Planning a holiday can be extremely frustrating for almost everyone. This is especially true for people who love traveling but aren’t very good at planning everything from the itinerary to booking the hotels and flights.
The Moment I Wanted to Quit (And Kept Filming Anyway) I was standing in the middle of a crowded market in Lisbon, camera in hand, and completely paralyzed. Not because anything was wrong. Because everything was right — color, chaos, light — and I had no idea how to film it without looking like a … Read more
The Footage I Lost in Victoria (And What It Taught Me About Travel) Three years back, I’m standing in Victoria, BC with my Sony and a dead backup drive. The entire first week of footage—gone. Not corrupted. Just… gone. I’d been so focused on getting the perfect shots of the Inner Harbour at golden hour … Read more
The Suitcase That Almost Ruined My Film Project Last summer, I flew to Iceland to shoot exterior sequences for “Par in the Fjords.” I’d packed all my camera accessories—lens filters, batteries, memory cards—into a budget suitcase I’d grabbed off Amazon. Figured it would be fine. It wasn’t fine. Somewhere between Vancouver and Reykjavik, a zipper … Read more
Budget Breakdown: What You’ll Actually Spend {#budget-breakdown} Let’s cut through the noise. Here’s what travel vlogging gear actually costs in 2025: Beginner Setup: $500-800 Perfect for your first trip or testing if vlogging is for you. Camera: $400-600 Audio: $50-100 Stabilization: $30-50 Accessories: $50-100 Intermediate Setup: $1500-2500 For creators ready to upgrade quality without breaking … Read more
When Your Hotel Desk Becomes a Film Studio The hostel manager knocked. “Checkout was 30 minutes ago.” I stared at my laptop screen—47 gigabytes of Portugal footage scattered across two memory cards, zero backups, and a dead phone. My film festival deadline was in 72 hours. That’s how I learned mobile editing workflows aren’t optional. … Read more
The Day Southwest Killed “Bags Fly Free” May 2025. I’m standing at gate B22 in Las Vegas watching a 62-year-old woman argue with a gate agent about a $35 charge she didn’t see coming. “Southwest never charges for bags,” she keeps saying. The agent just shrugs. “New policy, ma’am. Started three weeks ago.” Behind her, … Read more
Travel Smart & Save Money Last March, I landed in Bangkok with $47 in my checking account. Not ideal. Especially when I had a three-month shoot scheduled across Southeast Asia. But here’s the thing—I’d been here before. Years of traveling for film projects taught me something most travel blogs won’t tell you: the expensive mistakes … Read more
The Night I Almost Lost Everything in Prague Three years ago, I was shooting B-roll for a travel documentary in Prague’s Old Town. My camera bag sat next to me at an outdoor café—right next to me—while I reviewed footage on my laptop. I looked down for maybe thirty seconds to adjust a color grade. … Read more
The Terminal C Panic That Taught Me Everything Toronto Airport. 5:47 a.m. I’m speed-walking through Terminal 1 with two Pelican 1510 cases—one stuffed with $22,000 in camera bodies and lenses, the other packed with batteries, monitors, and hard drives containing the only existing footage from our “Going Home” shoot. Gate closes in 11 minutes. My … Read more
Intro: Pack Light & Never Check a Bag: A Filmmaker’s Guide I stood at the baggage carousel in Prague at 2 AM, watching everyone else’s luggage circle past while mine was… somewhere. Probably Vienna. The airline had no idea. That was the last time I ever checked a bag. Since then, I’ve shot films in … Read more