Embarcadero - San Francisco - Amateur Traveler Video Episode 44

Video Episode 44 at Amateur Traveler

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.

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http://budurl.com/xxby - Embarcadero - San Francisco - Amateur Traveler Video Episode 44

Travel to Scotland - Amateur Traveler Episode 166 - http://budurl.com/dpuu

Travel to Scotland - Amateur Traveler Episode 166

Episode 166 at Amateur Traveler

The Amateur Traveler talks to Eden (an ambassador for Macallan Whiskey) about his home country of Scotland. Eden lays out a tour for Amateur Traveler listeners that starts in Edinburgh with its castle, royal mile and pubs and continues up to Saint Andrews (the home of golf) and the castles of Perthshire. We make sure to stop on the Whiskey trail of Speyside before continuing to the rugged countryside of the highlands. We also talk about special events, famous scotsmen and hagis.

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Traveling to Acadia National Park in Maine - Amateur Traveler Episode 165 - http://budurl.com/yjrx

Traveling to Acadia National Park in Maine - Amateur Traveler Episode 165

Episode 165 at Amateur Traveler

The Amateur Traveler talks to Margot about Acadia National Park in Maine. Margot has been going to Acadia since she was a little girl to hike, bike, kayak, and connect with the beauty of this beautiful area. She talks about the sights, the seafood, the Maine people and why you should not go blueberry picking with her grandfather.

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Friday morning and done with tomorrow's Amateur Traveler on Acadia National Park in Maine... one more week that I have not podfaded

Travel to Zanzibar in Tanzania - Amateur Traveler #164 - http://AmateurTraveler.com/2008/12/13/travel-to-zanzibar-in-tanzania-episode/

Travel to Zanzibar in Tanzania - Amateur Traveler Episode 164

Episode 164 at Amateur Traveler

The Amateur Traveler talks to Tadzio about his trip to Zanzibar in Tanzania, off the east coast of Africa. Tadzio worked as a ranger on Chumbe then toured Stonetown, the northern beaches, the Jozani forest, and Pemba. Hear about the food, the people, the snorkeling, the swimming, the beaches and the history of this tropical island paradise.

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http://budurl.com/3kwc - The Amateur Traveler talks to Zora O’Neil who is one of the co-authors of the Rough Guide in the Yucatan

Travel to the Yucatan Penninsula of Mexico - Amateur Traveler Episode 163

Episode 163 at Amateur Traveler

The Amateur Traveler talks to Zora O’Neil who is one of the co-authors of the Rough Guide in the Yucatan guide book. Zora talks about this very beautiful, very tropical and very isolated part of Mexico. Learn about the beach communities (Riviera Maya - Cancun, Talum, Playa del Carmen; Costa Maya - Majahual, Xcalak; Isla Holbox), getting around, the food (Xni Pec, Achiote), the colonial cities (Merida) and the Mayan ruins (the Ruta Puc, Uxmal, Calakmul).

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feeling nostalgic for Acadia National Park in Maine (honeymooned there) after an interview for Amateur Traveler, show will come out Dec 20th

7 Reasons Why Paris Is Better Than Disneyland

Even in this economic downturn families will take their kids in droves to Disneyland and Walt Disney World in this coming year. I am a fan of Mickey Mouse (Amateur Traveler Episode 25 - Disneyland - why I learned to love the mouse) but I want to propose that there are reasons also to take the kids to Europe when they are still young. To make the point I want to point out 7 ways that Paris France is better than Disneyland...

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Just finished an interview about Zanzibar for the Amateur Traveler, scheduled to release on Dec 13th