AT#212 - Travel to Geneva, Switzerland (with soundseeing)
The Amateur Traveler travels to Geneva and experiences the Escalade which celebrates the defeat of the Savoy in 1602. Geneva is the home to many UN agencies, an old town, a cathedral and an excellent ...
19 Dec 200925min
AT#211 - Travel to Johannesburg, South Africa
The Amateur Traveler talks to Ilana Fayerman from Project Explorer about Johannesburg, South Africa. Project Explorer creates educational videos for kids and Ilana is one of the video hosts. She trave...
12 Dec 200935min
AT#210 - Travel to the Ancient Capitals of Thailand
Amateur Traveler talks to Matt Kepkes of NomadicMatt.com about his trip to the ancient capitals of Thailand: Ayutthaya, Lopburi and Sukhothai. Before the capital moved to Bangkok it was in each of the...
5 Dec 200929min
AT#209 - Travel to Eastern Germany
The Amateur Traveler talks to Eleonora about visiting eastern Germany. Eleonora grew up in Dresden and starts our tour there with a city restored from the rubble of World War II to one that boasts bea...
28 Nov 200941min
AT#208 - Travel to Turin and Bologna (or Eating our way through Italy)
The Amateur Traveler talks to Ira Bernstein about two lesser visited cities in Italy - Turin and Bologna. Turin has the reputation as the Detroit of Italy because of its long association with Fiat but...
21 Nov 200933min
AT#207 - Travel to the Tyrol (Tirol) Region of Austria
The Amateur Traveler talks to Edith about the mountainous region of Austria where she grew up, the Tyrol. Edith designs for us both a winter and a summer itinerary, both of which involve getting outsi...
16 Nov 200934min
AT#206 - Travel to Molokai and Lanai in Hawaii
The Amateur Traveler talks to Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View and the Holoholo Wale blogs about two less visited islands in the Hawaiian islands – Lanai and Molokai. Both islands are less developed than...
7 Nov 200931min
AT#205 - Travel to Nepal and Everest
The Amateur Traveler talks to Jon Miller of the Rest of Everest podcast about his journeys in Nepal. Jon originally went to Nepal as part of a film he was shooting on an Everest expedition, but as Jon...
31 Okt 200940min
