Hear about travel to Lassen National Park in northern California as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dick Jordan about this spectacular if less visited destination. Lassen is in northeastern California. It is just as easy to get to from San Francisco as Yosemite National Park but with fewer tourists and one more volcano. The park centers around the dormant volcano Mt. Lassen and features other geothermal active areas.

Hear about travel to the Western Sahara as the Amateur Traveler  talks to Francis Tapon about this disputed region as part of his trip to every country in Africa. 

Hear about Hiking the Lycian Way in Southern Turkey as the Amateur Traveler talks to authors Warren and Betsy Talbot from MarriedWithLuggage.com about the month they spent hiking this amazing trail. The Lycian Way runs for a little over 500 km (not counting getting lost) from Fethiye in the west to Antalya in the east. We talk about their whole journey as well as segments people with much less time could hike.

The Mophie Juice Pack is a case that both protects your iPhone and also more than doubles the battery live of your phone. You can still use your camera. It does change the external port on your iPhone to be a standard USB port.

* Rechargeable 2100mAh lithium ion polymer battery and protective case in one.

* Talk Time Up to additional 10 hours on 3G, internet Use Up to additional 10 hours on 3G, up to additional 10 hours on LTE, up to additional 12 hours on Wi-Fi, audio Playback Up to 50 hours and Video Playback Up to 12 hours

Buy Mophie Juice Pack Plus Case for iPhone 5s/5 - Red http://bit.ly/juicepack

FreedomPop is an interesting solution for a Portable Internet Wi-Fi Router. If you need the internet outside of your home and office you can buy a FreedomPop router and then get 500Mb of free internet per month. If you need more than 500Mb then you can buy plans for only $17.99 per month (2Gb). Than plan is currently selling for half that on a special.

The FreedomPop uses the Sprint cell system so it will work better in regions with good Sprint coverage.

Buy a Freedom Spot Photon 4G Mobile Hotspot (Platinum) http://freedompop.7eer.net/c/93069/72977/1792

Hear about travel to Denver, Colorado as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lance Longwell from TravelAdicts.net about his home town, the "Mile High City". Denver is the capital of the state of Colorado and sits where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains.

Visit Sonoma Canopy Tours with the Amateur Traveler. This video shows ziplining in the California Wine Country among the redwoods and fir trees. The Russian River area has had numerous camps for years and many of them have had a difficult time making ends meet in recent years but one clever camp set up a wonderful zipline course. My wife had visited Sonoma Canopy Tours last year with some girlfriends and gave this trip to me for Christmas. The course includes 8 ziplines, 2 rope bridges and rappelling down from a redwood tree. 

Hear about travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba as the Amateur Traveler talks to return guest Michael Soncina of Sonchy’s Adventures about this city on the great plains of Canada. 

Ride the night train from Beijing to Xi'an with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the somewhat claustrophobic quarters that you get when you put some 60 bunk beds in an open rail car. 

Hear about travel to Saint Helena as the Amateur Traveler talks to Gary Arndt about his visit to this isolated island between Africa and South America. Gary has come on the show a number of times to talk about obscure, out of the way and small places. Saint Helena qualifies as all three.