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Amateur Traveler Podcast

The award-winning travel podcast “Amateur Traveler” talks about a different destination every week. Why should you go there and what should you do.

The Amateur Traveler started in 2005 and comes out pretty much every Saturday morning California time, so we have covered a lot of destinations. Each episode of Amateur Traveler focuses on a different travel destination. As a rule, we focus a one-week itinerary. What should you see? What should you do? What should you eat?

A typical episode is an interview of someone who has visited a destination, lives at a destination, or wrote the book on it.

If you think you have what it would take to be on the Amateur Traveler, then listen to an episode first and then checkout our guide to pitch an episode.

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Each episode comes in two versions:

  • mp3 – this version is made to play on any player, computer, etc that can play music files.
  • iTunes enhanced – this version is an AAC file and includes pictures and links that illustrate the episode. It can be played on iPhones, iPads and in the free iTunes program.


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Touring Finland by Train – Episode 867
Touring Finland by Train – Episode 867
Cruise to Greenland – Episode 866
Cruise to Greenland – Episode 866
Great Britain by Train – Episode 865
Great Britain by Train – Episode 865
Best Day Trips from Amsterdam – Episode 864
Best Day Trips from Amsterdam – Episode 864
Travel to New York City – Episode 863
Travel to New York City – Episode 863
Travel to Belize and Guatemala – Episode 862
Travel to Belize and Guatemala – Episode 862
Travel to Nepal – Episode 861
Travel to Nepal – Episode 861
Travel to Svalbard, Norway – Episode 860
Travel to Svalbard, Norway – Episode 860
Travel to Azerbaijan – Episode 859
Travel to Azerbaijan – Episode 859
Travel to Hikone and Gifu, Japan – Episode 858
Travel to Hikone and Gifu, Japan – Episode 858
Travel to Cartagena and Northern Colombia – Episode 857
Travel to Cartagena and Northern Colombia – Episode 857
Travel to Albania – Episode 856
Travel to Albania – Episode 856
Travel to Lake Garda and the Verona Countryside – Episode 855
Travel to Lake Garda and the Verona Countryside – Episode 855
Armenia Road Trip – Episode 854
Armenia Road Trip – Episode 854
Baja California Sur Road Trip (Mexico) – Episode 853
Baja California Sur Road Trip (Mexico) – Episode 853