{"podcast":{"title":"Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast","slug":"travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580","podcast_index_feed_id":449580,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS1857986358","website_url":"http://AmateurTraveler.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7aec6fda-da97-11ee-8ddb-67fe0ad92531/image/0effc71c5dc33e44016354f0f3fda8f5.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Chris Christensen","episode_count":1030,"summary":"Since 2005, Amateur Traveler has been talking about different destinations every week. It covers destinations all over the world with an emphasis on culturally rich travel. Learn more about your world. Amateur Traveler won its creator, Chris Christensen, a Travel+Leisure award as the \"best independent travel journalist\" and entry into the \"Podcast Hall of Fame.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T10:19:00.665977+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580"},"episode":{"title":"AT#1001 - Travel to Western Crete, Greece","slug":"at-1001-travel-to-western-crete-greece","published_at":"2026-06-20T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580/at-1001-travel-to-western-crete-greece","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580","url":"https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-western-crete/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/6bpBPtHL977KJxLX2zPs/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/485/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS8350497309.mp3?updated=1733860621","summary":"Hear about travel to Western Crete as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from jontytravels.com about his hiking adventure around the villages and in the mountains of the largest Greek island. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Why should you visit Western Crete? Jonty says, \"Crete is a diverse Greek island, home to excellent hiking, dramatic gorges, atmospheric villages, epic coastlines, and ancient history.\" Jonty spent around a week hiking in western Crete, village walks in the north, the White Mountains in the center, and along the south coast. He did a self-guided trip with the Natural Adventure and their local operator, S-Cape. They organize the logistics, including accommodation, bag transfers, and provide GPS walking routes. Many of the sights can be seen without hiking, though, in fewer days with a car. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-western-crete/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Hear about travel to Western Crete as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jonty Crane from jontytravels.com about his hiking adventure around the villages and i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2963,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580/episodes/at-1001-travel-to-western-crete-greece/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580/at-1001-travel-to-western-crete-greece.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}