AT#75 - Authors of "Europe From a Backpack"

Hear about travel to the Western Sahara as the Amateur Traveler  talks to Francis Tapon about this disputed region as part of his trip to every country in Africa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Mai 201445min

Hear about Hiking the Lycian Way in Southern Turkey as the Amateur Traveler talks to authors Warren and Betsy Talbot from MarriedWithLuggage.com about the month they spent hiking this amazing trail. The Lycian Way runs for a little over 500 km (not counting getting lost) from Fethiye in the west to Antalya in the east. We talk about their whole journey as well as segments people with much less time could hike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Mai 201440min

Hear about travel to Denver, Colorado as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lance Longwell from TravelAdicts.net about his home town, the "Mile High City". Denver is the capital of the state of Colorado and sits where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Mai 201439min

Hear about travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba as the Amateur Traveler talks to return guest Michael Soncina of Sonchy’s Adventures about this city on the great plains of Canada.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Mai 201445min

Hear about travel to Saint Helena as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt about his visit to this isolated island between Africa and South America. Gary has come on the show a number of times to talk about obscure, out of the way and small places. Saint Helena qualifies as all three.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 201440min

Hear about travel to Southwest England as the Amateur Traveler talks to Edith about her adopted home. This episode will look at the area southwest of Bristol, two hours west of London. Edith says that the area of southwest England is “archetypical English”.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 201435min

Hear about travel to Riga, Latvia as the Amateur Traveler  talks again to Spud Hilton, the travel editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, about his recent trip there. Riga is a surprisingly beautiful European city and the 2014 Capital of Culture for Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Apr 201436min

Hear about travel to Nova Scotia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Sherry Ott about her recent trip to this province in Eastern Canada. Sherry returns to to the show to talk about a trip around Nova Scotia she took last June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 201437min