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#49 - Ancient Athens - The Agora, The Acropolis and the Parthenon

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:17:14 +0000

Visit Athens with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the ruins of the ancient Agora which was the marketplace which is now surrounded by the picturesque neighborhoods of Plaka and Monastiraki. Monastiraki hosts the Athens flea market and the Plaka has colorful shops and cafes. Above this area is the Acropolis with its best known temple the Parthenon. The Acropolis ("highest city" in Greek) has been probably been inhabited since paleolithic times, or at least since the age of Mycenae.

#48 - The London Eye, London, England

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:20:34 +0000

Visit The London Eye (also known as the Millennium Wheel) with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows a view of and from the London Eye as well as a few of the sites near the London Eye like the Parliamentary Clock Tower (Big Ben) and the statue to Queen Bodica. London eye tickets start at 17 pounds for adults but offer a good view of Westminster, the Themes and that general area. At 443 ft, the London Eye is the largest ferris wheel in Europe (The world's tallest Ferris wheel is in Singapore - the Singapore Flyer). The London Eye revolves once each half hour so you get a slow leisurely view.

#47 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 2)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:52:35 +0000

Visit the region nearby Oaxaca Mexico with the Amateur Traveler. When I was in Oaxaca I met Felipe Hernandez in the zocalo (main square). Felipe is a 4th generation weaver who has rejected the modern commercial dyes and practices and gone back to traditional zapotec methods and materials. His family speaks Zapotec at home which means that they may have lived in the Oaxaca area for around 2500 years. Felipe volunteered to be my tour guide and took me to see some of the sites including the Zapotec ruin at Mitla. Then we went to Felipe’s house and he and his family showed me the weaving business. This video will come out in two parts. This second part shows the weaving process, finishes dying the wool from part 1 and shows finished rugs.

#46 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 1)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:08:24 +0000

Visit the region nearby Oaxaca Mexico with the Amateur Traveler. When I was in Oaxaca I met Felipe Hernandez in the zocalo (main square). Felipe is a 4th generation weaver who has rejected the modern commercial dyes and practices and gone back to traditional zapotec methods and materials. His family speaks Zapotec at home which means that they may have lived in the Oaxaca area for around 2500 years. Felipe volunteered to be my tour guide and took me to see the big tree, the Zapotec ruin at Mitla and the Sunday craft market at Tlacolula. Then we went to Felipe's house and he and his family showed me the weaving business. This video will come out in two parts. This first part briefly shows me the tour and then shows how to make a red dye out of insects (the cochineal) and how to cart, spin and clean the wool.

RG#1 - Small Tripods / Equipment to Stabilize Your Camera - Road Gear

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:59:15 +0000

This is the first episode of a new video show from the Amateur Traveler that focuses on gear to take with you on your travels. This first episode looks at small tripods and other ways to stabilize your camera while you are traveling. This first episode is show in San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden.

#45 - Travel to Liverpool - Beatles Magical Mystery Tour

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:22:25 +0000

Visit Liverpool with the Amateur Traveler. This video shows part of the Liverpool's wonderful Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. When John Lennon died Beatles fans started to come to Liverpool as a kind of pilgrimage. The city of Liverpool organized a tour that is a treat for fans but you can also enjoy this tour even if you are not a rabid fan. It is informative and entertaining.

AT#44 - Embarcadero - San Francisco

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:39:57 +0000

Visit San Francisco's Embarcadero with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the ferry building at San Francisco's embarcadero. The ferry building was built in 1898 and survived the 1906 earthquake. In the early 1900s the pedestrian plaza outside of the ferry building was one of the busiest pedestrian areas in the world but the opening of the bay bridge caused the area to fall into disuse. The embaradero freeway cut off this area from downtown which increased its isolation. After the 1989 Loma Prieda earthquake the embaradero freeway was condemned and torn down. Since then the area has been rejuvenated. Now it is the home for restaurants and high end food stores and hosts a farmers market and arts and crafts fair.

#43 - Travel to the Marin Headlands Area of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area - San Francisco, California

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:19:38 +0000

Visit the Marin Headlands just the other side of the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco with the Amateur Traveler. The Marin Headlands area is part of the larger Golden Gate National Recreation Area which is part of the National Park System. From the Marin headlands you can get great views of the Golden Gate bridge. This video also shows the Point Bonita Lighthouse and Fort Cronkhite which was part of a series of forts built to protect San Francisco during world war II.

#42 - Bodie, California - Ghost Town

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:32:52 +0000

Visit Bodie, California with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the old gold mining ghost town of Bodie. Bodie was founded in 1861 and largely abandoned by 1932. The town is kept in a state of arrested decay. It is not restored nor is it allowed to continue to disintegrate.

ATV#41 - Costa Rica Rain Forrest

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:03:20 +0000

Visit Costa Rica with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows an eco tour traveling by bus, train and boat to the rain forrest north of Puerto Limon on the Caribbean coast. It was part of a longer cruise I talked about on the Amateur Traveler Episode 113

#S1 - Voluntourism in Mexico

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:50:06 +0000

Visit Tijuana Mexico with the Amateur Traveler (http://AmateurTraveler.com). 13 times in the last 15 years I have made a trip down to Tijuana Mexico to work with a group from my church and a Mexican organization called Esperanza International to build houses out of concrete. Esperanza means "hope" in Spanish. This video shows what that work is like.

ATV#40 - Panama Canal Tour

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Panama Canal Tour

ATV#39 - Panama Canal

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Panama Canal

ATV#38 - Curaçao

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:20:00 +0000

Curaçao

ATV#37 - Aruba

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Aruba

ATV#36 - Half Moon Cay, Bermuda

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Half Moon Cay, Bermuda

ATV#35 - Como, Italy

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:40:00 +0000

Como, Italy

ATV#34 - Lake Como, Italy

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:50:00 +0000

Lake Como, Italy

ATV#33 - Cinque Terra, Italy

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:15:00 +0000

Cinque Terra, Italy

ATV#32 - Italian Riviera

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:55:00 +0000

Italian Riviera

ATV#31 - Antibes, France

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:55:00 +0000

Antibes, France

ATV#30 - Nice, France at Night

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Nice, France at Night

ATV#29 - Monaco and Cannes, France

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:45:00 +0000

Monaco and Cannes, France

ATV#28 - Monaco - Changing of the Guard

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:24:00 +0000

Monaco - Changing of the Guard

ATV#27 - Interlaken, Switzerland

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:20:00 +0000

Interlaken, Switzerland

ATV#26 - Zurich and Zurifascht

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:45:00 +0000

Zurich and Zurifascht

ATV#25 - Curaçao - Sailing and Snorkeling with the Bounty (part 1)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:40:00 +0000

Curaçao - Sailing and Snorkeling with the Bounty (part 1)

ATV#24 - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 3 of 3)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:20:00 +0000

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 3 of 3)

Podshow Holiday Gift Guide - Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 review

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:50:00 +0000

Podshow Holiday Gift Guide - Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 review

ATV#23 - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 2 of 3)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:05:00 +0000

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 2 of 3)

ATV#22 - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 1 of 3)

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (part 1 of 3)

ATV#21 - Istanbul, Turkey - Bazaar and Bosphorus

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Istanbul, Turkey - Bazaar and Bosphorus

ATV#20 - Istanbul, Turkey - Topkapı Palace

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:50:00 +0000

Istanbul, Turkey - Topkapı Palace

ATV#19 - Istanbul, Turkey - Hagia Sophia

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:20:00 +0000

Istanbul, Turkey - Hagia Sophia

ATV#18 - Istanbul, Turkey - Wall to Wall Sites

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:28:00 +0000

Istanbul, Turkey - Wall to Wall Sites

ATV#17 - Turkey - Ephesus, Pamukkale, Hieropolis, Izmir

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:10:00 +0000

Turkey - Ephesus, Pamukkale, Hieropolis, Izmir

ATV#16 - Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul Turkey

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:35:00 +0000

Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul Turkey

ATV#15 - Eastern Turkey

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:00:00 +0000

Eastern Turkey

ATV#14 - Istanbul - St Saviour in Chora

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:21:00 +0000

Istanbul - St Saviour in Chora

ATV#13 - Hollywood

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Hollywood

ATV#12 - Gilroy Garlic Festival

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:16:00 +0000

Gilroy Garlic Festival

ATV#11 - Tanzania, Ngorogoro Crater part 1

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:16:00 +0000

Tanzania, Ngorogoro Crater part 1

ATV#10 - Tanzania, Maasai Boma

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:30:00 +0000

Tanzania, Maasai Boma

ATV#9 - Monterey, California

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:00:00 +0000

Monterey, California

ATV#8 - Seattle, Washington

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:00:00 +0000

Seattle, Washington

ATV#7 - Tanzania - Lake Manyara

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:30:00 +0000

Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania

ATV#6 - Disneyland - Jungle Cruise

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:44:00 +0000

Disneyland - Jungle Cruise

ATV#5 - Las Vegas - part 2

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:17:00 +0000

Las Vegas - part 2

ATV#4 - Las Vegas - part 1

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Las Vegas - part 1

ATV#3 - The Forum in Rome - Mike's 6th Grade Report

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 21 May 2006 15:10:00 +0000

The Forum in Rome - Mike's 6th Grade Report

ATV#2 - San Francisco driving tour, time-lapse

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:20:00 +0000

kayak.com screencast

ATV#1 - Kayak.com screencast

video@AmateurTraveler.com (Chris Christensen) — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:39:00 +0000

kayak.com screencast