AT#388 - Travel to the Island of Shikoku, Japan
Hear about travel to the Island of Shikoku, Japan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dan from Chicago about his recent trip back to the island. Dan also worked teaching English on Shikoku in the city of Imabari. Shikoku is the 4th largest of the islands in Japan and just across the from Hiroshima. Shikoku is mountainous, more traditional and more rural than the areas of Japan more tourists know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Sep 201337min
AT#387 - Travel to Macedonia
Hear about travel to Macedonia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kelsey of CineTraveler.com about her recent trip to this country in the Balkans. Macedonia is just north of Greece and probably best known as the home for Alexander the Great but Kelsey found much more to recommend in this much too overlooked country. In a week they were able to see much of the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Sep 201351min
AT#386 - Travel to the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean
Hear about travel to the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Gary Arndt of Everything-Everyhwere.com. Gary just finished an island hopping tour that took him to most of the islands in the Caribbean. We will cover the islands of St. Martin, Anguilla, Saba, St. Barts, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Sep 201353min
AT#385 - Travel to the Republic of the Congo
Hear about travel to the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Rosencranz about his recent visit to this country in equatorial African. The Republic of the Congo sits in the rain forest just north of the Congo River from its better known, and less stable neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo. “In the past few years the Republic of the Congo has emerged with some new infrastructure to let tourists access some of the best parks that the continent has going for it plus the rain forest itself which is really quite special, and the river.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Aug 201332min
AT#384 - Travel to Vienna, Austria
Hear about travel to Vienna, Austria as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gerhard Strassgschwandtner who is a tour guide and owner of the Third Man Museum in Vienna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 201334min
AT#383 - Travel to the Navajo Nation (Arizona)
Hear about travel to the Navajo Nation as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mark Carrara from markstravels.com about his recent visit. The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory the size of the state of Connecticut located mostly in Arizona. It can be described as desolate, majestic, barren and spacious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Aug 201345min
AT#382 - Travel to Azerbaijan
Hear about travel to Azerbaijan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Mason Wiley of Community Based Tourism Azerbaijan about his time spent in the country during the Peace Corps. Even though he has come back to the USA he still loves and misses Azerbaijan and its people. Mason had not even heard of Azerbaijan until he was posted there by the Peace Corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Aug 201337min
AT#381 - Travel to the Isle of Man
Hear about travel to the Isle of Man as the Amateur Traveler talks to writer and film maker Andrew White. The Isle of Man is a small island in between Ireland and England. "It's a fantastic place. It really is. It's often said it's like the British Isles in miniature." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 201329min
