Here is my 3rd of 4 segments I did for the Liberty Treehouse on The Blaze. This segment came out really good and is about travel manners. If you’ve traveled around the world then manners no doubt have come up on your journeys. They are always different and often entertaining. I try to capture a […]
My Appearance on Veria Living TV
April 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
This is the first of my two segments on Veria Living; a new network available on multiple different national cable platforms and online. It was a lot of fun and look forward to doing it again. I loved having a studio audience. This was actually the first time I’ve been in front of a studio […]
Cycling in Snowdonia
April 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Cycling in Snowdonia: that just sounds like an awesome place to cycle or mountain bike. Sure enough-it is! Snowdonia National Park in North Wales is a beautiful piece of the world and a seldom-visited area of Great Britain-at least by mainstream tourists. Truthfully, cycling in Snowdonia in March (when I did it) requires some cooperation […]
Via Ferrata Cumbria
April 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
I had never heard of Via Ferrata until a few weeks ago when I was traveling in Great Britain. I was spending 3-4 days in the Lake District in Northern England for the first time since 1998 and was to do a bunch of really cool activities. To be honest I wasn’t that excited to […]
My Favorite Photos From All Seven Continents
April 10, 2014 by 19 Comments
I’m always asked about the photos I take and am in. I often get asked what my favorites are but it’s so hard to say. However, since I am way behind on my blog and I couldn’t motivate to write an actual post I thought this would be a fun, easy way to get back […]
Talking Frequent Flier Miles on Arise America
March 10, 2014 by 5 Comments
I recently appeared on Arise America on Arise TV talking about frequent flier miles and the way they have been and are becoming devalued. The recent news that Delta Airlines was going to a cash based frequent flier reward model sent shockwaves through the travel hacking world. Make no mistake, your miles are not worth […]
My Frommers Radio Appearance
March 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
I recently taped two segments on the Frommers radio show. Everyone knows Frommers the guidebooks and of course from the movie ‘Euro Trip’ but Arthur and Pauline Frommer also host a travel radio show and invited me to be on. It was a true pleasure to do the Frommers radio show and to meet Arthur […]
My SXSW Travel Meet Up
February 27, 2014 by 2 Comments
I am hosting a SXSW Travel Meet Up in conjunction with my friends at TripIt in Austin, Texas on Sunday, March 9…check out the details below and be sure to come by if you’re at SXSW. SXSW Travel Meet Up with Lee Abbamonte Date: Sunday, March 9 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Meet Up […]
Why I Hate the Term Bucket List
February 13, 2014 by 28 Comments
“It’s on my bucket list”…I probably hear this statement 10 times a day from people. Ever since a movie came out a few years called ‘The Bucket List’, people have been adding things left and right to their bucket list. If I write about something or go somewhere, people always tell me they will add […]
