In 28, a little Dutch brother named Tom Grond had the idea of traveling.

So, he packed his bags and traveled all over 24 countries in one year, from North America to South America, from New Zealand to Australia, and finally to Southeast Asia.

Although I mean to leave, the beauty of a year of pure play without working has deeply entered my little brother's heart. From the moment he finished his journey, he set a lofty ambition:

I want to travel around the world! !

To tell the truth, this ambition is too popular. Nine out of 1 people interviewed may have the same idea, but Tom may be one of the few who let dreams may come.

after a perfect initial experience, Tom started to work like chicken blood, working from nine to five, working hard, and trying his best to accumulate his own coffers.

every dollar falls into the account, and Tom feels one centimeter closer to his goal, day after day, year after year.

Finally, in December 212, he quit his job again and took the first step towards traveling around the world with his savings for several years.

Who knows, this trip is 1 years ...

In fact, before he started to travel, Tom set himself a budget goal of spending only $3 a day, and the money saved during his working years was almost enough for him to maintain a continuous travel life for three years.

so, Tom's first trip was a poor one.

Like many backpackers, he stays in a youth hostel, takes a night train or bus, eats a grounded roadside stall, and struggles to figure out how to play every day to reduce costs.

But as social media began to flourish in the 21s, Tom suddenly realized:

I can also make money by writing my adventure stories around the world and taking beautiful photos.

it's true that my little brother's face is not exquisite, but people love to laugh! More importantly, the abdominal muscles of this red fruit are enough to make up for all the hard injuries!

As far as sauce is concerned, in 214, my little brother opened his own Ins and gained 3, fans in just a few months.

At that time, writing travel blogs was nothing new, but travel bloggers who made a living by sharing their experiences of traveling around the world on social media and personal blogs were dominating the mountains and seizing the market.

soon, Tom's efforts to update were rewarded.

There are often hotels and some travel organizations that provide free accommodation and play, so that Tom can write some evaluations and strategies. He is also famous for punching in frequently.

My little brother was very excited at first:

Wow, I am so lucky that people will recognize me, which is really cool.

but gradually, he felt the bondage of holding hands short.

I had to brag about rainbows against my will, and I had to be under pressure to write soft advertisements. After a while, Tom found that this special lifestyle was not a long-term solution for him and had to be changed!

So, in 216, he started to write his own blog Traveltomtom, where he shared the news of adventures around the world, and it was precisely because of the income generated by the blog that most of his travels were funded.

Even now, Tom has Ins and TikTok, but he still updates his blog regularly.

In this way, while playing hard and writing carefully, Tom has more and more fans, and he has finally evolved from a backpacker to what he calls a "mid-range traveler":

Yes, the days when I stayed in a crowded hotel are over!

In the past three or four years, I have stayed in hotels all over the world. I met many interesting people, had the most amazing adventure and was inspired by travelers. This is a good way to explore a country.

I miss those days a little, but I don't want to sleep in hostels anymore.

That's right. Who doesn't want to face the sea and eat and drink?

For Tom, even though the hotel he is staying in is high-class, his travel style has not really changed:

I still want to explore and get to know the local people and see what their life is like. Without this enthusiasm, I would not have traveled long ago.

So, when he was in Indonesia, he rode an electric scooter in the field.

When I was in Zambia, I made up a little dirty braid.

Go to Barcelona to learn how to cook paella;

As a straight man, he took off his shirt in the gay parade in Tel Aviv, Israel ...

Of course, while he was on the road, the world was constantly changing, and the stagnation brought by the epidemic and the uncertainty brought by the war had a great impact on international travel.

but in Tom's eyes, this is nothing.

Although isolation or blockade meant that he was forced to stay in one place for a few more weeks, he would jump on a plane and go to Mexico, Turkey and other places with less strict epidemic restrictions whenever he got the chance.

He will also go to countries that have experienced wars. For example, in 219, he went to Syria:

It was a very expensive trip, and I had to pay for safety and all kinds of things, but it was all worth it. Some cities were completely destroyed, leaving nothing but a few buildings. But the local people we met still have the determination and confidence to rebuild their lives and believe that everything will return to normal. That trip left me with too much feeling.

However, travel is also flawed. The maintenance of interpersonal relationship is the most difficult point:

It is impossible to maintain a relationship. Although everyone can use social software now, I have to move to a new place every few weeks, sometimes every few days.

if you meet someone you like, it may be difficult. Because I basically always say goodbye. I say goodbye to people every few days. This is a struggle.

In the past 1 years, Tom has been to about 13 different countries, including Syria, Jordan, Colombia and Burkina Faso, among which 71 countries have been favored by him more than once:

I have been to Pakistan 4 times, Thailand 17 times and Turkey several times a year.

as long as it is a favorite destination, it is not too many times to go.

In the next few months, he will also travel to West Africa, and plans to spend eight weeks in Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea.

Don't ask him when he will go home again. The prodigal son has no home and the road has no end.