Amateur Traveler podcast Amateur Traveler podcast The Amateur Traveler Podcast is a travel podcast nad blog for people who love to travel. It focuses on travel stories with a dash of travel news, travel tips and travel resources. Season with humor and serve weekly. Articles
Video Episode 18 - Istanbul, Turkey - Wall to Wall Sites
2007-06-29 00:00:00 Visit Istanbul , Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: The ancient walls of Constantinople built by Theodosius II in 413 A.D. Also see the fortress of seven towers at the Southern end of the wall (and a view of the amazing number of ships coming and going to Istanbul). Also see video of the mosque of Suliman ... More About: Video , Episode , Sites
Episode 96 - Greece
2007-06-27 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to Alf Meier about his adopted home coutry of Greece . Alf gives us two different iteneraries for Greece. The tourist ciruit: Athens, Thessaloniki, Sparta, Andros, Delphi, Meteora. He also tells us of hidden beachs and gives us an alternative trip to realy experience Greece. News And the best tourists in the world are… ... More About: Episode
Video Episode 17 - Turkey - Ephesus, Pamukkale, Hieropolis, Izmir
2007-06-22 00:00:00 Visit Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: The ancient ruins of Ephesus (site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world), the hot springs of Pamukkale, the ruins of Hieropolis and strolling the sea side cafes of Izmir Show Notes Ephesus Pamukkale Hieropolis Izmir click here to download (mov) More About: Video , Episode , Episode 1 , Kale
Episode 95 - Andalusia, Southern Spain
2007-06-19 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler goes to Andulusia with Chris talking about a trip a few years back: Sevilla, Italica, Los Pueblos Blancos, Ronnda, Malaga, Granada, Cordoba. Hear about historic buildings (churchs turned into Mosques turned into churches), how and when not to travel to Andalusia, spectacular small towns, and caves art. News Frequent flyer rule changes rarely benefit ... More About: Episode , Spain , Southern , Hern
Episode 94 - The Greek Islands
2007-06-11 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to author Will Manus (This Way to Paradise - Dancing on the Tables, A Dog Called Leka) about the Greek Islands . Will and his wife stopped in Lindos on Rhodes on their honeymoon for 3 days annd ended up staying 35 years. Learn what captured their hearts, what to see in ... More About: Episode , The G
Episode 92 - Around the World, Family Style
2007-05-30 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to the Anders Family (who were recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey show) about their trip around with world with 4 kids ages 4 to 14. We will answer questionns like: How does traveling with kids change the journey? What were your favorite places? When did you feel farthest from home? ... More About: World , Episode , Style , Around the world
Video Episode 15 - Eastern Turkey
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Visit Eastern Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: The marketplace and mosque of Urfa (where the Turks say that Abraham was born) and the museum and marketplace of Gaziantep Song Ceylan (Urfa Turkusu) by eda click here to download (m4v) Tags: turkey, museum, mosaic, roman, marketplace More About: Video , Episode , Episode 1
US Airlines Less Popular Than The IRS
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Airwise news had this story: Americans like the tax collector better than their airlines, according to a customer satisfaction survey released on Tuesday. Weighed down by delays, grumpy employees and lost bags, US airlines scored 63 out of a possible 100 on the University of Michigan’s Customer Satisfaction Index. That is a touch below the 65 awarded ... More About: Airlines , Popular , Less , Line , Lines
A tour of Austria (part one)
2007-05-15 00:00:00 Austria is often overshadowed by its larger neighbours but holds a certain appeal as a quintessentially European travel destination. The glorious cities of Vienna and Salzburg contrast nicely with friendly little towns and farming communities...Part one looks at the cities. More About: Austria , Tour , Tria
Episode 90 - Brazil
2007-05-14 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to Bill Hinchberger from Brazil Max.com about his adopted native country of Brazil. What should you see after you have seen Rio, the Amazon and Iguazu Falls. Learn about the Pantanal, Sertão, Ingá, Bahia, Santa Catarina. Learn what to eat and drink. Learn about the beach culture and more. News In-flight Education Air Canada a ... More About: Episode , Razi
Episode 89 - The Galapagos Islands
2007-05-06 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to Richard about his recent trip to the Galapagos islands of Ecuador and the fascinating and magical encounters with the animals there. News DOT may target airlines for ‘unrealistic’ flight schedules Let Them Hear You Contest - Dancing with Elephants podcast Show Notes Photo Gallery at the Galapagos Nature Conservancy Galapagos Nature Conservancy Charles Darwin Inka Tours - ... More About: Episode , Piso , Lapa , Land , Islands
Amateur Traveler no longer on Sirius Satellite
2007-05-04 00:00:00 I just got an hour of my week back as I won’t be doing a version of the show (exactly 24 minutes, not a second more or less) for Sirius Satellite radio any more. I was doing this version through PodShow that has stopped this relationship with Sirius. I suspect that they stopped it because ... More About: Lite , Mate , Long , Amateur
Simple familiar things
2007-05-04 00:00:00 It's the simple familiar things that one sometimes misses; things you don't think twice about but you expect to see, to have, to use more than twice a day. Thing s like a cup of coffee... How do you stay sane when you're travelling for several years? Some ideas from someone who's doing it. More About: Simple , Liar , Familia
Episode 88 - Travel Photography Tips
2007-05-04 00:00:00 The Amateur Travel er talks to professional photographer Andrew Darlow about tips for travel photography. Andrew has been a professional photographer for 15 years and has lived in Japan and Europe as well as the U.S. He is the host of the Imaging Buffet podcast. He is also the author of the new book “301 Inkjet ... More About: Photography , Episode , Tips , Travel photography
Delta Inflight Entertainment
2007-05-04 00:00:00 My family and I flew Delta to the East Coast last week and I had a chance to try out their new inflight entertainment system. The system offers 20 movie choices, 24 live television channels, 1600 songs and 10 video games. Movies are free in first class, and $5 each in coach. The live television ... More About: Entertainment , Light , Enter , Flight
Carnival Plans ?Bloggers Cruise?
2007-05-04 00:00:00 Carnival Cruise line announced on their blog last week that they are planning a “Bloggers Cruise” sailing January 19, 2008. This was announced on the blog written by John Heald, Senior Cruise Director. There may be some confusion caused by the way that Heald uses the term “Blogger” as it seems typical for him to ... More About: Carnival , Plans , Plan
Travel Photo Tips
2007-05-04 00:00:00 by Andrew Darlow, Editor, The Imaging Buffet Camera Advice: First you need a film or digital camera, or a video camera that does stills (or dare I say a camera phone, which are actually getting much better). Two great resources for reviews on digital cameras are www.imaging-resource.com and www.dpreview.com. Digital SLRs (Single Lens Reflex Cameras) are ... More About: Photo , Travel , Tips
Boston Duck Tours
2007-05-04 00:00:00 by Chuck Prevatte One if by land, two if by sea??QUACK QUACK! Last weekend my family and I took the Boston Duck tour. The DUKW (Duck) is a vintage World War II amphibious truck. The Duck Tour is a 80 to 90 minute tour of historic Boston. The first hours or so is a narrated ... More About: Tours
Packing lighter and lighter
2007-05-04 00:00:00 There are so many advantages to a light, one bag mentality - make sure you can take advantage of them by packing light. More About: Light , King , Packing , Pack , Lighter
Man kept of flight because of book he was reading
2007-05-04 00:00:00 by Chris Christensen When you are selecting a book to take on your flight try and avoid a book that has a picture of a bomb on the cover. A recent story from Philadelphia starts with such a simple decision and ended with a passenger missing not one flight but two and being both ... More About: Reading , Book , Light , Because , Cause
Episode 87 - Kingston, Ontario
2007-05-04 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to Tim from the Twisted Wrist podcast about King ston, Ontario : Kings ton History (the first capital of Canada), fresh water sailing, wreck diving, penitentiary museum, hockey hall of fame, Queen’s University, nightlife, canoeing, portaging, the Thousand Islands, castles, poutine, a hostel in a ship, buskers festival News AA pilots to fly hatless as unions ... More About: Episode , Piso
April 19th, 1775
2007-05-04 00:00:00 by Chuck Prevatte Last night a silversmith from Boston road in the darkness to let, everyone, know the British are coming to confiscate our weapons. The other Minute Men and I will meet them at the North Bridge in Concord; we do not intend to fight, however? Over the next twenty-four hours events unfolded, that took the ... More About: April
Amateur Traveler no longer on Sirius Satellite
2007-04-25 20:03:00 I just got an hour of my week back as I won’t be doing a version of the show (exactly 24 minutes, not a second more or less) for Sirius Satellite radio any more. I was doing this version through PodShow that has stopped this relationship with Sirius. I suspect that they stopped it because ... More About: News , Podcasting , Lite , Mate
Managing Podcasts with Smart Playlists in iTunes
2007-04-20 17:47:00 This is a screencast tutorial that shows you a better way to manage podcasts in iTunes than the one that iTunes provides (podcasts like the Amateur Traveler) More About: Pod , Podcasts , Itunes , Smart , Lists
Microblogging with Twitter and Jaiku
2007-04-18 19:59:00 I have been experimenting more recently with both Twitter and Jaiku which are both micro blogging solutions. If you aren’t familiar with these two solutions they are basically software that let you say what you are doing right now to a set of people who have expressed an interest in hearing about your daily goings ... More About: Internet , With , Micro , Blogg
More to be Lost on Lost
2007-04-18 19:06:00 On Lost , will the last one on the island please shut off the lights. According to Michael Ausiello on TVGuide.com there is going to be a lot of characters who will not make it to the end of the season: Ausiello: (Major spoiler alert) Get ready to clutch your pearls: I’m told there will be at ... More About: Television , More
Jott.com - Memory Aid for the Aging Cell Phone Generation
2007-04-17 18:07:00 I have fallen in love with a service from a website called jott.com. With jott.com I use my (cell) phone to send myself or others emails. I pick up the phone and dial a central number and leave a voice message for someone in my jott.com address book. To leave myself a message I simply ... More About: Internet , Phone , Cell Phones , Cell Phone , Memory
Episode 86 - The Everglades
2007-04-15 00:00:00 The Amateur Traveler talks to Heidi about a college course set inn the Ever glades, learn about crocodiles, alogators, birds or all kind, mangrove swamps and feral pythons. Whould you hike (wade) through the swamp like Heidi did? News Sea Diamond Sinks in Aegean - first sinking of a cruise ship with passengers on it in over a ... More About: Episode , Piso , Ades , Everglades
Serenity / Firefly Fan Cruise
2007-04-13 00:00:00 Fans (called browncoats) of the cancelled TV series Fire fly have been some of the most rabid fans. They raised enough interest in a show that did not even go one season that the creator of the series was able to create the movie Serenity . Now they are taking this show on the high seas with ... More About: Firefly , Cruise
Small European Hotels
More articles from this author:2007-04-13 00:00:00 by Chris Christensen When I was in Istanbul recently I stayed in two different hotels. The first one was a Euro pe an style business hotel near Taksim. The second one was a small hotel, Hotel Historia, just behind the Sultanahmet mosque (the blue mosque). The first hotel was wonderful but was probably about twice the price of ... More About: Hotels , European 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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