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American Ramble with Neil King Jr

I interview author Neil King Jr. about his book, American Ramble : A Walk of Memory and Renewal, about his 330 mile walk from Washington DC to New York City. Part travelogue, part memoir and with much insight about the landscape he travels and the people he meets along his unorthodox and unforgettable journey.

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Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Hurtigruten's MS Fram : Expedition Ship Behind the Scenes

Take a peek behind the scenes of a polar expedition ship, Hurtigruten's MS Fram, the ship I recently took on my three week expedition to Antarctica and the Falkland and South Georgia Islands.

I wondered how they made things operate so smoothly when we were so far from civilization and a hardward store for parts, a grocery store for food, and a water or sewage treatment plant for our daily necesities.

Today, we explore the Bridge, where the Captain and crew navigate, the Kitchen, the Engine Room, the Expdition's Tender Pit, and the Crew Quarters. It's a fascinating journey!

Visit the website to see photos and get more Behind the Scenes details, and to see and hear about my amazing Antarctic expedition!

Learn more about Hurtigruten's outstanding expeditions HERE.

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Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Antarctica Expedition including the Falkland and South Georgia Islands Part II

Best trip EVER! In Part I, we sailed to the Falklands and the South Georgia Islands. In today's show, we finally reach Antarctica, and the beauty and magic of what I see brings tears of joy to my eyes.

In addition to all of the amazing glaciers and sculptural icebergs we see, we see hundreds of thousands of penguins of several breeds. We see whales - and we weren't even there during 'whale' season!

We get to hike around the penguins, kayak around the icebergs and experience this polar wonderland in ways I will never forget.

Learn what its like to go on an expedition ship (I went on Hurtigruten's MS Fram). You'll learn what its like each day, who goes on these expeditions, what you eat and so much more.

I was blown away and can't wait to share it with you!

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES HERE.

Learn more about Hurtigruten's outstanding expeditions HERE.

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Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Antarctica Expedition plus the Falklands and the South Georgia Islands : Part I

Best trip EVER! Join me on an EPIC journey to the seventh continent: Antarctica to see the wildlife, icebergs and glaciers of the south polar seas. En route, we visit the Falkland and South Georgia Islands, rugged places of history and outstanding wildlife! South Georgia is called the Serengheti of the Southern Oceans for good reason!

Learn what its like to go on an expedition ship where you are actually ACTIVE, instead of a regular cruise ship, and why you never run out of fun and exciting things to do.

In Part I, we head to the Falklands and South Georgia islands. I went on Hurtigruten's MS Fram. I was blown away and can't wait to share it with you!

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES HERE.

Learn more about Hurtigruten's outstanding expeditions HERE.

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Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies

Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Not everyone has a month or so to walk the El Camino. Did you know that you can BIKE the Portuguese Way??? Yes! One of the most popular Camino routes can be done by bike. Whether you are interested in cycling or hiking the El Camino, you are sure to get some great insights and tips from today's show.

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info doing your El Camino. Here is a page that includes ALL the Camino routes I've covered on ATA.

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Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Have you dreamed about climbing Africa's tallest mountain in Tanzania: Mount Kilimanjaro? Join Kit as she interviews Damon about he and his wife and friends successful summit of Kili on the Lemosho Route, the prettiest route of them all and the one with the greatest success rate.

We discuss what Damon saw and what it was like each day of the climb. We talk about dealing with high altitude. We will learn about the food, guides and porters, and other important details about this amazing adventure.

We also discuss Damon's post- hike safari in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater and seeing "The Big 5" - elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards and rhinos.

Learn all about this beautiful, exciting and challenging active adventure on today's show.

SAVE!!! Damon went with Active Travel Adventure's affiliate, Active Adventures (based in New Zealand). Email me for an exclusive Active Adventures $100 off Promo Code good for this or any of Active's exciting adventure travel tours!

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about climbing Kilimanjaro's Lemosho route.

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Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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Explore Croatia's stunning Dalmatian coast by hiking, biking and paddling! Start from Split and work your way to Dubrovnik on this exciting and fun adventure.

We discuss all of the fun activities our guest Lesley did on her Active Adventures tour, the great food and wine and wonderful accommodations.

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about today's show.

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High Altitude Travel Insurance: Most insurance policies do NOT cover high altitude adventures. Check out Rise & Shield for your next mega adventure!

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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30 Best Travel Podcasts of 2023

Hear Kit's popular annual list of the best travel podcasts to check out for 2023. There are many new ones on the list, so you are sure to find a new favorite!

Listen to the podcast and see details on each podcast recommended HERE

1. Active Travel Adventures 2. AdventuRetired

Listen to my interview about full time traveling

3. Amateur Traveler

Listen to my interview on the Crystal Coast of NC

4. Armchair Explorer 5. BBC Ramblings 6. Business Travel 360 7. Conde Nast Traveler Escape Routes 8. Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg 9. Frommer's 10. JUMP 11. Out of Office 12. The Atlas Obscura Podcast 13. The Big Travel Podcast 14. The Overland Journal Podcast 15. The Thoughtful Travel Podcast 16. The Travel Diaries 17. The TravelPulse Podcast 18. The Trip the Changed Me 19. Tips for Travellers 20. Travel Goals Podcast 21. Travel Tales 22. Travel Tales by AFAR 23. Travel with Meaning 24. Travel with Rick Steves 25. UK Travel Planning 26. Untold Italy 27. We Travel There 29. Women Who Travel 30. Zero To Travel

Listen to my interview about taking a cheap Alaskan Cruise (by ferry!)

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Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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The perfect way to explore Southern Holland is by bike! Even better, bike AND boat Holland so you only need to unpack once.

Each day you bike (or simply chill out on the boat) to the next port. You'll have plenty of time to check out cafes, museums and scenery as you explore this amazing, bike-friendly country!

You start and end your Dutch cycling holiday in Amsterdam and then bike through the Green Heart of Holland. You'll also visit Rotterdam, the Kinderdijk's windmills and Zaanse Schans.

The terrain is mostly flat, but E-bikes are an option if you want to conserve your energy for exploration of each new village.

At the end of the day, you meet up with the ship and sail off to the next stop. Super easy and VERY convenient!

All meals are included on this affordable European active vacation.

This is a great holiday if YOU want adventure, but your partner wants to chill (he or she can hang out on the boat and have a scenic boat tour each day!). And you can decide each day if maybe YOU want to chill, too!

Kit interviews Charlotte about her BoatBikeTours.com Southern Holland bike and boat adventure tour. This is Charlotte's ELEVENTH bike tour with BBT!!!

And, as a new affiliate of Active Travel Adventures, you can use the exclusive Promo Code ATA50 to get 50 Euro off of any BoatBikeTours.com European bike and boat adventures!

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about this boat and biking tour of Southern Holland!

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Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies

Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

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The perfect way to explore Holland's Hansa Region is by bike! Even better, bike AND boat Holland so you only need to unpack once.

The Hansa cycling tour starts and ends in Amsterdam. You'll bike along the Rhine & IJssel, and visit Hanseatic cities like Deventer & Kampen. You'll also learn about the reclaimed polderlands.

Each day you bike (or simply chill out on the boat) to the next port. You'll have plenty of time to check out cafes, museums and scenery as you explore this amazing, bike-friendly country!

The terrain is mostly flat, but E-bikes are an option if you want to conserve your energy for exploration of each new village.

At the end of the day, you meet up with the ship and sail off to the next stop. Super easy and VERY convenient!

Meals are included on this affordable European active vacation.

This is a great holiday if YOU want adventure, but your partner wants to chill (he or she can hang out on the boat and have a scenic boat tour each day!). And you can decide each day if maybe YOU want to chill, too!

Kit interviews Jim about her BoatBikeTours.com Hansa Holland bike and boat adventure tour. This is Jim's SIXTH bike tour with BBT!!!

And, as a new affiliate of Active Travel Adventures, you can use the exclusive Promo Code ATA50 to get 50 Euro off of any BoatBikeTours.com European bike and boat adventures!

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about this Hansa Holland boat and biking tour!

Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here.

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Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies

Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.

Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!

Amazon Kit's Picks

Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)