Each week we’ll be featuring a handful of travel bloggers, vloggers or photographers who we recommend you follow to ignite that travel spark! Over the coming weeks you’ll also be introduced to many of them with a personal video introduction and message from themselves on our new Travello Travel Blogger Video Series on YouTube. The weekly list is not going to be a list of the very top or most followed travel bloggers, vloggers, photographers or social influencers, it will be a combination, some very popular ones, but also some that are just starting out, in fact we’ll also be featuring some of our top Travello users in here too, many of which dont have official blogs but are really active travel posters on Travello. Today, almost everyone has a friend or a friend of a friend that considers themselves to be a travel blogger or travel social influencer right? You may even look upon them with a hint of jealously (or a lot!), but hey, whats not to be jealous off. Who wouldn’t want to be travelling the world and earning an income while you do it. We are not telling you to throw in the towel and quit your day job to become a travel blogger too, all we want to do through this series is to inspire you to see the world through their stories and adventures and to encourage you to also immerse yourself in your next destination, to really “see it” not just visit it. This is what travel bloggers do, they get under the skin of a place, they go beyond their comfort zones, they approach strangers, they explore it to share that experience with others. We previously posted a series about the life of a travel blogger to give you some insights into their travels and why they travel, however these weekly lists are just to introduce you to their little world of travel. Above all, travel is not about having richness of money to see the world, its all down to your perspective and gratitude for the life you live and respect for people in the place you visit. In fact, some of Travello’s most energetic and enthusiastic users on Travello have barely had the financial means to travel beyond their own country so far, yet the passion and gratitude they have for their own country is immense, they are excited to share posts from their own travels in their home country, as meeting new friends and travellers from around the world brings them joy. Travello actually provides that perfect platform for both every day travellers on their next travel adventures as well as for travel bloggers too. As a travel blogger, Travello provides the perfect platform to post about your travel adventures to a 100% travel audience, an audience that are on Travello to get a dose of travel inspiration! It also enables you to connect with other travellers and locals nearby. So we encourage all travel bloggers to create a profile and start sharing your blog post links as well as of course your travel photos and videos as well! So without further ado, here is this weeks little list of travel inspiration! Have you got that bag packed and ready? For many travellers travel is not only about seeing new places, travelling is about visiting new countries to make a difference in the world. That is the case of Jen Morilla, a 29-year-old Cuban-American Impact Travel Influencer, Clean Water Initiator, driven by Social Impact. Her purpose is to discover humanity, understand a culture and connect emotionally with people. As she does that, she is tirelessly driven to leave a little something behind that can change a life. Have you ever felt you need to make a complete change in your life and go out to see the world? If you have, then you need to follow Deanna Troy, this funny and outgoing influencer started her travel YouTube channel to help other backpackers find adventure in life. Wondering why should you follow Drew Binsky? The answer is why not. This full-time travel blogger, video maker and content creator has travelled to 133 countries since 2012, taught English in Korea, has 105M+ video views, 800K+ social media followers and 30K+ monthly blog readers. And is also a 5-handicap golfer and a 2X Guinness World Record holder. Impressive right?? Above all, Drew's travel content is so authentic and unique. He has great travel tips videos that often become hugely viral. It's his totally down to earth nature and humour that we love. Getting to know locals and meeting new friends in new places he visits is at his core, he manages to grab great stories that are definitely not on any well beaten traveler's path, he uncovers and digs up some real gems! If you want to be entertained as well as inspired to travel, Drew is your man. Tommy Walker has been travelling and seeing the world since 2012. His travel adventures have seen him backpack and live across 6 continents in that time, he now is working full time in the travel industry. Now predominately a freelance travel writer than a blogger, Tommy also works on social media marketing, radio and conservation. Tommy loves the off beat places, loves being in the jungle, venturing into the unknown and has a love for the ocean, marine life & Scuba diving. While he has also been known to don the hotpants for some Hot Yoga while he is on the road to keep his mind right he says! Tommy has actually been regular ambassador & contributor to Travello as well, guest writing for us on a number of features, just as he does for many travel brands around the world now. In fact, you may not realise it, but Tommy may well have already influenced many of your travels without you ever knowing anything about him. You see, Tommy is actually the creator and head administrator for over 40 travel groups on Facebook! Most begin with ‘Backpacking’ and ‘Travel’ such as groups for Backpacking Central America or South East Asia Backpacking. There is a link to all of the Facebook Groups he started and manages on his profile links below. "I’m the same as you, an everyday person just trying to fulfil a dream. The dream is to have a life of travelling, so far, so good.” Many of us wonder if it is possible to combine travel and work. The big question of: How do I take that huge step and support myself while I travel the world? Well, Carolin, the traveller soul behind Breathing Travel may be able to help you with that. Alice is one of our earliest ambassadors for Travello. She lives in Queensland Australia but has travelled to over 30 countries so far and loves sharing her adventures through her social channels, the occasional blog as well as videos on YouTube. She is quite the natural in front of the camera too and right at home telling her travel stories through videos. Alice is one of those ones that we like to call an up and coming, one to watch, one with growing social followings, in particular on Instagram. Alice hopes to inspire others to take the leap and travel too. That is why she started her travel & lifestyle blog, a place where she features her adventures, travel tips, photography and more from around the world.
Welcome to Travello’s Featured Travel Bloggers To Follow This Year Series!
Jen carries with her clean water filters when she travels to countries in need of clean water. She has travelled to 41 countries on 6 continents, impacted an estimated of 12,000 people in 5 countries and continues to grow as an ambassador to young professionals like her who may be afraid to turn their passion into a purposeful career.
After starting a great career in the New York City agency world, Jen decided to turn what she learnt in the Masters in Social Entrepreneurship she undertook in London in 2013 into ACTION. Pivoting to PURPOSE, to align talent, mission, impact, and business into everything she does today.
Jen created her impact travel blog - The Social Girl Traveler – not only to talk about fantastic travelling adventures as a solo female traveller but to also share experiences as a traveller with a purpose.
“I am a traveller who likes to immerse herself in a new culture. Learning all there is to know. The good and the bad! If I am not travelling with water filters, I am building homes and/or teaching locals.” – Jen Morilla
Two years ago, Deanna found herself feeling weighted down. She had been working for many years in a small town in Connecticut at an extremely stressful and under-sourced profession in America. So, she knew she needed to make a change.
One night, while sitting with her boyfriend looking at pictures from their vacation in Mexico they realised it was time to hang up life as they knew it and pack a year’s worth of items into 50 litres and travel 9000 miles to an unfamiliar country.
Even though at the idea seemed crazy at first, the moment they started planning, the pieces fell into place. Throughout the years they have seen Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia!
"Taking the plunge was the best decision I ever made, so I want to help other people shake things up and break out of their comfort zones" -Deanna Troy
Well, according to Drew there is no end in sight. He feels like he’s just getting started. He is planning to keep living his dream and to visit every country on earth before turning 30.
The travel bug first hit this amazing travel blogger when he studied abroad in Prague. It was after having an incredible semester of living and travelling around Europe that Drew knew he wanted to make a career out of travelling.
While living in Korea, he created and grew The Hungry Partier blog to 150K+ monthly readers and I had about 100K+ social media followers. But in 2016 he decided to rebrand himself as his name and launched his new blog. A more simplified, professional and personal website dedicated to sharing his lifestyle, travel tips and insights around the world.
“My ultimate goal is to HELP others get started with travelling. I want to be the #1 resource for you when you think about travelling and I strive to be a role model for the high school/college kids who aspire to become travellers” – Drew Binsky
Raised in small country town among chickens and corn fields, at the age of 16, Carolin traded everything she knew and moved to Australia for a year. After that her life has never been the same again. In November 2014, she decided to travel and live overseas permanently, so she sold her car and everything in her apartment and bought a one-way ticket to Thailand. Looking to reach her goal to combine travel with location independent work. Ever since the road has been her home.
She created and grew her successful and popular blog for eternal traveller souls and seekers of unique travel experiences – Breathing Travel. She does house and pet sitting to cover her accommodation expenses and works as an independent digital marketing consultant and web designer to support herself. For her, home is not a place, it is wherever her heart is.
Caroline is currently living her dream. She has extensively travelled around Southeast Asia, jungle trekked through wild Borneo, sat between chickens on a local bus in Vietnam, backpacked through Australia, snorkelled in Fiji, snowboarded through New Zealand, conquered the highest building in the world - the Burj Khalifa, and lived both in Singapore and Peru.
“I am a huge fan of housesitting and believe it’s one of the best ways to live like a local and travel long-term.” Carolin
“I have an insatiable hunger for travel and a passion for photography, writing, keeping active and living life to its fullest potential.” - Alice Pye
