Pictures

Here are some random pictures from all over the world. I will add more here and there from new travels and adventures so check back every now and then. Enjoy!
Lee Abbamonte, South Pole, ceremonial South Pole, Antarctica, White Desert
At the South Pole, the greatest travel achievement of my life!

Ice caving in other-worldly Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
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On the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Swilken Bridge, Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland, lee Abbamonte
Crossing the 18th Hole Swilken Bridge on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland

Amazing hike to a 4000 foot drop below Kjerag Rock near Lysebotn, Norway
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The Western Wall, Judaism’s Holiest place in Jerusalem, Israel
Lee Abbamonte, Mount Kosciuszko
Standing atop Mt. Kosciuszko, the tallest peak in Australia and a Seven Summit!

Mt. Otemanu looming over the lagoon on Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Cheetah, Kenya, Mount Kenya Safari Club, Lee Abbamonte
Petting a cheetah at an orphanage in rural Kenya

Atop a small local village in Kulusuk, Greenland
Lee Abbamonte, Meteora, Greece
Visiting the other-worldly monasteries of Meteora, Greece
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The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China near Beijing, China
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Table Mountain from the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa
Robinson Crusoe Island, airport sign, Lee Abbamonte, Chile
Just landed in remote Pacific island of Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
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Getting air at the Salar de Uyuni on the Southern Altiplano of Bolivia
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Striking St. Basil’s from Red Square in Moscow, Russia
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The Timeless Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx near Cairo, Egypt
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At the 68th Anniversary Commemoration of the battle of Midway Island
Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands, beach, penguins, gentoo penguins, Lee Abbamonte
Selfie on the beach with gentoo penguins in the Falkland Islands
Rota, CNMI, cannon, Lee Abbamonte
Standing on an old cannon on Rota, CNMI
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On par at the 9 hole Kabul Golf Course in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Alongside bikes and canals in fabulous Amsterdam, Netherlands

At the famous Bounty Bay landing on Pitcairn Island
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Feeling Presidential at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, USA
Lee Abbamonte, Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey
Visiting the ancient city Ephesus, Turkey
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Site of Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle win in Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Idyllic over water bungalows at the Sheraton resort in the Maldives
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile (October 25, 2013)
After a long hike up Torres Del Paine National park, Chilean Patagonia
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Potala Palace, the eternal home of the Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet
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The imposing Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The breathtaking Taj Mahal in Agra, India
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Soviet tanks and the Motherland Defense Monument in Kiev, Ukraine
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Camel racing on the beach at awesome Diani Beach, Kenya
Queenstown, New Zealand, canyon swing, Lee Abbamonte
Hanging 400 feet above Queenstown, New Zealand for a canyon swing
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Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, Mexico
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Manly Ferry view of the iconic Opera House in Sydney, Australia
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Chilling Statue of a Slave Breaking From Bondage in Libreville, Gabon
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Typical nomadic yurt in the crisp capital of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Wave Rock, Hyden, Western Australia, Australia, Lee Abbamonte
Surfing spectacular Wave Rock in Hyden, Western Australia
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At the breathtaking Anse Lazio Beach on Praslin Island in the Seychelles
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The Amazing Mud Mosque in Djenne, Mali
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Atop the worlds highest sand dune in spectacular Sossusvlei, Namibia
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Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere in Auckland, New Zealand
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The Tigers Nest Monastery in the land of the thunder dragon, Bhutan
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The Rock of Gibraltar in Gibraltar, UK (Southern Spain)
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Only half a man in the surprisingly pleasant city of Tehran, Iran
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7000 year old neolithic rock paintings at Las Geel, Somaliland
Beachcomber Island, Fiji, Lee Abbamonte
Striking a pose on Beachcomber Island, Fiji
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Gaudi’s perpetually unfinished Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain

At the epic Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

At the Gatun locks as a cargo ship goes thru the Panama Canal
Lee Abbamonte, Green Sand Beach, Big Island, Hawaii
Atop the gorgeous Green Sand Beach on the Big Island, Hawaii
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At the “White House” with friends on the outskirts of Douala, Cameroon
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Amazing Nabathean Treasury at Petra, Jordan
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On the beach at the “7 Star” Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, UAE
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Between the ancient columns of Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt
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Sunset atop Valle de la Luna near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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The timeless and awe inspiring Colosseum in Rome, Italy
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A new day begins high above the historic city of Tobruk, Libya
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With holy Hindu Sadhu men at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal

High above sunrise point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
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A colorful street in the awesome Old Town of Cartagena, Colombia
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The Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
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At the steamy Blue Lagoon near Reykjavik, Iceland
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After Soccer Game at Tarrafal Beach on Praia, Cape Verde Islands
Australian Open, mens final, Lee Abbamonte, Melbourne, Australia
At the 2014 Australian Open Men’s Final in Melbourne, Australia
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Scenic fjords on the Kenai Peninsula near Seward, Alaska, USA
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Temple of Concord in the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, Sicily
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Playing chicken with thousands of motorbikes in Hanoi, Vietnam
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At Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Lee Abbamonte, Busch Gardens, Tampa, giraffe
Feeding a giraffe at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida!
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Interesting World Heritage Site of Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda
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Look kids! Big Ben and Parliament in London, UK

At the Shwedagon Pagoda at night in Yangon, Myanmar
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Silverback Gorillas in the mist of Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda
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Playing Cricket with kids in the streets of old Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Atop the fjord and gorgeous old city of Kotor, Montenegro
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Entering the beautiful Black Sea breakaway Republic of Abkhazia
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With giant tortoise in Darwin’s amazing Galapagos Islands
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A scenic highway in the middle of Morocco
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In front of the main Government Building in tiny Alofi, Niue
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Mazar-e-Quaid tomb for the founder of the country in Karachi, Pakistan
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Bundled up at the Absolut Icebar in Stockholm, Sweden
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Cruising with a crocodile in Chobe National Park in Northern Botswana
Prizren, Kosovo, Lee Abbamonte
Hanging out in the gorgeous old town on Prizren, Kosovo
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The amazing view at Kim’s Lookout on idyllic Lord Howe Island
Lee Abbamonte. Philippines, Palawan, Subterranean River National park
Getting ready to enter the Subterranean River National Park in Palawan, Philippines
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600+ steps down inside the Grotto Di Nettuno in Capo Caccia, Sardinia
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With the Moai on Easter Island, Chile in the South Pacific
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At Camp Nou for an FC Barcelona match in Barcelona, Spain
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Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City, Kuwait
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East meets West at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
Palau, Rock Islands, lee Abbamonte
Covered in white mud in the perfect Rock Islands of Palau
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Straddling the Mitad del Mundo or Equator near Quito, Ecuador
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Talagang Rice Terraces near Ubud in Bali, Indonesia
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On Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head looming in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Breathtaking Julier Pass in the Alps near St. Moritz, Switzerland
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Beautiful Lac Sale on Grande Comore, Comoros Islands
Cape Breton Island, Cabot Links, Golf, Lee Abbamonte, Nova Scotia, Canada
Playing golf in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ibn Al-Mistawfi statue that guards the Citadel in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq
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The majestic Marguzor Lakes in the Fan Mountains, Tajikistan
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The truly majestic and regal Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAEtour-eiffel.bmp
The Unmistakeable Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
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Amazing rainbow at the smoke that thunders in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Swinging like Tarzan in the Amazon Jungle near Manaus, Brazil
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Enjoying the Day at the Independence Monument in Algiers, Algeria
Lee Abbamonte, sunrise, Hong Kong
Misty sunrise in Kowloon, Hong Kong looking across at Hong Kong Island
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On a rooftop above Old City Sana’a, Yemen

Racing Ferrari’s in Las Vegas
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Sunset Camel Caravan with Tuareg Escort in Mystical Timbuktu, Mali
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With “Rai”, the giant and ancient stone money of Yap, Micronesia
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Along the Silk Road at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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The Easter market at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic

Between Marina Bay Sands and the Merlion in sweltering Singapore
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At the United States WWII Memorial on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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The amazing Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
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Lofty Taipei 101 from Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Park in Taipei, Taiwan
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At a killer waterfall in the middle of nowhere near St. Paul, La Reunion
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Holding up the Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy
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Ancient ruins of Carthage outside modern-day Tunis, Tunisia
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Chilling with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, Austria
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The Mecca of Backpackers, Khao San Road, in Bangkok, Thailand

Hiking the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Cold and wet atop of Nyhavn’s Quays in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Adorable children compensate for unfortunate circumstances on Tokelau
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Impressive Pha That Luang Gold Buddhist Stupa in Vientiane, Laos
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Posing with school children in courtyard in pleasant Asmara, Eritrea
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The small and overrated Mannekin Pis Fountain in Brussels, Belgium
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Massive UNESCO protected Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Northern Sri Lanka
Lee Abbamonte, Abu Simbel, Egypt, Africa
Amazing Abu Simbel, Egypt
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The massive Petronas Towers in sweltering Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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On the back of a random steer at Fort Soledad on beautiful Guam USA
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In front of the cathedral in the interesting old city of Havana, Cuba
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Selfie with kids at the UNESCO Cathedral in Manila, Philippines
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At the mesmerizing Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Adorable local kids in the Village of Gaoui near N’Djamena, Chad
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Blown away by the Mapu’a ‘a Vaca blowholes on Tongatapu, Tonga
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At the dusty and dilapidated old mosque in Juba, Southern Sudan

Outside San Felipe Castle on the gorgeous Rio Dulce, Guatemala
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Hagia Sophia, seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey
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Center of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Shurijo Castle in Naha, Okinawa, Japan
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After a lomo steak lunch at Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sveti Jovan Kaneo church, Ohrid, Macedonia, Lee Abbamonte
Checking out the gorgeous Sveti Jovan Kaneo church in Ohrid, Macedonia
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Starting the World’s Most Dangerous Road at 4700m near La Paz, Bolivia
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Ode to Mussolini Fascism at Haile Selassie’s palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Temple IV, Tikal, Guatemala, Lee Abbamonte
Standing atop Temple IV overlooking amazing Tikal, Guatemala
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Feeding a wallaby near beautiful Port Arthur, Tasmania
Lee Abbamonte, Formentera, Ibiza, Spain
Getting some sun at the beach in gorgeous Formentera, Spain
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In the Carpathian Mountains at Pele’s Castle in beautiful Sinaia, Romania

Zipline through the jungle treetops of Southern Belize

At the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, USA
Lee Abbamonte, elephants, Bali, Indonesia
Feeding after riding elephants at the zoo in Bali, Indonesia
Volcano Boarding, Cerro Negro, Leon, Nicaragua, Lee Abbamonte
Pumped after volcano boarding Cerro Negro near Leon, Nicaragua
Dubai, Lee Abbamonte
Dressing the part in Dubai, UAE

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