Since 2005, Amateur Traveler has been talking about different destinations every week. It covers destinations all over the world with an emphasis on culturally rich travel. Learn more about your world. Amateur Traveler won its creator, Chris Christensen, a Travel+Leisure award as the "best independent travel journalist" and entry into the "Podcast Hall of Fame."
Hear about travel to Nova Scotia, Canada, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Elisabeth Frost from Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist about exploring her home province. Elisabeth lives in Wolfville, in the heart of the Annapolis Valley, and shares an itinerary that combines maritime history, dramatic tides, coastal villages, vineyards, hiking, and beaches.
Nova Scotia offers an unusual amount of variety in a relatively compact region. Visitors can explore a lively capital city, walk on the ocean floor at low tide, visit historic fishing communities, sample local seafood, and discover quiet beaches, all without traveling enormous distances.
For first-time visitors, Elisabeth recommends three bases: Halifax, Wolfville in the Annapolis Valley, and Nova Scotia's South Shore. Rather than trying to see the entire province in a week, she encourages travelers to spend two or three nights in each area and adjust their activities around the weather and the Bay of Fundy's extraordinary tides.
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24 Oct 2026
AT#1019 - Travel to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe
Hear about travel to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe as the Amateur Traveler podcast talks to returning guest Rebecca Merrell about exploring two lesser-visited countries in Central Africa. From tracking hundreds of mandrills through the rainforest and searching for western lowland gorillas to snorkeling off volcanic islands and tasting locally produced chocolate, Rebecca shares an adventure that combines wildlife conservation, remote national parks, tropical beaches, and Portuguese colonial history.
Rebecca spent approximately two and a half weeks exploring the region, including nine days in Gabon and seven nights in São Tomé and Príncipe. She recommends Gabon for its extraordinary wildlife and largely untouched rainforests, while São Tomé and Príncipe offer a more relaxed mix of beaches, chocolate plantations, diving, and ecotourism.
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17 Oct 2026
AT#1018 - Travel to Coastal Peru
Host Chris Christensen interviews Jorge Salas of New Paths Expeditions about Peru's coastal archaeology, wildlife, food, and living cultures beyond Machu Picchu.
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Jorge Salas
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