Ever had a dream to just travel the world?
On July 24th 2011 Aussie Filmmaker Mark Shea set off on a new journey with the goal to travel to each continent and make a living on the road.
Learning about culture, customs and beliefs via the ‘no guidebook’ method of travel, an itinerary based on finding local guides through online sites like couchsurfing.
Exploring the new international world of Digital Nomadism he will produce videos while on the road, using lightweight High Definition equipment, and aims to survive solely on passive income made from his online ventures.
Countries visited so far:
*Indonesia *Singapore *Malaysia *Brunei *Philippines *Hong Kong *Japan *South Korea Mark has been travelling for 299 days 1 hour 19 minutes 59 seconds
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Making that first contact with business. When contacting business with regard to the production of a profile video, it is important to speak with the right person, the person who makes the decisions with regard to marketing. Once contact details of the marketing managers have been received further information can then be sent via email.
In this educational video we discuss the important points one must get across when contacting business with regard to the production of an online business profile video.
Round the World Travel Video Adventurer, Mark Shea, explains what he hopes to achieve with the World Tourism youtube channel. He wants to establish a location where viewers can view all the best tourism videos from around the world. Filmed at Perak Cave Buddhist Temple, Ipoh, Malaysia.
‘The place to view the best tourism videos the world has to offer’
For all the big decisions in life, I don’t think one is ever prepared. I think it is a matter of learning as you go.
Two months into my round the world trip it is time to assess how things are going, particularly regarding the making money on the road goal.
I’ve been reading a few books and exploring a few ideas, and one thing I would like to do is pass on my knowledge of video production on to others.
So I put out a call to all my subscribers and any one else interested, to make a video featuring the top four things to do in your home town.
Let’s make this easy and old school, no need for fancy editing, just edit in camera, with camera phone, webcam, whatever.
Try and keep the video under 2 minutes, which means 30 secs for each segment.
Imagine you are showing a visitor the highlights of where you live, your fave four things.
Load your video to your youtube channel, title it ‘Fave Four in (your town)’ and in two weeks time (Tues. 18 Oct) I will feature the best videos on my ‘overlander’ channel.
See the beauty and hospitality of Ireland, through the eyes of it’s people.
Stories include:
In Dublin I interviewed Niamh Ni Mhir who works for Hostel World,a local IT business that rode the Celtic Tiger to become the biggest Hostel booking website online Niamh explains how Ireland has changed since my last visit, in the early 1990 s and also tells us what it is she likes about living in Dublin.
I interview Kathleen Moran about the Kilkenny Craft Centre and how Kilkenny established itself as Ireland’s craft capital.
In Belfast I interviewed Sean McKernan, a photographer who in 1983 set up a photo exhibition called Belfast Exposed, featuring a lot of images from the height of the troubles.
On the Aran Islands I interviewed Teresa Millane, an old style (Sean Nos) singer.
In Galway I interviewed actor Diarmuid de Faoite about the flourishing arts scene.
The small fishing Village of Dingle on the West Coast of Ireland is home to a friendly Dolphin called Fungi, who seems to prefer the company of humans to his own kind.
In Doolin I interviewed Banjo player, Kevin Griffin about why Doolin has become the traditional music capital of Ireland.
Sean now runs an multifunction arts centre called BX Arts.
Sean discusses how Belfast has changed since the 1997 ceasefire.
In Cork I try and trace my Irish ancestors (O’Shea), and look at the modern day immigration of Polish workers to Ireland.
For my final Irish story, I visit Cahersiveen where there are some Stone Forts that may well been the home of my Shea ancestors.
Just out of Ubud you can find the village of Mas. Various villages around Bali specialise in particular craft. Mas is famous for it’s mask making.
The masks were originally produced for sacred temple dances, but with the advent of tourism, are now also created for wall decorations.
A mask carver is called a ‘undagi tapel’ and the tradition is usually passed down through families. Mask making is a respected occupation and is practised by members of the Brahman case since they know the required rituals involved in making a sacred mask.
I discuss the two types of massages available in Bali. It is important for men in particular to be aware of this so as not to lead to misunderstanding.
There is a traditional massage which one can usually get in beauty salons, and there is the complete massage, which usually finishes with a happy ending! These complete massages are usually offered by women not working in beauty salons, but just working the street, renting a small room.
The cost of a traditional massage is very reasonable, about $4-5 AUD for an hour. The cost for a happy ending massage you will have to investigate yourself!
On the bus trip to Ubud I met Lucy and Stephanie, two French girls backpacking around Bali for 2 weeks. Stephanie worked in Jakarta and had a strong grasp of the Indonesian language. They seemed to know a lot about Bali, so I decided to let them host the Ubud video. Lucy takes on shopping and Stephanie discusses cuisine.
For more info on Sjaki-Tari-Us http://www.sjakitarius.nl/eng/index.html
Thanks to Discovery sound for providing me with Indonesian music loops – http://www.youtube.com/discoverysound
So I’ve started my grand tour, hoping to take in the world, and I’m interested to know what you as the viewer would like to learn about the countries I visit? What do you currently like about my videos and what would you like to see more of? Do you want to keep meeting the locals or is culture or cuisine more important? Please leave a comment below with regard to what things you want shown in my new global adventure
Recorded on canon xf100, edited in FCP X using ‘romantic’ filter
I have one day in the Nelson/Golden Bay area so decide to set myself a challenge of trying to hitchhike from Nelson to Takaka, and then onto Abel Tasman National Park. I learn about how the hippies moved into the Takaka region in the 1970′s, and how even today the area is made up of lifestylers trying to live off the land.
‘It takes six rides for this cat in a hat to explore this region by thumb, and there are not many places left in the world, where this can be done!’
