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#109 - Hells Canyon Jet Boat Tour - Lewiston, Idaho 05/05/2022

#109 - Hells Canyon Jet Boat Tour - Lewiston, Idaho This video is taking during a jet boat ride up the Snake River through Hells Canyon on the border of Idaho, Washington and Oregon. We were with Snake Dancer Excursions and were guests of Visit Lewis Clark Valley. Read more about my trip here: https://amateurtraveler.com/things-to-do-in-lewiston-idaho/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/23011964

#108 - Rail Bikes in Fort Bragg, California 10/17/2020

#108 - Rail Bikes in Fort Bragg, California The people who brought you the Skunk Train now bring you a different adventure where you can pedal a tandem bike on the railroad tracks from the town into the redwoods - RailBikes. See more at https://californiatravelmedia.com/things-to-do-in-mendocino-california-and-on-the-lost-coast/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/16437302

#107 - 4 Days in Mexico City – The Wonderful Heart of Mexico 07/18/2020

#107 - 4 Days in Mexico City – The Wonderful Heart of Mexico This video accompanies the post 4 Days in Mexico City – The Wonderful Heart of Mexico and shows some of the highlights of Mexico City /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/15257906

#106 - Helicopter Flight Over Hoover Dam 05/13/2019

#106 - Helicopter Flight Over Hoover Dam Checkout the blog post on day trips from Las Vegas including this helicopter flight, visiting Red Rocks and Valley of Fire at https://amateurtraveler.com/las-vegas-day-trips/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/9753878

#105 - Mori Building Digital Art Museum - Tokyo Japan 01/16/2019

#105 - Mori Building Digital Art Museum - Tokyo Japan The Mori Building Digital Art Museum in Odaiba in Tokyo is an amazingly interactive museum where kids can draw a sea creature and then watch it swim along the museum walls. Read more at Things to do in Odaiba (Tokyo) – https://amateurtraveler.com/things-to-do-in-odaiba/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/8282174

#103 - Varanasi, India 10/08/2018

#103 - Varanasi, India Varanasi India is colorful , chaotic city on the Ganges River that is a sacred place to Hindus. See its traffic, shoreline and religious ceremonies in this video from the Amateur Traveler trip to India. Read more about Varanasi at https://amateurtraveler.com/varanasi-india/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/7143157

#102 Česky Krumlov in the Czech Republic 08/27/2018

#102 Česky Krumlov in the Czech Republic A Video of Česky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the country's 2nd most visited city. Read more at https://amateurtraveler.com/cesky-krumlov/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6971222

#101 - Durango Colorado 07/13/2018

#101 - Durango Colorado Durango Colorado is known for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as well as for adventure travel excursions like the jeep tour I took up to 12,000 feet in the nearby San Juan Mountains. This video shows the train and the jeep tour. read more at: https://amateurtraveler.com/denver-to-mesa-verde-and-durango/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6760156

#100 - Mesa Verde National Park 07/06/2018

#100 - Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verede National Park is both a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It preserves and interprets a large collection of ruins left by Ancestral Puebloans. The sites was occupied from 450-1300 A.D. The cliff dwellings that we know it for were only built in the last 100 years of that time period. This video shows a tour of Cliff Palace. For more information read https://amateurtraveler.com/denver-to-mesa-verde-and-durango/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6760136

#99 - Pagosa Springs & Chimney Rock National Monument 06/29/2018

#99 - Pagosa Springs & Chimney Rock National Monument The Springs Resort in Pagosa Springs Colorado sits on a an active geothermal area with the deepest host springs in the world. This video shows the hot springs at the resort and then also shows nearby Chimney Rock National Monument which are ruins left by the Ancestral Puebloans on top of a mountain. Fr more information read: /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6757039

#98 - Montgomery, Alabama 06/11/2018

#98 - Montgomery, Alabama This video shows some of the history of Montgomery Alabama and also talks about the new Legacy Museum which presents the history of slavery, lynching, and civil rights. The video also shows the new National Memorial to Peace and Justice (also known as the Lynching Memorial). Read more https://amateurtraveler.com/montgomery-alabama-civil-rights/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6689754

#97 - Dry Tortugas National Park 05/25/2018

#97 - Dry Tortugas National Park A video of Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park off the Floriday Keys near Key West. read more: Road Trip down the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park (Videos #96 & #97) /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6595722

#96 - African Queen - Key Largo 05/18/2018

#96 - African Queen - Key Largo Taking a boat ride on the African Queen in Key Largo, Florida - for more info check out Road Trip down the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park (Videos #96 & #97) /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6595605

#95 Volcano Bay - Universal Orlando Resort 05/12/2018

#95 Volcano Bay - Universal Orlando Resort A video of how Universal's waterpark in Orlando, including how the tapu tapu waterproof wrist devise works to get reservations for attractions. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6577614

#94 - Celebration Harry Potter - Universal Orlando Resort 02/03/2018

#94 - Celebration Harry Potter - Universal Orlando Resort Each year in January there is a Harry Potter festival at Universal Orlando Resort called Celebration Harry Potter. This video is a peak into that magical world. Read more at http://usa.amateurtraveler.com/celebration-harry-potter/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/6219711

#93 - Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 10/30/2017

#93 - Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta A video of the 2017 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta including a balloon ride and a surprise ending for my iPhone. Read more at http://usa.amateurtraveler.com/albuquerque-international-balloon-fiesta/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/5889747

#92 - Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site 09/23/2017

#92 - Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site The Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site outside of Boston was the place where America's Iron and Steel industry started. See how they turned the power of moving water into molten iron. read more http://usa.amateurtraveler.com/saugus-iron-works-nhs/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/5769487

#91 - Flightseeing in Kluane National Park in the Yukon 08/27/2017

#91 - Flightseeing in Kluane National Park in the Yukon This video shows a flightseeing tour of the Hubbard Glacier and the largest non-polar icefields in the world, including landing on the glacier http://canada.amateurtraveler.com/yukon-cool-even-summer/ /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/5679768

#90 - Visiting Teotihuacan near Mexico City 01/16/2017

#90 - Visiting Teotihuacan near Mexico City Teotihuacan is a large archeological sitenear Mexico City, featuring the largest stone pyramid in the Americas. This video shows visiting the site including the view from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4993766

#90 - Visiting Teotihuacan near Mexico City 01/16/2017

#89 - Safari West Wildlife Preserve 12/14/2016

#89 - Safari West Wildlife Preserve This video shows a visit to the Safari West Wildlife Preserve which is located on 400 acres in the hills above Santa Rosa, California in the middle of the Sonoma wine country. The park has a large collection of animals, especially African herd animals, giraffes and rhinos. See more about my trip to Santa Rosa including the Charles M. Schulz Museum, restaurants, and wineries at /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4912432

#88 - A Visit to Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama 11/19/2016

#88 - A Visit to Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama I recently visited Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. We rode the 1/6 Gravity Simulator where you bound along the surface of "the moon". The Multi-Axis Trainer spins you in 3 different ways at once, but didn't make anyone in our group sick, although you might think it would. Space Camp runs programs for kids, adults, and families. See my entire article on /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4845765

#87 - Rice Terraces of the Cordillera, Philippines 10/27/2016

#87 - Rice Terraces of the Cordillera, Philippines This video shows a visit to the UNESCO site, the Rice Terraces of Batad and Bangaan near Banaue in the Philippines. Getting there is half the fun, riding on top of a Jeepney. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4778908

#86 - Exploring Intramuros - The Old Walled City in Manila, Philippines 10/25/2016

#86 - Exploring Intramuros - The Old Walled City in Manila, Philippines Visit the old walled city in Manila which was mostly destroyed in World War 2 and reconstructed in the 1980s. A Horse drawn carriage tour, the city walls, Baluarte de San Diego, Casa Manila and San Agustin Church. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4772862

#85 - Bamboo Train - Battambang, Cambodia 08/11/2016

#85 - Bamboo Train - Battambang, Cambodia Outside of Battambang, Cambodia is a Rube Goldberg ramshackle train to nowhere called the bamboo train. It is little more than a bamboo platform and a small lawnmower type engine sitting on two steel train wheels. Run that over a bumpy warped set of rails. There is nothing else like it. This video was shot during the Amateur Traveler trip to Cambodia in 2016. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4583042

Jucy RV - Road Gear #9 06/04/2016

Jucy RV - Road Gear #9 I had a chance to drive a Jucy RV camper van recently on a road trip in the central coast of California. This video reviews this flexible van that comes with sink, stove, fridge, table. The Jucy RV sleeps 1-4 people /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4418948

#84 - Driving the Watkins Glen International Raceway 05/26/2016

#84 - Driving the Watkins Glen International Raceway Visit the Watkins Glen International Raceway with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows driving this Grand Prix NASCAR track as part of the "Drive the Glen" activity. You can pay $25 to drive your own car on this track. You do have to: Stay behind the pace car Not pass any other cars driving with your Stay under 55mph /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4396049

#83 Visiting a Floating Village in Cambodia 05/08/2016

#83 Visiting a Floating Village in Cambodia Visit a Floating Village in Cambodia with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows a tour to a village on Tonlé Sap (Great Lake). We took this tour as part of the recent Amateur Traveler trip to Cambodia. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4352313

#82 - Phnom Penh Cyclo Tour - Cambodia 04/25/2016

#82 - Phnom Penh Cyclo Tour - Cambodia Visit Phnom Penh in Cambodia with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows a cyclo (pedicab or bicycle rickshaw) tour of downtown. We took this ride through the streets of the city as part of the recent Amateur Traveler trip to Cambodia (http://amateurtraveler.com/cambodia-trip/). /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/4317782

#81 - Visiting Alaska with Un-Cruise Adventures 07/07/2015

#81 - Visiting Alaska with Un-Cruise Adventures See cruising Southeastern Alaska on Un-Cruise Adventures as the Amateur Traveler goes on a cruise where dressing for dinner and bingo are replaced with kayaking and bushwhacking. Chris and his wife explored with 84 other passengers on the Safari Endeavor the islands, inlets, and glaciers of the Alaskan panhandle. /episode/index/show/amtravaptv/id/3660680

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