4 Things Adventure Travelers NEED to Do Before Leaving the Country
You know the feeling you get when you are late for work, you go flying out the door, and get halfway to the office when you suddenly ask yourself, “Did I close ...
Adventure Travel in Botswana – Episode 274
The Amateur Traveler talks to Spencer Quong who is a adventure travel guide about his recent trip to Botswana in south central Africa. After reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency his ...
Pamplona Spain – The Running of the Bulls and the San Fermin Fiesta – Episode 269
The Amateur Traveler talks to Vicente Perez about his home city of Pamplona, Spain. Pamplona is best known for the festival of San Fermin and of course for the running of the ...
Biking Spain’s Camino de Santiago – Episode 260
The Amateur Traveler talks to Ben Dixon about biking the route of the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. The Camino de Santiago is a an ancient pilgrim trail that runs across ...
Rafting the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument – Colorado
There is a fine line between determined and crazy and it occurred to me that I might have crossed that line a while back. All of the other kayakers had either climbed ...
Rafting the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument – Colorado – Daily Photo
I had a great opportunity last week when I rafted the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. George Wendt from Oars.com had been a guest on Rafting Down the Grand Canyon – ...
Roop Kund: My Himalayan Death Trek
I spent the whole summer of 2003 exploring India. After the first few weeks of hot and dusty excursions through the plains — checking out temples and riding overnight trains — I ...
Travel to New Zealand’s North Island – Episode 240
Chris, the Amateur Traveler himself, talks about a recent trip to New Zealand’s North Island where he went to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and took a dolphin watching cruise up by the ...
Rafting Down the Grand Canyon – Episode 223
The Amateur Traveler talks to George Wendt from Oars.com about white water rafting down the Grand Canyon which is one of Chris’s dream vacations. The Grand Canyon can be traversed in motor ...
