Learn to travel travel to learn: Robin Esrock at TEDx Vancouver

Robin Esrock s success as a global adventurer, travel writer, TV producer and international TV personality was no accident, although it did start with one. Struck down on his bike at a Vancouver intersection, Robin hobbled away with a broken kneecap, and one year later, a modest 20, 000 insurance settlement. It was just enough for him pack up his things, quit his job, and set off on a oneyear solo roundtheworld backpacking adventure to 24 countries. He named his journey Modern Gonzo, and committed to record his year of living dangerously, with online weekly reports, photography, videos, and interviews with every person he met. In doing so, he pioneered a new era of multiplatform, switchedon and wiredin travel journalism, leading to adventures beyond his wildest dreams.