About Samuel Jeffery: Global Media Founder & Travel Strategist

Q: How did Nomadic Samuel start?

Nomadic Samuel started in an attic guesthouse in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia—no windows, no A/C, and a whole lot of trial-and-error while I repeatedly broke my site.

Q: Were you really backpacking before blogging was a thing?

Yep. I did long shoestring trips across Southeast Asia and South America, popping into internet cafés once a week to email my folks that I was still alive. I’m an OG in this space—conversely, I’m also just gettin’ old.

Q: Are you beach people?

Heck no—especially me. Mountains FTW. Forests FTW. Lakes FTW. Less peeps FTW. Weather with attitude FTW.

Q: Do you travel with your daughter?

Indeed. Aurelia has already been on flights, cruises, and overnight buses across Canada, the US, Argentina, and Peru. She’s a total trouper—and this is just the beginning.

Howdy ya’ll, I’m Samuel Jeffery!

I’m from the small village of Gold River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia — the kind of place where “big city” means you found a second grocery store and an actual stoplight. From those humble origins, I’ve somehow ended up exploring 75+ countries with my wife, Audrey Bergner, building a life that’s equal parts travel, storytelling, renovations and “how did this become our normal?”

Fernie, British Columbia at Island Lake Lodge, where Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner enjoy a memorable family hiking day, smiling on a scenic lakeside trail while carrying baby Aurelia in a backpack carrier, surrounded by towering evergreens and calm mountain waters.

Nomadic Samuel started as a scrappy travel diary (before travel blogging was a profession) and grew into a full-blown travel publishing universe — with blogs, videos, niche side projects, and (because we like the pain game) a massive renovation project in Argentina.

And somewhere along the way, the vibe stayed consistent:

We go far. We go deep. We go remote. We eat way too much. We hike it off. Repeat.

Trevelin, Patagonia, Argentina dining scene, with Nomadic Samuel smiling at a table holding a glass of wine and a bowl of pasta, enjoying great food and relaxed countryside views during a slow-travel adventure. — Trevelin, Patagonia, Argentina at a cozy countryside restaurant, where Nomadic Samuel enjoys the good life with a glass of wine and a hearty bowl of pasta, savoring local food, relaxed mountain views, and slow-travel vibes in Chubut.

At a glance

Topic	The quick version
From	Gold River, Vancouver Island, BC 🇨🇦
Travel experience	75+ countries (and still hungry for more) Nomadic Samuel
What we make	Travel guides, city guides, food guides, hiking guides, and travel videos
Our vibe	Practical + personal + occasionally unhinged (in a helpful way)
Where we base	South Alberta + Sierras de Córdoba — half the year each (Canada: May – October & Argentina: November – April)
Current “plot twist”	Fixing up a neglected family property in Argentina with a hotel + houses & traveling around Canada, Argentina & Japan as much as possible with our daughter Aurelia
Small obsession	Collecting/hoarding quirky hats instead of typical “stuff”

Southeast Asia backpacking in the early days, with a young Nomadic Samuel sitting on ancient temple steps wearing a backpack, capturing the halcyon era of pre-smartphone travel and shoestring adventure. — Southeast Asia in the halcyon backpacking era, where a young Nomadic Samuel sits on ancient temple steps with his backpack, embracing pre-smartphone travel, dusty adventures, and the early days that inspired Nomadic Samuel’s journey.

The Internet Café Era

Before blogging was a “thing,” I was already a backpacker — and I mean the pre-smartphone, pre-influencer, pre-everyone-has-a-drone era mid to late 2000s era. I did massive shoestring trips across Southeast Asia and South America, popping into internet cafés once a week to email my family the classic update: “Still alive. Barely. Love you. Funds runnin’ low. Headin’ home soon.”

I loved the dusty-trail approach: show up in a destination, find accommodation boots on the ground, haggle, get lost, get found, repeat. Adventures, misadventures, and the occasional “this seemed like a really good idea merely 20 minutes ago” types of decisions. For me, that was the golden era of backpacking.

Also, if you’ve never written down hostel directions on a crumpled receipt and then trusted your entire evening to that receipt… you’ve missed an important life experience.

George Town, Penang, Malaysia — Nomadic Samuel wearing a backpack in a guesthouse room, marking the very beginning of his backpacking journey where NomadicSamuel.com was first imagined and launched. — George Town, Penang, Malaysia — Nomadic Samuel standing with a fully loaded backpack in a humble guesthouse room, the moment where a love for long-term travel sparked the creation of NomadicSamuel.com and a life of global adventures began.

The birth of Nomadic Samuel: Penang, sweat, and questionable life choices

Nomadic Samuel officially began in an attic guesthouse in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.

Picture it:

No windows
No A/C
A “death fan” doing its best
Me sweating profusely
And breaking my site multiple times over because I had absolutely no freakin’ idea what I was doing

This site (and honestly, most of our projects) almost didn’t even make it off the ground. It took perseverance, learning things the hard way, and the occasional cold shower reset to keep things in motion.

And yes, Penang will always have a special place in my heart because it wasn’t just “where the site started.” It was where I learned the foundational travel-creator skill:

Try something. Break it. Fix it. Do it again, but slightly less disastrously.

(Also, Penang food is powerful enough to influence major life decisions. More on that later.)

South Korea English-teaching days, with young Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner taking a playful selfie under colorful hanging lanterns, capturing the moment they first met while teaching abroad. — South Korea during our English-teaching era, where a young Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner take a playful selfie beneath bright hanging lanterns, marking the very beginning of our travel and storytelling journey together.

South Korea: teaching English and accidentally meeting my future wife (AKA travel partner in crime)

I taught English in South Korea for several years, and that’s where I met Audrey.

And yes, our origin story is peak early-travel-blog internet at its finest:

It started as an innocent link exchange between Nomadic Samuel and That Backpacker… and then it spiralled into a relationship, marriage, and a shared life built almost exclusively around travel. Audrey was also teaching English in Korea at the time.

We basically got engaged by SEO.

And if you’re wondering what our first “date-night” conversations sounded like… imagine two people who genuinely thought “this permalink structure is terrible” counts as flirting. Nah. Actually, we wandered all over Itaewon chowing down on Indian buffet and trying to find a used bookstore that had switched locations.

Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan cultural experience, with Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner wearing traditional yukata robes inside a Japanese ryokan room, smiling during an immersive onsen visit in northern Japan. — Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, where Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner immerse themselves in Japanese culture by wearing traditional yukata robes inside a cozy ryokan room, smiling during an onsen stay that deepened our love for slow travel in northern Japan.

Our travel style: from “hit every city” to going deeper

When we first hit the road together, we were big-time budget backpackers galavanting across Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America like there was no tomorrow. Big cities. Fast pace. Constant movement. Wake-up and have no freakin’ clue where you are. Yep. We did that. And not for a short time. Years on end in the 2010s. What an experience it was.

Over the years, our travel style has definitely evolved and it got better.

Now we go slower and more intentional:

We love small towns and quirky off-the-beaten-path destinations
We go deeper instead of wider
We’ll spend months in one country rather than hopping around like caffeinated fiends with no plan

If you’re the kind of traveler who cares about the fabric of a place, not just the highlight reel, you’ll feel at home here.

Berchtesgaden, German Alps travel filming scene, with Nomadic Samuel focused behind the camera recording video on a rainy day, capturing behind-the-scenes travel content creation in the mountains of Bavaria. — Berchtesgaden, Bavaria in the German Alps, where Nomadic Samuel concentrates behind the camera filming travel footage on a rainy, moody day, showing the real behind-the-scenes work that goes into creating Samuel and Audrey travel videos.

Our “small places deserve big love” philosophy

Here’s a real example of how our brains work now:

We’re just as likely to be family trail hiking bums in a frontier BC border town like Fernie as we are to be zigzaggin’ and zippin’ around Vancouver. And in Patagonia? A remote, off-the-beaten-path Welsh town like Trevelin turns our crank more than tango shows and fancy steakhouses in Buenos Aires. That’s the honest truth.

We go far, deep, and often remote because… we’re both from teeny tiny places ourselves. Gold River. Villa Berna. Those are our respective roots.

We truly believe tiny places deserve a spot on the map, a proper guide, and a spotlight that isn’t just “drive through quickly on your way to the more ‘famous thing.’”

What you’ll find on NomadicSamuel.com

Nomadic Samuel is built for travelers who want trips that feel real and are easier to plan.

Expect:

Practical travel guides (logistics, timing, costs, what’s actually worth it)
City guides that help you get oriented fast
Detailed multi-day itineraries (with built in flexibility: hardcore hikers, foodies, family-focused, culture vultures…we’ve got ya covered)
Food guides for people who literally plan their day around meals (we don’t just see you…we are just like you)
Hiking guides that don’t pretend weather is a minor detail
Itineraries that are ambitious but not delusional (where flexibility + downtime is a crucial component)

Banff, Alberta, Canada mountain adventure with Nomadic Samuel wearing a cowboy hat and spreading his arms on a scenic alpine viewpoint, showing his love for rugged landscapes and mountain travel over beach destinations. — Banff, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies, where Nomadic Samuel embraces his inner mountain man wearing a cowboy hat at a dramatic alpine viewpoint, celebrating rugged landscapes, fresh air, and his love for mountain adventures over beach travel.

A few things we unapologetically lean in to

Mountains over beaches (we like the drama of peaks and weather systems with personality
Being outdoors (hiking, viewpoints, lakes, forests)
Soft adventures like kayaking and canoeing rather than dangling off a rope with our life on the line
Food that makes you go quiet for a second because your brain is malfunctioning by processing just how good it is

If you want…	Start here
Deep destination planning	Our long-form travel guides + itineraries
Food-first travel	Our restaurant and café guides
“Earn dinner” energy	Our hiking and outdoors guides
See it in motion	Our travel videos (English: Samuel & Audrey + Spanish: Samuel y Audrey)

Lake Titicaca, Peru travel filming scene, with Nomadic Samuel recording video on a boat while Audrey Bergner films behind him, capturing real behind-the-scenes creation for the Samuel and Audrey YouTube channel. — Lake Titicaca, Peru, where Nomadic Samuel films travel footage on a boat while Audrey Bergner records behind him, showing the real behind-the-scenes teamwork that goes into creating videos for the Samuel and Audrey YouTube channel.

YouTube: where we learned to stop being awkward on camera (nah, actually we still are)

We’ve built a massive audience across platforms, and YouTube became a major part of our story.

We’re approaching one million combined subscribers + over 250 million views across our English and Spanish channels (Samuel and Audrey + Samuel y Audrey).

And when we first started filming? Awkward AF. We barely knew how to turn on the camera, felt super shy speaking in public, and our early gear had the stabilization and audio quality of a wiggly-wobbly shopping cart on gravel.

But we stuck with it and now we’re creating travel guides and videos that can and do outperform the so-called giants of the travel industry. It’s proof that passion + repetition + showing up consistently can lead to great things.

And yes, we’ve racked up hundreds of millions of lifetime views, which still feels mildly fake sometimes, like YouTube accidentally put a few extra zeros in the wrong place and no one has quite noticed just yet. But, we’ll gladly take it. And keep going.

El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina hiking scene at Laguna Torre, with Audrey Bergner standing on a rock posing confidently as snowcapped Fitz Roy peaks rise behind, showcasing her Argentina travel expertise. — El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina on the Laguna Torre hike, where Audrey Bergner poses on a rocky outcrop with snowcapped Fitz Roy peaks and glaciers in the background, highlighting her work building Che Argentina Travel and deep Argentina travel knowledge.

We’re not one-trick ponies

Alongside our main travel sites, we’ve each built several niche projects.

That Backpacker (Audrey) — travel writing and destination guides around the world (75+ countries) and local (Canada and Argentina) with Audrey’s signature voice
Che Argentina Travel (Audrey) — a travel-focused niche site specializing in all-things Argentina from the perspective of a local award winning travel media specialist targeting project 23 (visiting all 23 Argentine provines)
Picture Perfect Portfolios (me) — investing from the perspective of an informed amateur: creative asset allocation, alternative investments, trend-following, return stacking, expanded canvas portfolios, and original portfolio ideas

In other words: we’ve kinda accidentally built ourselves a lil’ travel-media empire over the years. Yes, we’re veterans now in the industry (time really does fly)… but we’re also always ever-evolving.

Banff, Canadian Rocky Mountains travel scene, with Nomadic Samuel standing beside a turquoise alpine lake holding a camera, surrounded by evergreen forest and mountain scenery during a photography-focused adventure. — Banff in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where Nomadic Samuel stands beside a vivid turquoise alpine lake with camera in hand, surrounded by evergreen forest and rugged peaks, capturing the outdoor photography moments that define his travel style.

Our current focus: the places we keep coming back to

Even though we’ve traveled widely, our content focus today is more intentional:

Canada (especially Alberta and British Columbia family road trips — proud BC born and bred boy energy over here)
Argentina (where we renovate a property and slowly travel around the entire country documenting our entire journey)
Plus repeat-return favourites like Japan, South Korea, Peru, and Germany.

El Bolsón, Patagonia, Argentina asado scene, with Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner grilling meat outdoors, holding wine and plates while preparing a traditional Argentine barbecue during slow travel. — El Bolsón, Patagonia, Argentina, where Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner prepare an asado outdoors, grilling traditional Argentine barbecue parrilla, raising glasses of Malbec red wine and plating meat in a relaxed backyard slow-travel moment.

The food situation (it’s serious)

We’re foodies through and through. I kid not… I will eat my way into accidental weight gain on trips and then rationalize it as “cultural research.”

We have done actual travel decisions based on food.

We have done visa runs (Penang is a prime example) where the quiet part of the plan was:

dim sum
Indian food
laksa
and an overall dedication to “eat all the things we’ve been thinking about for months”

Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina renovation project scene, with Audrey Bergner standing inside a partially demolished family property, smiling with raised hands as we begin restoring a neglected house in the mountains. — Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina, where Audrey Bergner stands inside our partially demolished family property, smiling with raised hands as we tackle a major renovation project, restoring a neglected mountain home one chaotic step at a time.

Where we live now: two hemispheres, one chaotic calendar

We’re based in South Alberta (Canada) and the Sierras de Córdoba (Argentina) for half the year each. Basically maximizing the two hemispheres like seasonal migratory eccentrics with too much camera gear.

From November to April, we’re in Argentina working on a major “fix up the neglected property” project: a family property with a hotel and a few houses and traveling to all 23 provinces (project 23). From May to the end of October, we’re in Canada during the nicest months where we’re roading tripping as a family across Alberta and British Columbia. Basically, ciao, to 6-months of Canadian winter and perpetual snow shovelin’.

This schedule sounds tidy on paper and then reality shows up like:

“Surprise! A repair.”
“Surprise! A storm.”
“Surprise! It’s video editing season.”
“Surprise! The thing you fixed is now broken again.”

(We’re learning. Constantly.)

Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Audrey Bergner kisses her baby Aurelia on a park bench in a leafy playground, capturing a gentle family travel moment while exploring the waterfront district during a relaxed afternoon in the city.

Meet our tiniest travel companion: Aurelia

We added a full little travel buddy to the mix: Aurelia, our daughter. She’s got itchy feet whether she asked for them or not.

Already she’s been to Canada, the US, Argentina, and Peru — including multiple flights, cruises, and overnight buses. She’s such a trouper. Honestly, she’s ridiculously easy to take places (which feels like cheating, but we’ll take it).

And yes, traveling with a kid changes you, mostly by forcing you to slow down, notice the small stuff, and accept that snacks are no longer a “nice-to-have,” they are a full-throttle logistics requirement.

Lago Puelo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina mountain-lake scene, with Nomadic Samuel standing on a rocky shoreline wearing a beret, framed by bright blue water and rugged peaks during a remote adventure. — Lago Puelo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, where Nomadic Samuel stands on a rocky shoreline in a beret, surrounded by vivid blue lake waters and dramatic mountain peaks, capturing the feeling of remote, off-the-beaten-path travel in southern Patagonia.

Why you can trust our guides

I take travel content seriously because travel advice online can be chaotic, outdated, or written by someone who hasn’t been there since the Blackberry era.

Here’s how we try to do it differently:

First-hand experience: we write from places we’ve actually been and things we’ve actually done along with well-researched posts related to topics/experiences involving tours/hotels
Practical details: logistics, timing, expectations, and the nitty-oh-so-gritty stuff you only learn by doing it
Honesty about tradeoffs: time vs money, comfort vs adventure, crowds vs solitude
Ongoing evolution: the way we travel (and write) keeps leveling up IMO

Also: I’m not here to sell you the fantasy version of travel. I’m here to help you plan the real version — the one where the views are incredible, the food is memorable, and something goes slightly sideways at least once or twice or thrice (because that’s tradition).

Kitzbühel, Austria — Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner attend the Social Travel Summit, joining hundreds of travel creators at a professional networking event inside a stylish alpine hotel lounge. — Kitzbühel, Austria — Nomadic Samuel and Audrey Bergner join fellow travel creators at the Social Travel Summit, a leading professional conference for travel bloggers, content creators, and tourism boards. This networking event brought together international storytellers inside a stylish alpine hotel lounge to share ideas, build partnerships, and shape the future of travel media.

Featured, invited, and occasionally let into rooms with name badges

Over the years, our work has been featured in The Huffington Post, National Geographic, Rode, Peru.com, JR Pass, Nasdaq, Investing and various publications in Argentina such as Vía País, Adnsur, Diario Necochea, Cholila Online, Memo, Diario Uno, Adnsur, El Comodorense and Ecos Diarios and Peru such as Peru.com and Notiviajeros.

We’ve also been invited as thought leaders, speakers and/or panelists to professional travel conferences like The Social Travel Summit, TravelCon, Traverse and the White House Travel Blogger Summit as professional creators in the industry.

Beyond travel media, I’m also a recognized authority in quantitative finance. My insights on systematic asset allocation and portfolio design on Picture Perfect Portfolios have been featured on Nasdaq, Investing.com & Grokipedia bridging the gap between global movement and institutional-grade financial strategy. Applying the same risk management I learned in 75 countries to portfolio construction.

Nomadic Samuel Jeffery of Samuel and Audrey YouTube channel as a featured hosted guest at TravelCon in Tucson, Arizona, for travel influencers and creators. — Nomadic Samuel Jeffery invited as a featured guest and hosted creator at TravelCon in Tucson, Arizona—the premier conference for travel influencers and digital media publishers.

Professional network and campaigns

We’re exclusive members of professional travel blogging organization iAmbassador.

Award-winning campaigns we’ve been a part of:

Northern Ireland — Nomadic Samuel poses with a sword in full Game of Thrones-style costume during a filming experience for the award-winning 24 Hours in the UK travel campaign by iAmbassador, capturing a playful storytelling moment. — Northern Ireland — Nomadic Samuel embraces his inner fantasy hero while wielding a sword in full Game of Thrones-style costume during a filming experience for the award-winning 24 Hours in the UK campaign by iAmbassador, blending travel storytelling, creative campaigns, and a healthy dose of playful adventure.

🔹 24 Hours in the UK — A 24-hour, multi-creator campaign developed with VisitBritain that highlighted amazing experiences across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Creators produced content every hour of the day, resulting in 32 videos and millions of impressions, and the project went on to win the World Travel Award for Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign (2018).

Bergamo, Italy — Audrey Bergner and Nomadic Samuel and fellow travel bloggers pose in Renaissance-style costumes during the award-winning BlogVille campaign by iAmbassador, capturing a creative storytelling moment inside a historic Italian courtyard. — Bergamo, Italy — Audrey Bergner and Nomadic Samuel join fellow travel bloggers dressed in Renaissance-style costumes during the award-winning BlogVille campaign by iAmbassador, posing inside a historic Italian courtyard. This creative tourism project blended heritage storytelling, immersive experiences, and travel media collaboration in one unforgettable campaign.

🔹 BlogVille (Emilia-Romagna) — A pioneering concept created with the Emilia-Romagna tourism board where travel bloggers lived in an apartment in Bologna and explored the region like locals. Over time, the project generated 1,200+ blog posts, reached millions on social media, and earned industry recognition for its impact.

Costa Brava, Spain — Audrey Bergner and fellow travel bloggers stand in traditional wine barrels with raised hands during the award-winning #EuroFoodTrip campaign by iAmbassador, capturing a playful food-travel storytelling moment. — Costa Brava, Spain — Audrey Bergner and a group of travel creators celebrate inside traditional wine barrels as part of the award-winning #EuroFoodTrip campaign by iAmbassador, a collaborative storytelling project that blended food, culture, and creative travel content across Europe.

🔹 #EuroFoodTrip — A collaborative effort between Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona (Spain) and Apt Servizi Emilia-Romagna (Italy), awarded Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign (2017) for its creative cross-destination storytelling.

Brand partners

Lenovo
Google
Merrell
Tripadvisor
Viator

Tourism boards & destination partners

Germany
Visit Britain
Scotland
Nova Scotia
Finland
Quebec

Kyrgyzstan travel scene inside a guesthouse, with Nomadic Samuel sitting on a bed using a laptop while wearing a traditional Kyrgyz felt hat, surrounded by patterned textiles during an early digital-nomad moment. — Kyrgyzstan in a cozy guesthouse room, where Nomadic Samuel sits cross-legged on a bed working on a laptop while wearing a traditional Kyrgyz felt hat, framed by ornate carpets and textiles that capture an early digital-nomad travel era.

The personal philosophy (and the hats)

I’ve always been more interested in collecting experiences (and yes, quirky hats I can actually wear and hang back home) than chasing the standard white-picket-fence path of massive mortgage + wage slave until ya croak + keepin’ up the Joneses mantra.

Travel IMO keeps life from shrinking. It forces you to pay attention again. Food tastes louder. Neighbourhoods have personality. Weather becomes an active character in your storyline. And you learn that confidence is often just doing the thing even when you feel underqualified.

We do go slower now. We do have bases. But we’re still adventurous.

Which is basically the entire origin story of this site.

And the hats?

They’re wearable memories. They’re conversation starters. They’re also a great way to look like you’re either:

a local
a cowboy/gaucho
a nomad
a fisherman
or someone who definitely knows where the best bakery is

All five are acceptable outcomes.

London, England travel campaign scene on the River Thames, with a group of creators including Audrey Bergner in red jackets waving on a speedboat, capturing a high-energy tourism project in the city’s waterfront district. — London, England on the River Thames, where a group of travel creators and Audrey Bergner are in red jackets waving from a speedboat during a high-energy tourism campaign, showcasing professional content creation and collaborative travel storytelling in the heart of the city.

Work with us

We collaborate with brands, tourism boards, and travel organizations when it’s a strong fit for our audience and style. You can view our entire 15+ history by checking out our Samuel & Audrey Authority Ledger.

Good fits include:

Travel campaigns that value storytelling and practical planning
Food-forward travel coverage
Hiking/outdoors trips where we actually hit the trail
Video + blog deliverables designed to keep performing long after the campaign ends

If you’d like to work with us, reach out with:

the destination/product
timeline
deliverables you have in mind
what success looks like for you

Miraflores, Lima, Peru coastal viewpoint, with Nomadic Samuel wearing a backpack giving a thumbs up on a balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean, beach promenade, and hazy cliffs on a city travel day. — Miraflores, Lima, Peru, where Nomadic Samuel with a backpack gives a thumbs up from a cliffside balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean, beach promenade, and rolling waves, capturing an early travel moment exploring the city’s famous coastal district.

FAQ: Nomadic Samuel, our travel style, and what we actually do all day

How did Nomadic Samuel start?

In an attic guesthouse in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. No windows, no A/C, and a whole lot of trial-and-error while I repeatedly broke my site.

Were you really backpacking before blogging was a thing?

Yep. I was doing long shoestring trips across Southeast Asia and South America, popping into internet cafés once a week to email my folks that I was still alive. Yep. I’m an OG in this space. Conversely, I’m just gettin’ old.

How did you and Audrey meet?

We both taught English in South Korea, and we originally connected through a link exchange between Nomadic Samuel and That Backpacker… which escalated into real life (in the best possible way). We’ve traveled, gone back to school, lived abroad and now are renovating a hotel together. What a life it has been together so far.

What’s your travel style now?

Slower and deeper. We still love big highlights, but we’re happiest spending longer in fewer places, finding small unheard of towns, and letting a destination “click” instead of racing through it.

What kinds of places get you most excited?

Underrated small towns, remote corners, and places that feel real instead of curated. We love destinations that have personality, true grit, and quirky stories.

Are you beach people?

Heck, no. Not at all. Especially me. Mountains FTW. Forests FTW. Lakes FTW. Less peeps FTW. Weather with attitude FTW.

Where do you live?

We split the year between South Alberta (Canada) and the Sierras de Córdoba (Argentina), lining things up so we’re in each place during its best seasons.

What’s the Argentina renovation project?

It’s a big “bring this place back to life” project on Audrey’s family property: a property with a hotel and a few houses that we’re actively fixing up while living there seasonally. It’s always been Audrey’s dream to do this. Now, we’re actually putting things in motion. It’s big. It’s scary at times. But we’re gettin’ things done slowly and we’ll see it through.

Do you travel with your daughter?

Indeed,Aurelia has already been on flights, cruises, and overnight buses across Canada, the US, Argentina, and Peru. She’s a total trouper. This is just the beginning.

What YouTube channels do you run?

We run English and Spanish channels (Samuel and Audrey + Samuel y Audrey), and we’re approaching a million combined subscribers across them plus 250 million combined views. Not bad for folks who could barely find the ‘on switch’ when we first started.

Were you always confident on camera?

Heck, no. Not even close. Not by a long shot. Early days were awkward, the gear was rough, and the learning curve was steep, but we stuck with it and grew into our style over time.

What other sites and projects do you run?

Beyond Nomadic Samuel and That Backpacker, Audrey runs Che Argentina Travel, and I run Picture Perfect Portfolios (investing, portfolio ideas, and research from an informed amateur perspective).

Have you been featured in major publications?

Yes, our work has been featured in The Huffington Post, National Geographic, and various publications in Argentina.

Are you part of any professional creator organizations?

Yes, we’re members of iAmbassador and have been part of award-winning campaigns listed in their case studies.

Why the hats?

Because experiences are the point, and quirky hats are the most wearable souvenir on Earth. Also: they make great conversation starters and terrible packing decisions.

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