The Travelin' Gringo

About

 

To email Glen Abbott, please use the “Contact Me” form at the bottom of this page

 

Glen Abbott is a freelance travel writer & photographer currently based in New Orleans, LA. He has ridden motorcycles for nearly 40 years, and has extensive motorcycle touring experience throughout the United States as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Glen writes regularly for Harley-Davidson’s HOG magazine, and has also written for American Iron, Rider, RoadBike, Motorcycle Bagger, and AAA’s Going Places magazine.

He has been featured as a motorcycle touring expert on television (“How to Do Florida,” a syndicated Florida travel show), on radio (Cycle Rider Radio), and on numerous websites (see links below).

His current ride is a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic, which Glen says “fits him like a glove.”

Glen also writes about New Orleans life and culture for www.nolavie.com, which appears on the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s website, www.nola.com.

 

Professional Organizations:

Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)

TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange)

 

Glen Abbott/Travelin’ Gringo in the news and online:

Johnson City, TN Press: Florida writer takes city up on Southern Dozen offer

Pinay on the Move travel blog: Travel Hero: Glen Abbott, The Travelin’ Gringo

Road Captain USA blog: Interview with Glen Abbott, Motorcycle Journalist

Named one of the “Top 100 Travel Bloggers Hotels and Airlines Should Fly Out First Class” by hackingtravel.com

Named Top 10 Travel Blog: Top 10 Shareaholic Travel Blogs

 

Guest posts:

TripAdvisor’s FlipKey.com: Get your drink on in New Orleans with craft brewery and distillery tours

Matador Network: Motorcycling to Mexico’s Mt. Popocatépetl

 

Publications:

AAA Going Places: Two wheels to Paradise

American Rider: Cruisin’ Cape Cod: Tales from the Cranberry Highway

Additional articles (in HOG, American Iron, RoadBike, and Motorcycle Bagger magazines) are not available online, PDF copies available on request.

 

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