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Amateur Traveler Video Edition
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A video travel podcast for people who love to travel. It can be viewed as a companion to the Amateur Traveler podcast or on its own. It features travel videos and screencasts (internet tutorials).
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03-Sep-2006 |
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Amateur Traveler Video | travel for the love of it Episodes - | #51 - Santorini, Greece (part 1) | Play in Popup. | Visit Santorini (Thira) with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows arriving in Santorini on a ferry, the view from the lighthouse on the southern tip of the crescent shaped island, the town of Pyrgos and finally the main city of Fira. Santorini is a spectacular destination as its towns cling to along the cliffs of the rim of a dormant volcano. Santorini is a popular stop for cruise ships and it is common in the Summer to see 7 or so ships in the waters off the islands. The most popular excursion for cruise travelers is the town of Fira. |
 to send to friends | Download #51 - Santorini, Greece (part 1)
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| #48 - The London Eye, London, England | Play in Popup. | 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. |
to send to friends | Download #48 - The London Eye, London, England
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| #47 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 2) | Play in Popup. | 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. |
to send to friends | Download #47 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 2)
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| #46 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 1) | Play in Popup. | 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. |
to send to friends | Download #46 - Oaxaca, Mexico - Felipe the Weaver (part 1)
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| AT#44 - Embarcadero - San Francisco | Play in Popup. | 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. |
to send to friends | Download AT#44 - Embarcadero - San Francisco
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