My Story

The Beginning - I was 10 years old when I made my first solo flight from visiting family in Northern California. However, that was not my first time being on an airplane. My mom and I would often fly back and forth between Los Angeles and Jackson, Mississippi to visit my grandparents. I was born in Los Angeles and we lived in close proximity to L.A.X. Airport where my dad and I would take the quick 15 minute trip and bond while plane spotting across the street from the airport. That's when my love of airplanes and travel began. On days we didn't visit the airport we would sit outside on the front porch and watch the planes on approach to landing. My dad worked for the Lockheed Corporation now Lockheed Martin at the Palmdale, California plant fastening the rivits into their only commercial airliner, the L-1011 TriStar, which no longer operates commercially.

The Past- I was unemployed for a year after a devastating job loss in October of 2007, one day before my birthday. During this time I read everything I could get my hands on about traveling and I took notes because I knew one day by the grace of God I would be able to travel again and see the world. In September of 2017 while I was having my morning devotion, the words "Jon Lee Travels" popped in my head. I immediately opened my laptop to type up this note and to my surprise what did I see? A saved folder already labeled "Jon Lee Travels" with files stored inside dated from 2007 which contained my personal travel notes from previous visited places. Since then I've updated these notes with my recent travel experiences and now, after traveling to more destinations and having fun along the way - Jon Lee Travels is reality.

Present Day - My mission is to inspire people to create authentic experiences when traveling which will result in lifelong memories to share with your friends and family. My philosophy is God first, family second, work third.
Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men.