Wanderer of the Week: Robin Esrock

This traveller is a TV show host, writes best-selling travel books,  and has visited 110 countries. He also survived a chilling hitchhiking experience in Albania. For this, we salute Robin Esrock, our Wanderer of the Week!

Name:​ Robin Esrock​ 
Age:​ 25 with 15 years experience. ​
Home base:​ Burnaby, BC​
Number of countries visited:​ 110​

What I do when I’m not travelling (aka occupation):​  Bestselling author of The Great Canadian Bucket List, Speaker, ​occasional Television Host.

My next stop:​ The Peruvian Amazon​

My wildest and craziest adventure was:​ Hitchhiking in Albania. I still bare the mental scars from the guy who picked me up, and then there was the old man on a donkey with a sharp axe…​

Weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten or drank:​ Fermented horse milk in Mongolia. Rotting Greenland shark in Iceland. ​

I’ll never forget that time:​ My television crew made me stand on the platform of the world’s commercial bungee jump in Macau for 30 minutes. It felt like I was having an intimate conversation with Fear, Death and my Bladder. ​

Most memorable meal:​ Nasi kander in some hole-in-the-wall in Kota Terangganu, Malaysia. ​ Ate with my hands like the locals, and it was awesome.

One thing on my bucket list is:​ Finish writing my ​next two books, and wingsuit jump out a plane.

Three things I always pack:​ An alarm clock, a lucky charm that has been everywhere with me, a toothbrush. ​

My travel advice:​ Travel is as personal as the underwear you wear. Everyone will have a different experience depending on who they are, who they’re with, how they feel, what they’ve done before, or what their interests are. Take all travel writing with a grain of salt, as the ​writer’s experience will differ greatly from your own.

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