneyWorld VIP tour guide and was our guest for Episode 131 - Walt Disney World joins us for the 2nd live episode where we take questions, reminisce and generally talk about both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida.

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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.

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Visit the Cinque Terra on the Italian Coast with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the northern most three towns (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia) of the five picturesque towns of Italy’s Cinque Terra National Park.

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Elizabeth who is a VIP tour guide at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Elizabeth will share some of her wisdom on things to do in the park, best hotels, best restaurants, Disney runs, fireworks cruises, etc.

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Popularity: 37% [?]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Melissa about her current home Finland. Hear about saunas, summer cottages, mid-Summer celebrations, Helsinki, Turku, and day tripping to Tallinn.

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Visit the Italian Riviera with the Amateur Traveler: Rapallo near Portafino, the ferry from La Spezia to the Cinque Terra. Also visit the southern most of the 5 towns in the Cinque Terra which is Riomaggiore.

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Popularity: 31% [?]