The Ultimate Selfie Video: Man Gives Up Everything to Travel the World With His Go Pro?
To travel the world without a care in the world is on many people's bucket lists. For Ian Tilson, he made that dream a reality. Armed with a backpack and his GoPro, he quit his job and travelled around the world.
According to The Daily Mail, Ian took his selfie game to a whole new level. After quitting his job, he decided to travel the world and inturn share a glimpse of all his travels to the rest of world. Tilson took with him his GoPro Hero and put himself into the footage of many famous sceneries, pool parties and stunning beaches.
The video documents Ian's travels and adventures from ziplining down slopes to riding on rubber tire tubes down a river. Tilson has traveled to exotic locations making each scene from the video bring out the adventurer in each person who watches it. Ian's exotic destinations include Brazil, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands and Australia.
The intrepid traveller posted the video on YouTube explaining why he quit his job to travel around the world for a year. He said that travelling the world was something that he would advise anyone with a sense of adventure to go out and do.
He added that he would never regret his adventure. He also says that taking some time off to see the wonders of the world was something that everyone should try at least once in a lifetime. He encouraged people who were thinking of getting out of their comfort zones to take the risk because the rewards are aplenty.
"To anyone thinking about taking some time off to travel the world, do it. I can't recommend it enough," he said in the upload.
"There were too many highlights but some of the most memorable moments included accidentally entering Carnaval in Colombia and shaking hands with the Colombian President and having a wild tarantula crawl over me after sunset at Tikal ruins in Guatemala." he added.
Like Ian, Alex Chacón also made his way through 26 countries armed with only his motorcyle and his GoPro. Chacón sold all his belongings in order to accomplish the feat, Time reports.
Chacón later documented all the struggles he had during the three year journey such as running out of money and having to sleep on parking lots. However, like Ian, Chacón said that everything he experienced during his journey was priceless.
To watch Ian Tilson's travel video, click here. Chacón's video can be seen below.