Palle Bo, the creator of The Radio Vagabond, is a seasoned radio producer and full-time traveller, bringing listeners along on immersive audio adventures to 124 countries (so far). His unique podcast combines rich storytelling, field recordings, and sound design that make listeners feel like they’re right there with him, exploring new cultures and connecting with locals. Palle’s innovative content has earned him recognition, including “”Travel Podcaster of the Year 2024″” by LuxLife. His high-quality storytelling also shines through impactful episodes, such as his NomadMania trip to Ukraine, where he highlights the human impact of war. The Radio Vagabond is a nominee for “Best Digital Travel Creator” for its dedication to producing captivating, thoughtful, and ethically engaging travel content.

Chloe Jade has been travelling since 2015, never intending to build a community of over 800,000 subscribers across her Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok channels. She maintains the ultimate balance in her content, showcasing first-class flights and fine dining menus while contrasting that with Couchsurfing, local culture, history, and street food. Some of her most exciting content includes sleeping on a roof in Burkina Faso, hiking 100km in the Peruvian Amazon to stay with the Maloca Matzes tribe, an Independent solo trip to Iraq, and a 3-week journey in Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban takeover. There is always an emphasis on respecting the local communities she visits, and she does not shy away from serious conversations about race, religion, politics, and reality.

23-year-old Luca is trying to become the youngest man in the world to visit every country, and he only has less than 10 left to complete the goal. A well-known juggler, he holds at least 4 juggling world records while creating humorous and informative content about his world travels for his more than 2 million followers on various platforms.

Matthew Bailey is the head of Must Do Canada, a media company focused on sharing the best of Canada from coast to coast to coast through travel guides, videos, and Canada’s #1 local travel newsletter. He and his wife are also the hosts of their popular Must Do Canada YouTube series, which takes viewers all over the country, including deep into the Arctic. When not promoting Canada, Matt loves travelling the world, playing hockey, skiing, and being the best dad he can be to his new twin girls.

Zoe has visited North Korea 30 times and aims to both expand the North Korea narrative away from politics and nuclear weapons, and re-humanise the North Korea issue through her multiple social media platforms. Her photos and videos show various aspects of daily life in North Korea with a focus on tourism, and aim to showcase what the country has to offer – from its well-known monuments and museums to its lesser-known mountains, hikes, beaches, coffee shops, spas, and bowling alleys. She started working as a tour guide in North Korea in 2017 with the belief that tourism has a positive impact both inside and outside the country, and hopes to promote this through her content.

From an early age growing up in Canada, Mike’s lifetime of curiosity has sent him searching out cultures, creatures, and locations that most people avoid. This intense passion has led him to grow his YouTube Channel Fearless & Far to 1.5M+ Subscribers, receive 2 Emmy Nominations for his Adventure Travel TV program “Uncharted Adventure”, and an Ambie Nomination for his podcast “Against the Odds”. As he claims, he helps people conquer their fears, so they can travel the world.

Charline quit her job in 2019 and started an amazing overland adventure through Africa. This was just the beginning – three years later she invested in a Toyota Hilux cab and so ‘Rafiki’ was born which would be her vehicle companion of her solo overland expedition in Africa where she overlanded for 18 months through 11 countries; not content with that, she continued in the past year with another solo expedition in the MIddle East. There are not (m)any solo women out there who have done what Charline dared to do, solo!

Christian Clauwers is a Belgian documentary photographer, explorer, speaker, and author. For more than a decade, he has visually documented the consequences of global temperature rise and the loss of biodiversity on the front lines of climate change.He shows what is at stake and the consequences of the human footprint, within his mission to bridge the gap between science, industry and policy. Christian has lectured on every continent, including Antarctica and already has 7 book publications to promote awareness and understanding of the effects of climate change, biodiversity decline and the impact of sea level rise on islanders. Christian is an ambassador of the European Union Climate Pact, a fellow of The Explorers Club, a member of Rotary Club.

Professor Andrew MacLeod travels to peruse justice for some of the most vulnerable women and girls. Sadly, sex tourists and some aid workers abuse underprivileged women and girls in the developing world, leave them pregnant and vanish. MacLeod takes DNA from the child born of the abuse, isolates the paternal side of the DNA, compares that DNA to commercial database and identifies extended paternal genetic relatives. He then triangulates the relatives to find the father – even without the direct DNA. He coordinates a network of pro-bono lawyers, contacts the fathers, and obtains child support and nationality rights for the children. He is working with victims including in Philippines, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and fathers in Australia, UK, Canada, the US and others. He is a former humanitarian offical of the Red Cross and UN.

Earlier this year, Maryam became the first Arab woman to visit every country. During her 18-year journey, she jumped into an active volcano, has been to war zones, witnessed an epidemic and a pandemic in Africa. But most importantly, she considers meeting locals along the way the greatest gain of her trips. Adventure, photography, and storytelling illustrate her personality. She is interested in capturing people’s moments and stories around them that reflect their lives from her own angles. Warzones and conflict areas had a great portion of her attention in photography. Despite her share of visa challenges, she never gave up and was able to visit her last UN country – Uruguay – to complete her goal. Not one to rest, she is currently chasing the territories of the world.

At just 26, Daniel Pinto has taken modern travel to new heights, pushing boundaries in ways few would consider. This year alone, he’s explored over 30 countries, but what truly stands out is how he approaches travel. This year alone, Daniel spent 30 days solo in Libya, hitchhiking in from Tunisia and exploring regions untouched by tourists. He did the same in South Sudan, spending 10 days with local tribes, traveling completely solo and living the local way. He even became the first to visit the Philippines’ Red Zone without an armed escort, reaching places like Julu and Basilan, and many more fantastic adventures. His bold, independent adventures and love for unique food experiences have drawn over 600,000 followers, showcasing his fearless approach to exploring the world.