Sold My Stuff To Travel The World - Life Through My Lens #8
This was the first ever travel video I made for my channel.
After selling all my stuff and quitting my job, I decided to go backpacking for 9 months across the world. It was the best decision I ever made.
I decided to film a few seconds of each day and put it together into a video, with a series of clicks to show each of the iconic places I went to. Since then, that video has gone on to over 100,000 views and launched my YouTube channel!
Check it out here:
Here are the answers to some of the questions I received:
How much did you save?
After selling all my stuff, and paying off my overdraft and credit cards, I had roughly £6000 ($9000US). This isn’t a massive amount of money to travel on for a year, but if you budget right then it’s still more than enough.
What was your budget?
On average I spent 20-25 USD a day. This worked out as more in certain places (e.g. Europe, Dubai) and less in others (e.g. India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia). I stayed in hostels and dorms everywhere to keep the costs down and ate mostly local street food or cooked myself. I didn’t do any organized tours and prioritized the tourist attractions I wanted to pay for. I travelled slowly and learned to barter – everything is negotiable.
What countries did you visit?
The countries I went to in the past year, in order, are: Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, UAE, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I’m currently in Australia on a working holiday visa saving up for the next leg of my trip.
What did you edit with and what were the cameras?
I used Premiere Pro CC to edit the video and it was all filmed on a GoPro 3 Black and Sony Handycam.
How has this trip changed you?
One of the ways in which this trip has changed my outlook is that I want to lead a location independent life, at least for the next few years. This means I just want to continue traveling the World, working off my laptop and picking up extra money where I can. What I really want to do is show people first-hand how possible it is to travel the world on a budget. Before you do it, it seems like an impossible task and often people don’t believe that it is viable on a budget of 20-25USD a day. That’s what I want to make my life about and use my channel for. UPDATE - This is what I do now!
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It's in the post :)
I used Premiere Pro CC to edit the video and it was all filmed on a GoPro 3 Black and Sony Handycam.
Damn! My bad! :) Consider me as a new fan though :)
Awesome! We were not designed to stay in one place. Safe travels and all the best, @thelifeofjord.
I agree completely! Thanks for the support.
I am always highly impressed of people your kind who had the courage to quit their job and start a whole new life! Deep respect for that!
This is what life is all about. Ive lived in Thailand teaching english and now in the UK working as a live in carer while travelling Europe on my weeks off. I hope to keep travelling like this for many years to come.
Nice trip man! Very nice touch with the fingers snapping in the video!