{"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#993 - Travel to West Africa (Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau)","slug":"at-993-travel-to-west-africa-senegal-the-gambia-guinea-bissau","published_at":"2026-04-25T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580/at-993-travel-to-west-africa-senegal-the-gambia-guinea-bissau","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travel-with-amateur-traveler-podcast-449580","url":"https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-west-africa/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/6bpBPtHL977KJxLX2zPs/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/485/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLSS8835961093.mp3?updated=1776788995","summary":"Hear about travel to West Africa (Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jenna Fletcher from LifeKineticTravel.com about her quest to see baby sea turtles in Guinea-Bissau. 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 go to West Africa? Jenna says, \"It is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful: green, flowers, animals. It is one of those spots that is definitely less explored by Western tourists. I think it gives you a different perspective on some of the history that you've learned about throughout school. And so I really enjoyed learning about the horrors of slavery while in Western Africa, and also a different perspective on colonialism.\" Itinerary Jenna’s recommended route is a two-week itinerary starting in The Gambia, continuing into Senegal, and ending in Guinea-Bissau, arranged partly around the fixed dates she could get for Orango National Park. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-west-africa/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Hear about travel to West Africa (Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau) as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jenna Fletcher from LifeKineticTravel.com about her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2908,"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-993-travel-to-west-africa-senegal-the-gambia-guinea-bissau/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-993-travel-to-west-africa-senegal-the-gambia-guinea-bissau.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}