It started with that little video function on my little digital camera. If I thought a picture couldn't do the scene justice, I'd film little 30 second clips of it for posterity. When I got home, I realized that I had dozens of clips, so stitched them together, threw in some tunes, and the result is what you see below. Little did I know all this would lead to a TV show, and let me tell you, shooting in beautiful HD with an amazing cut-sharp crew is an entirely different experience.
But I hope you'll have as much fun looking at my humble beginnings as I did making them!
LATEST: Esrock rocks the Pemberton Music Festival, a brand new fest and the largest of its kind in Canada, featuring bands like Coldplay, Jay-Z and Tom Petty. In two acts.
I head to central China to see the truth behind a legendary email photo, braving ice and snow to truly get the bottom of the so-called World's Most Dangerous Hike
Highlights from 24 Countries, on 5 Continents in 12 Months.
Zipline the Great Wall of China: River Parties in Laos: Bone Church in
the Czech Republic: Paragliding in Turkey, and plenty more!
14 days, 14 adventures in Southern California thanks to the fantastically named
Blue Bananas. See Esrock almost lose his lunch in a sailplane, skydive from 13000ft, attend Spy School, fly a plane, helicopter, balloon, bungee jump, paraglide at sunset, jet simulations, fencing and more!
Here's what I got up to in Costa Rica. Yes, that is a tarantula, and the Duran Duran song? Rio, of course. Also, dig the monkeys, canyoneering, rafting, and just how quick a sloth can be.
More highlights in the form of a rocking montage to inspire Rocky.
From Traffic in Delhi to Tequila Poker in Tokyo, Lost in the Atacama Desert, Iguazu Falls, Dune Buggies in the desert. and backpackers invade Dubrovnik.
Freshwater sharks? Rain in Honduras forced a break in itinerary, and together with a bottle or two of Flor de Cana rum, it was only matter of time before I found myself sandboarding off an active volcano. As for the drag, lets just blame the rum..
Here's a sweet adventure exploring Berlin and Amsterdam, two of Europe's most happening cities. Hopping aboard a train, I have to remind myself it's the journey, not the destination, right?
From busting my cajones diving into limestone cave pools to exploring
fantastic Mayan ruins like Chichen Itsa and Palenque, exploring fiery volcanoes,
bashing, ass bruising life aboard the chicken bus, and plenty more! Thanks to Tucan Travel and Travel CUTS.
All aboard the Vodkatrain, and life amongst the plains of Mongolia. We'll milk cows in Albania, climb ladders on the West Coast Trail, go kickboxing in Thailand, slumming in India, partying in London, dig the ruins at Angkor, and a few other clips from the road.
Special thanks to the nice folks at Brave New Traveler for putting my interview on Urban Rush up on Youtube. Here's me elaborating on some stories, from volcano boarding to the Vodkatrain, and yes, the Lesbian Superbowl Party too. Quote me when I say: "I get motion sickness!"
It's 3am, and Stuart, an otherwise delightful bloke form England, is waking the dead with his snore. You want to see life on the road. Here it is. Hysterical.
Press & Word Travels Clips
Here are some clips from my TV show Word Travels, and some online interviews too.
