I am not Lee Abbamonte. Let that be clear. Like Lee, I am a New Yorker by way of Connecticut, a traveler keen on places less-traveled—but I am not Lee, youngest American to visit every country on Earth. And yet on at least a few occasions, travel has afforded me the same returns and privileges it has afforded one of the […]
Win a Game On Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance
September 9, 2015 by 24 Comments
Over the last year or so of my partnership with Allianz Travel Insurance, I have told you why you need travel insurance, 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance and I’ve told you what’s in my travel insurance policy. On the heels of the Vacation Confidence Index and ahead of my upcoming trip to […]
Voluntourism Segment on CCTV
September 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This was my first time ever on CCTV America and we discussed the interesting yet controversial topic of Voluntourism. For those of you unfamiliar it is basically when tourists volunteer-hence volunteer tourism or Voluntourism. They actually pay to theoretically help out in developing nations and villages. There has been a tremendous amount of controversy concerning […]
20 Reasons Why You Should Have Travel Insurance
July 28, 2015 by 8 Comments
One of my valued partners is Allianz Global Assistance and I have written about them several times including Why You Need Travel Insurance and What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy. Our partnership continues and I wanted to give you 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance whether it be from Allianz or another provider. […]
Millennials Driving the Vacation Confidence Index
July 8, 2015 by 4 Comments
According to the sixth annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released recently by Allianz Global Assistance USA, more Americans will travel, but spend less, on summer vacations in 2015 as millennials plan to save money on travel. Millennials are the fastest growing demographic in travel and really every other vertical in the world. Millennials […]
Wake Island Charter Announced
June 29, 2015 by 14 Comments
Military Historical Tours has just announced a Wake Island charter for the first time since 2009. Wake Island has long been considered one of the two most difficult places to reach on the Travelers Century Club (TCC) list of 324 countries, territories and unique destinations. This Wake Island charter, assuming it actually goes, will allow […]
New Benefits to the SPG Credit Card from American Express
June 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As many of you know, I’ve been working with the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), American Express (Amex) and the SPG Credit Card from American Express for several years now. Today, Amex and SPG announced new benefits to the SPG Credit Card that adds more value and will deliver more ease and convenience to Card Members. […]
22 Passport Stamps You’ve Never Seen Before
May 5, 2015 by 16 Comments
If you love to travel then you probably love getting passport stamps as well. I love passport stamps and especially rare ones from remote islands or tough to get visas. I was flipping through my passport the other night and thought it would make a fun post to put up pictures of 22 passport stamps […]
How I Got Started
April 17, 2015 by 38 Comments
I get so many emails asking so many different questions everyday that it would be impossible for me to answer them all. So I’ve decided to answer some common questions as this blog posts from time to time. For my first question, I’m going to answer how I got started and some advice on how […]
Win a Go Bag From Allianz Travel Insurance
March 18, 2015 by 7 Comments
I’m excited to announce a fun new giveaway with some really cool prizes! All you have to do to win a Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance is sign up for my newsletter/mailing list below or just to the right of this page. That’s it and if you’re already on my list then you’re already […]
