Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Meet the youngest American to visit every country

Details

  • Description

    Travel expert Lee Abbamonte explains how he does it

  • Duration 3:05
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Editor's Picks

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

He's the youngest American to visit every country around the world how did he did ask so let's get to Sydney Australia the top of -- -- -- -- -- Haley you travel expert you're usually in the studio this morning you're in a warmer spot in Australia we want to hear about that at first I want to know.

How many countries and how you've been able to do that's.

And they hey -- well there's a couple different lists but the generally accepted -- is the United Nations list.

Of a 193 countries plus the territories like Vatican in Taiwan it said -- I've been taught us.

Again the Vatican is -- smallest country in the world I learned when I was there.

It's beautiful spot.

That is absolutely certain yet it's it's a great place now they got some turmoil -- You know financed we'll financially.

Many of us we we say we would love to do this would -- to take a year off right out of college jury hear from your job and go travel.

Financially.

How do you recommend people can do with us.

Well obviously the the biggest things -- traveler time and money and -- I've basically been -- my whole life -- -- -- paper when I was six years old and and not landscaping company when I was in high school and then just kept working for NASA basically just save your money but if you're not working her whole life just basically decide what you wanna do.

And up from there just set goals and and that's how you can really -- -- just know what you wanna do save the money sacrifice my that banks because.

At the only a one time the traveled there are -- their way again.

Do you live out of backpack to carry one bag with you.

It's not a back back but I did carry one bag it's a carry on now.

That's the way to got -- nicest country you've ever been to.

The nicest guys here -- so hard to say but I'm not just saying this because in sitting in Sydney Australia right now but I do you love Australia -- here I'm dying here -- sucked up.

Nods like an amazing place it really is an easy on the neighboring country South Africa.

Some just amazing places I mean the people are great pretty much anywhere around the world but I really do love the commonwealth countries most dangerous place.

Well I actually got shot that going into Libya.

The last country the last country I was gonna do to actually become the youngest person go to every country.

Had to sneak into Libya in the back of a minivan when -- during the war when you know it -- they threw out throughout Qaddafi rebels control the border and I was just a disastrous situation but I made it and actually get -- -- radio broadcast from inside Libya when I was there.

Right traveling by yourself what is -- like.

Obviously traveling by yourself can be really rewarding -- mean it teaches you a lot about yourself you do things you more outgoing than you ever would be I mean I prefer to travel with friends by I'm not afraid to travel by myself I've been CU was some of the most dangerous places in the world by myself because it's hard to find friends to go -- the house.

For the prayers to your mother this morning that I'm sure that makes her nervous I -- -- actually we wish you the fast you are sixteen hours ahead of us 950s to go out have some fun and I.

Not exactly about a test of this and see back here in cold New York -- -- --

Load More