Lee Abbamonte
Try to become the youngest person to travel to every country in the world
Turkmenistan
By Lee | 
No Comments » I really appreciate all the emails from everyone and I am fine, I promise. It’s nice to know so many people are reading my site and following my trip.... [Read this entry]
Central Asia’s Holiest City
By Lee | 2 Comments » Central Asia’s Holiest City, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, has buildings spanning a thousand years of history. It has a thoroughly lived in old center that probably hasn’t changed much in a... [Read this entry]
Penjikent and the Marguzor Lakes
By Lee | 1 Comment » Tajikistan is a Persian and Farsi speaking outpost in a predominantly Turkic region and it is in many ways the odd one out in Central Asia. The modern country... [Read this entry]
The Golden Road to Samarkand
By Lee | 1 Comment » We travel not for trafficking alone,
By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned.
For lust of knowing what should not be known,
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
By Lee | 4 Comments » Talk about a mouthful and a hell of a lot of points in scrabble, Kyrgyzstan is just that and Bishkek is its green and pleasant capital city. Bishkek isn’t... [Read this entry]
In the Land of Borat
By Lee | 4 Comments » As I follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and my Silk Road adventure begins, easily the most famous thing that ever happend to Kazakhstan, less the deadliest mid... [Read this entry]
The Great Wall of China
By Lee | 6 Comments » I have seen pretty much all of the modern wonders of the world and now all of the new seven wonders that were voted last year. I believe that... [Read this entry]
Beijing 2008
By Lee | 5 Comments » It’s hard to decide where to start on Beijing, whether it be the negatives or the positives but I believe that the positives far outweigh the negatives. Beijing is... [Read this entry]
Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors
By Lee | 4 Comments » When I was first putting this massive trip together I was debating whether I would go completely out of my way to get to Xian, China, which is the gateway... [Read this entry]
Shanghai Surprise
By Lee | 4 Comments » I’ve spent the past eight hours walking around Shanghai, China in 200 degree heat and I must’ve drank 15 waters and didn’t have to pee once-that’s how hot it is... [Read this entry]
Lee Abbamonte is a published travel writer, global adventurer and worldwide travel expert based in New York City. Lee is attempting to become the youngest person to travel to every country in the world. He has currently been to over 164 countries and is only 29 years old. From this site you will be able to relive his past travels, read his blog and interract with him, while following his adventures in pursuit of the record. The record is visiting all 317 countries and unique destinations in the world per the Travelers Century Club list. The current record is 37 years, 9 months, 17 days and Lee hopes to beat it.- Africa
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Hey, Thanks for saying all these good things abou ... [read more] - Lindsey on Central Asia’s Holiest City
always entertaining to see where you are. you're ... [read more] - sue on New 7 Wonders Profile-Pyramids, Egypt
Having been on holiday and visited the pyramids at ... [read more] - Graham Richard. on Delhi
Sounds a bit like Bogota to the extreme. - Alix on Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
You can't have a proper name in Scrabble...right? - Lee on Central Asia’s Holiest City
I literally just posted this story and turned arou ... [read more] - Sveta on Penjikent and the Marguzor Lakes
Tajikistan is an amzing country. I lived there for ... [read more] - Lee on Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
True that! Congrats on your wedding-2 days after m ... [read more] - Jemma on The Golden Road to Samarkand
I've never heard of that place but I like the poet ... [read more] - Melanie on Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
You and I...the only Terps I know who have been to ... [read more]
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