AT#989 - Central America Road Trip

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

Society & Culture, History, Places & Travel

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Hear about a road trip through Central America as the Amateur Traveler talks about traveling overland through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search of volcanoes, tropical birds, colonial cities, crater lakes, Mayan ruins, and a few new countries added to his map. 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 Central America? This multi-country journey combines some of the region’s best experiences into one trip: cloud forests in Costa Rica, volcanic landscapes in Nicaragua, changing fortunes in El Salvador, the Mayan ruins of Copán in Honduras, and the lakeside villages and colonial cities of Guatemala. Along the way, Chris finds colorful markets, Scarlet Macaws, crater lakes, beautiful colonial architecture, and more volcanoes than he expected. In this episode. Chris shares stories from a 15-day small-group trip that began in San José, Costa Rica, and ended in Antigua, Guatemala. The trip was designed to pick up three new countries for him: Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador, while also revisiting Costa Rica and Guatemala. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/central-america-road-trip/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Smart Travel, a new podcast from NerdWallet. You know that one friend who always finds the best travel deals, picks the right cards, and somehow ends up in first class for the price of coach. Smart Travel is like that friend, but in podcast form. They cover all things financed like how to book busy season trips without the busy season sticker shock,
0:23.3	which airport lounges are worth it, and which are basically free Wi-Fi and chairs,
0:28.3	how travel advisors can snag secret perks you don't even know to ask for,
0:32.9	and how to get real value from points, not just a tiny reward at checkout.
0:38.1	The nerds at NerdWallet know this stuff better than me, and that's why I feel great about
0:42.1	recommending the Smart Travel podcast.
0:44.6	After all, we nerds have to stick together.
0:47.1	Travel smarter and spend less with a help from NerdWallet.
0:50.9	Follow Smart Travel wherever you get your podcasts.
0:54.7	Bowser is back.
1:00.0	Everyone calm down. The Super Mario Brothers can take care of the kingdom.
1:05.8	Let's go. On April 1st, Toad, pack our things.
1:09.8	The galaxy is waiting. Who is this? Go. On April 1st. Toad, pack our things. Woo-hoo!
1:13.8	The Galaxy is waiting.
1:15.2	Who is this?
1:16.2	Special.
1:19.4	So some cool dinosaur just shows up and he's now part of the group.
1:20.0	Cool.
1:22.0	The Super Mario Galaxy movie.
1:24.0	Only in cinema's April 1st.
1:32.2	Amateur Traveler episode 989. Today, Amateur Traveler talks about volcanoes and tropical birds,
1:39.5	monkeys and Mayan ruins, colonial towns, and more volcanoes, as we do a road trip through Central America, to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. This is Chris Christensen
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