Welcome.. bienvenido.. moshi moshi!
My mission at TravelisLife.org is to create educational products, videos, and resources that have a big impact on travelers and a positive impact on our world.
Travel is Life is built for modern day forward thinking travelers (and travel enthusiasts) who share the belief that this world isn't ours for the taking – but for the making.
Through this project, I hope to teach you about the incredible people, culture, and history that make our world so special, and inspire you to travel with a global compassion, open mind, and open heart.
Watch this video to learn more about what travel means to me.
🧭 Where should I go first?
First join my Friends List and I'll e-mail you on Tuesdays when I publish new travel videos. I share a lot of behind-the-scenes things with my Friends List that I don't publish anywhere else, so it's a great place to learn about Travel is Life. After you sign up, hit ‘Reply' to my welcome e-mail and introduce yourself so I know who's reading my e-mails.
🗺️ Travelers & Travel Enthusiasts
- On Tuesdays I publish new travel videos where I feature amazing people an destinations around the world. Start there and enjoy some of the stories from my travels! You can also subscribe to my videos on Facebook and Youtube.
- My Travel Resources are guaranteed to teach you something that will benefit your life as a traveler.
- Join our Facebook group Teach Me Something About The World 🌏 for a daily dose of history, culture, geography, and travel from me and my friends around the world.
- Last but not least, you can challenge yourself to one of my Travel Quizzes.
💡 Travel Bloggers, Vloggers, & Photographers
- Are you a travel blogger looking to grow your online presence? Start by reading resources from my free Travel Blogger Success Kit.
- Would you like new ways to collaborate and learn from other experienced travel content creators, increase traffic to your website, grow your social following, and monetize your online presence, while simultaneously helping others do the same? Join Travel is Life Creators – a community of like minded travel bloggers, vloggers, & photographers around the world.
💻 Digital Nomads
- I've got a section of the website just for you called Nomad Life where you can learn things that will benefit your life as a digital nomad.
- Also read our articles on Popular Nomad Destinations written by other nomads like you who have shared the pros and cons of living in various cities around the world.
🛒 Shop Travel
- I've spent countless hours researching and writing Travel Buyer Guides that will save you a ton of time and money when researching travel services and gear.
- I create my own products too! Our World Map Coloring Poster is a 24×36″ coloring poster that you can hang on your wall when you finish coloring it for a year-round reminder of the places you’ve been and the ones you’re going to go. (Also available on Amazon w/ free two-day Prime shipping.)
- I’d also love for you to pick up one of our Official World Traveler Tees. Then send me photos of you wearing it on your next trip and I'll add your photo to our gallery! (Also available on Amazon w/ free two-day Prime shipping.)
Travelers all over the world love our Official World Traveler Tee – and so will you! Click the button below to view our photo gallery and get one for yourself. Super soft, goes with everything, and guaranteed to be your new favorite shirt.
Every home should have a world map on the wall, so why not a one of a kind map that you created? Our World Map Coloring Poster is fun for both kids and adults and will inspire hours of conversation about traveling the world.
🌟 Our History
- Dec 2015: TravelisLife.org was was founded as a t-shirt shop. All shirts have since been removed for sale except for our Official World Traveler Tee.
- Jan 2017: We relaunched as an online publication and travel resource.
- June 2017: I added the Shop and released The World Map Coloring Poster.
- Nov 2017: I created the Travel is Life Creators – a community for professional travel bloggers and vloggers which has grown to 775+ members.
- Dec 2017: I started publishing weekly Travel Videos which grew the Facebook page to over 20K followers.
- May 2019: I created the public Facebook group Teach Me Something About The World 🌏 so that I can engage with our followers more and learn things about where you're from.
- I'm currently in Tena, Ecuador but my location changes often. Most recently Georgia (the country), Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Philippines, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
🖊️ Contributors
Meet the travel writers and videographers who have contributed to Travel is Life. Want to join this roster of talent? Contact me about a collaboration.
Ximena Restrep
Ximena Restrepo is a traveler, journalist, and Editor In Chief at Catalyst Weekly. She's from Medellin Colombia but is currently traveling the world in search of adventure, new experiences, and interesting people and places. Watch her videos She Slept In A Spaceship and Hedgehog Cafe.
Jon Santangelo
Jon’s been “accidentally” in Asia since 2009. Upon graduating during the Recession, Jon left USA for opportunities in Beijing, and stayed for 6 years. Now he co-runs a wedding travel startup in Manila & Shenzhen. He’s big on fitness, marketing, and just getting outdoors. Read how Jon felt about living and working remotely in Makati Philippines.
Liz Richardson
Liz teaches English online while traveling the world and blogging about her adventures. Previously, she traveled with non-profits around the globe to help tell their story. And recently, she was published on National Geographic’s website and also in print with Market Watch Magazine. Learn how Liz felt about living and working remotely in Vodice, Croatia, then watch her take a tumble down the steep hills of Quilotoa, Ecuador, and go vegan with me for a week.
Chris Backe
Chris Backe writes about weird, offbeat destinations and life as a long-term traveler. He’s also the author of dozens of travel guides on popular travel destinations around the world at Worthy Go. Read how Chris felt about his time in Medellin, Colombia.
Mary Charie
Mary is a traveler and a blogger over at A Mary Road. Torn between her itchy feet and writing, Mary found herself soaking up in the world of travel blogging. She travels in her own terms and tries to build her own world whilst pushing herself into every corner of life, breaking limit beyond her capabilities, including the time she spent in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Paul Drecksler
And of course you know me, Paul Drecksler! The man with the plan and lead writer over at Travel is Life with over 150 articles and 80 videos (and counting). I won't list them all right here but feel free to check out my latest videos to see where I've been lately.
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Travel is Life
📸 Travel Videos
- As Seen On Everywhere
- We Bought Land in the Amazon Jungle
- Mirador Indichuris & Ecuador's Most Epic Views
- Ukuy: Amazonian Ants For Dinner
- The Adventurous Kitten From The Amazon Jungle
- The Smallest Church in America
- 10 Touchless Greetings Used Around The World Today
- *YOU* WAKE UP!!
- 3 Things The World Needs Right Now
- Do you love SOUP? 🥣
- Chontacuro – A Slimy (Yet Satisfying) Amazonian Snack
- Water is Life: 10 Important Facts About Water
- Sinchi Warmi (STRONG WOMAN)
- Can you name these 7 Presidents?
- Chef's Grandma: A Remarkably Family Restaurant
- We Can Change The Future 🌎
- The Struggles of Being a Digital Nomad
- The Mysterious Church On The Mountain
- 10 Surprising Things About Tbilisi Georgia
- I Gave Money To Everyone
- Hedgehog Cafe
- This Professor #TRASHTAGS
- Did You Know? | 10 Interesting Facts About The World
- Dear Friend Who Doesn't Travel
- Every Country is Racist
- The Traveler's Illusion of Competition
- 5 Incredible People Who Are Making The World A Better Place
- USA vs South America
- Where Do Country Names Come From?
- She Retired At 43 To Travel The World
- Is Anything Real In The Walled City of Cartagena?
- The Pink Sea of Colombia (El Salar de Galerazamba)
- Eat Dinner In A Prison
- The Fruit Ladies of Cartagena
- She Slept In A Spaceship
- Tejo: Colombian Cornhole w/ Gunpowder!!!
- Why Do We Travel?
- Jugo de Caña: The World's Sweetest Drink
- Casa Terracota: The World's Biggest Pottery
- The World's Biggest Waterfalls
- 10 Amazing Things To Do Near Medellín
- What can ten dollars buy you in Medellín Colombia?
- Tripoints: Where Three Countries Meet
- Parque Kennedy: The Ultimate Cat Lover's Park in Lima Peru
- The Most Beautiful Bookstore In The World
- Mate: The National Drink of Argentina
- The House Made of Bottles
- The Cemetery That Wasn't Good Enough
- 10 Top Travel Vloggers On Facebook You Need To Follow (2019 Edition)
- The Island No One Can Visit
- Say Something: The Inner Dialogue of a Solo Traveler
- Vegan Does Not Mean Healthy
- The 1000 Mile Race
- Jack O' Lantern Spectacular
- What would you do if you won the lottery?
- The City In Two States
- The House That Won't Die
- I've Got A Secret
- How To Poop in South America
- The Humble Beginnings of Project Nightfall's Agon Hare
- Why Wait For The First?
- Neighbors Who Bathe Together
- This Girl's Got Wings
- La Casa del Arbol & The Swing at the End of the World
- Quilotoa Ecuador: What Goes Down…
- Coffee, Tea, Puppy?
- La Casa de Rafa
- Feliz Navidog
- If She Can Do It
- Asheville: The Greatest City in the USA
- They Use Our Money
- Dogs Welcome
- To My Special Someone
- They Have TWO Downtowns
- Anthony Bourdain: The Legend
- Pool Town
- El Puente de Occidente
- Your Airbnb Review Sucks!!!
- Two Beaches Are Better Than One
- Digital Currency for Travelers
- Cusco to Machu Picchu on Motorcycles
- What's happening in Nicaragua?
- Peru Did It First!!!
- Cusco to Lima in 60 Seconds
- They Know Everything!!!
- Machu Picchu: Is it worth it?
- Alpacas Love Selfies
- La Punta, Callao Peru: This Beach Rocks!
- Banana Na Na Na: The Perfect Travel Food
- Is someone else living your life?
- The Big Rock Near Medellín Colombia
- Where do all the flowers come from?
- 100k Jump Rope Challenge
- Cerro Quitasol: One of the Highest Hiking Viewpoints in Medellín
- The Most Beautiful Stone House in the World
- The History of Tango in Colombia
- Episode 1: Il Forno in Medellín Colombia
- 11 Colombian New Years Traditions
- Comuna 13: A Community Transformed in Medellín Colombia
- Museo del Agua EPM (Water Museum)
🧭 Travel Tips & Resources
- These apps are like Airbnb for your luggage so that you can explore cities bag-free
- How To Obtain An Investor's Visa in Ecuador (2023)
- How To Buy Polkadot (DOT) Coin in USA
- Where To Find Local Trash Cleanups
- 21 Best Sites To Find Free Travel Photos for Your Travel Blog
- 7 Reasons Why You Need A VPN (Plus: What's a VPN?)
- 2020 vs 2019 US Air Travel Passengers [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Jokes For Travelers 😂
- Has the coronavirus changed your travel plans for 2020? [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Independently Owned Travel Comparison Sites
- 21 Pros & Cons To Being A Professional Travel Influencer
- 10 Top Travel Vloggers On Facebook You Need To Follow (2019 Edition)
- Cusco to Machu Picchu on Motorcycles
- 21 Things I Learned From Nas Daily About Travel Vlogging & Life
- How To Make Google.com Your Default Search in Chrome While Traveling Internationally
- 50 Best Riddles For Travelers
- 29 Pieces of Life Saving Travel Advice
- Meet the entrepreneurs who have planted over 117k trees while traveling the world
- How to watch US Netflix and Hulu in other countries with a VPN
- 9 Reasons Why Every American Needs A Passport (Even If They Don't Travel) And How To Get One
- Best Travel Tailwind Tribes For Pinterest Marketing
- How To Maximize Your Cell Phone's Battery Life While You Travel
- How To Bypass Wifi Time Limits in Coffee Shops
- 9 Random Items That Come In Handy For Digital Nomads While Traveling
- How I Rent $1000+ Airbnbs for Half Price: Plus Other Ways I Negotiate While Traveling to Save Big Money
- Is jet lag real or in your head?
- How To Build A Travel Blog: A Behind The Browser Look
- The Ultimate List of Travel Related Hashtags for Instagram Marketing
- Which travel apps can I use offline when I don't have Internet?
💰 Travel Buyer Guides
- Bookshop vs Amazon: Battle of the Bookstores (Updated 2024)
- These apps are like Airbnb for your luggage so that you can explore cities bag-free
- 21 Best & Most Creative Travel Journals For Kids
- Who Makes The Best World Globes?
- 8 Best Portable Laptop Monitors for Travel & Work
- 7 Reasons Why You Need A VPN (Plus: What's a VPN?)
- These convenient collapsible travel cups will help you ditch single use cups for good
- 12 Awesome Drawstring Cinch Bags For Travel
- The 8 Best WiFi Hotspots for International Travelers 2020
- 12 Best & Most Creative Travel Chess Boards
- Best (And Cheaper) GoPro HERO8 & HERO7 Alternatives (2019 Guide)
- Best (And Cheaper) DJI Osmo Pocket Alternatives
- Best (And Cheaper) DJI Osmo Action Alternatives
- 8 Best (And Smallest) Travel Hair Dryers 2019
- 9 Best Outdoor Picnic & Beach Blankets
- Gift Ideas For Coffee Lovers Who Travel
- 10 Best Sulfate Free Shampoos Bars
- Best Travel Shampoo & Conditioner Bottles
- What's the best bra for traveling?
- Best Umbrella for Travelers, Backpackers, and Nomads
- Best Cell Phone Video Stabilizers for Shake-Free Travel Videos
- Best International Data and Cell Phone Plans from USA Carriers
- Best (And Cheaper) GoPro Camera Alternatives for your Travel Action Camera Needs
- Best Travel Themed Coloring Books
- Top 25 Best Selling GoPro Alternatives
- GoPro Cameras Comparison & Buyer Guide
- Techy Luggage: The Next Wave of Suitcases, Carry-Ons, and Travel Backpacks
- 23 Futuristic Personal Transportation Vehicles You Can Actually Buy Today
- 16 Interactive Maps & Globes That Will Get Your Kids Excited About Traveling The World
- 21 Gifts for Cat Owners Who Travel
- Best Travel Laptops for Digital Nomads & Traveling Freelancers (2017 Buyer Guide)
- Icons Speak Louder Than Words: An Interview with Florian Nast of IconSpeak.World
- What is the best shoe for traveling with only one pair?
- How To Maximize Your Cell Phone's Battery Life While You Travel
- Best Portable Laptop Monitors for Travelers & Digital Nomads (2017)
- 9 Random Items That Come In Handy For Digital Nomads While Traveling
- 21 Gifts For Dog Owners Who Travel
- Best Portable Travel Camera Drones for Backpacking Photographers
🎁 Gift Ideas
💻 Digital Nomad Life
- Jokes For Travelers 😂
- The 8 Best WiFi Hotspots for International Travelers 2020
- 51Talk vs VIPKID: An English Teacher Tells All
- 20 Things I Loved / Hated About Medellín Colombia as a Digital Nomad
- 20 Legit Websites to Teach English Online
- How To Make Google.com Your Default Search in Chrome While Traveling Internationally
- 29 Pieces of Life Saving Travel Advice
- What I Loved / Hated About Living in Quito Ecuador as a Digital Nomad
- Meet the entrepreneurs who have planted over 117k trees while traveling the world
- 7 Pros & 6 Cons to Living and Working Remotely in Makati Manila Philippines
- 9 Pros & 4 Cons to Living and Working Remotely in Medellin, Colombia
- 5 Pros & 5 Cons To Living and Working Remotely In Hanoi, Vietnam
- 9 Pros & 7 Cons to Living and Working Remotely in Vodice, Croatia
- Icons Speak Louder Than Words: An Interview with Florian Nast of IconSpeak.World
- How To Maximize Your Cell Phone's Battery Life While You Travel
- How To Bypass Wifi Time Limits in Coffee Shops
- 8 Pros & 11 Cons To Living and Working Remotely In Boracay, Philippines
- Best Portable Laptop Monitors for Travelers & Digital Nomads (2017)
- Weather Calendar of Popular Nomad Destinations [INFOGRAPHIC]
- 9 Random Items That Come In Handy For Digital Nomads While Traveling
- Best Portable Travel Camera Drones for Backpacking Photographers
- Which travel apps can I use offline when I don't have Internet?
🗺️ Travel Blogging
- Bookshop vs Amazon: Battle of the Bookstores (Updated 2024)
- As Seen On Everywhere
- 9 Best Sites To Find Free Video Footage for Your Travel Vlog
- 27 Lessons Travel Bloggers Wished They Knew Before They Started Blogging
- 21 Best Sites To Find Free Travel Photos for Your Travel Blog
- 70+ Ideas To Improve Your Travel Blog
- Free Template for New Facebook Page Cover Photos
- Pinterest SEO Guide For Travel Bloggers
- 5 Apps to Submit Photos to Multiple Microstock Websites At Once
- How To Sell Your Travel Photos on Microstock Websites
- Understanding The 6 Major Link Types For Bloggers
- 4 Ways To Create A Multilingual Travel Blog
- Best Audiogram Apps To Turn Your Podcasts Into Videos
- Best Amazon Associates Alternatives for Travel Bloggers
- 7 Best SEO Keyword Research Tools For Travel Bloggers
- How To Manage Affiliate Links On Your Travel Blog
- What's the best Amazon affiliate WordPress plugin for travel bloggers?
- Are travel blogger conferences worth the investment?
- Travel Blogger Conferences & Trade Shows in 2020
- Travel Blogger Collab Posts: Everything You Need To Know
- 21 Pros & Cons To Being A Professional Travel Influencer
- How To Secure Your Travel Blog With HTTPS Using A Free SSL Certificate
- How To Hire A Pinterest VA For Your Travel Blog
- 10 Top Travel Vloggers On Facebook You Need To Follow (2019 Edition)
- How To Grow Your Travel Blog Newsletter in 5 Days
- The Humble Beginnings of Project Nightfall's Agon Hare
- 20 Pinterest Best Practices for Travel Bloggers
- Best Customizable WordPress Theme For Travel Bloggers
- Best Cell Phone Video Stabilizers for Shake-Free Travel Videos
- Post Publishing Checklist for Travel Bloggers
- 20 Legit Websites to Teach English Online
- 21 Things I Learned From Nas Daily About Travel Vlogging & Life
- Advanced SEO For Travel Blogs
- How To Make Google.com Your Default Search in Chrome While Traveling Internationally
- How To Market Your Travel Blog on Pinterest
- 500+ Group Travel Boards For Pinterest That You Can Join
- Best WordPress Website Host For Travel Blogs
- Case Study: How I Generated 1201 New E-mail Subscribers and 733 Social Followers From My Giveaway With Vyper
- Best Travel Tailwind Tribes For Pinterest Marketing
- How To Build A Travel Blog: A Behind The Browser Look
- The Ultimate List of Travel Related Hashtags for Instagram Marketing
🤔 Interesting Facts
- Where do all the flowers come from?
- Comuna 13: A Community Transformed in Medellín Colombia
- 50 Best Riddles For Travelers
- David B. Barrett spent 40 years compiling a complete list of Earth's 10,000 existing religions and 33,830 denominations of Christianity
- The former Prime Minister of Vietnam moved to Orange County after the war and ran a liquor store
- Is jet lag real or in your head?
- What would it take to power the entire USA with solar energy?
- 99% of all species on Earth are DEAD!
- The Book of Icelanders Prevents Kissing Cousins
- How many satellites orbit the Earth?
- What is the largest living organism on earth?
- The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto Basin Japan Sings To You
- Mount Roraima in South America – Mountain or Giant Tree Stump?
- When was New Year's first ball drop?
- Let's Celebrate Julius Caeser's First Day of the Year
- Hey babe, how about a walk through The Tunnel of Love?
- There are a LOT of Undocumented Species in the World
- Would you like a Ketchup ‘n' Fries Plant with that?
- Sweden's Big Freaking Solar System Built to Scale
- Skellig Michael, Ireland as Planet Ahch-To in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- What is the Travelers' Century Club and can I join?
- What's the world record for completing the Pacific Crest Trail?
- What does Las Vegas look like from outer space?
- The Egyptian Pyramid's Proximity to Giza
- Griffith Observatory's Humble Beginning
- The Grove Park Inn's Presidential History
- Lake Nicaragua's Abundant Volcanoes & Fish
- What's Bangkok's real name?
💬 Travel Quotes
👋 What else can I do for you?
E-mail me or message me on Facebook for literally any reason, including just to say hello!