Travel to Catalina Island off California – Episode 316

Travel to Catalina Island off California – Episode 316

The Amateur Traveler talks to Carrie from cruisebuzz.net about a popular vacation spot just off the coast of California, Catalina Island. Catalina was popular with old time movie stars as a quick ...
Travel to Lake Tahoe in Nevada and California – Episode 298

Travel to Lake Tahoe in Nevada and California – Episode 298

The Amateur Traveler talks to Bethany of the Nevada Tourism Bureau about Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is a high elevation alpine lake on the border of California and Nevada. It is surrounded ...
Travel to Los Angeles, California – part 2 – Episode 266

Travel to Los Angeles, California – part 2 – Episode 266

The Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Schwartzman (author, educator and podcaster) about his hometown of Los Angeles. In this second part of a two part series of episodes Eric will give us ...
Travel to Los Angeles, California – part 1 – Episode 265

Travel to Los Angeles, California – part 1 – Episode 265

The Amateur Traveler talks to Eric Schwartzman (author, educator and podcaster) about his hometown of Los Angeles. Over a two part series of episodes Eric will give us sample itineraries for 4 ...
Travel to the Napa Valley in California’s Wine Country – Episode 190

Travel to the Napa Valley in California’s Wine Country – Episode 190

The Amateur Traveler talks to Carole Terwilliger Meyers the author of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco and Northern California. Carole comes on the show to talk about California’s traditional wine country of ...
Travel to the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains – Episode 178

Travel to the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains – Episode 178

The Amateur Traveler talks to Doug McConnell of OpenRoad.tv (formerly on Bay Area Backroads) about his love for the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. Doug has been going to this rugged, stark and ...
Travel to San Francisco, California – Episode 159

Travel to San Francisco, California – Episode 159

The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard Miller of the SparkleTack podcast (about San Francisco history) about San Francisco. Richard guides us in a driving/walking tour from west to east. We start at ...
Through Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail at 10 – Episode 135

Through Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail at 10 – Episode 135

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 ...
Live Episode 2 – Disney Mania – Disneyland and Walt Disney World

Live Episode 2 – Disney Mania – Disneyland and Walt Disney World

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 ...
Bike tour from Vancouver, B.C. to San Jose, CA – Episode 73

Bike tour from Vancouver, B.C. to San Jose, CA – Episode 73

The Amateur Traveler joins Marcel on a bike tour from Vancouver, B.C. to San Jose, CA. Marcel and another friend road 1300 miles to raise money for Lance’ Armstong’s LiveStrong foundation. They ...