Robin Esrock
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Robin Esrock is an adventure travel writer and international television personality. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Esrock has written articles for major international publications, including the Chicago Tribune
, Gulf News Dubai, South China Morning Post
, Cape Town Argus, Sydney Morning Herald, Vancouver Sun, Dallas Morning News, and Toronto Star
. In addition, Esrock is a regular columnist for the Globe & Mail, Sympatico, and Outpost Magazine.
Esrock is co-host of the 40-part TV series, Word Travels
. Filmed in 36 countries, Word Travels
follows the lives of two working travel writers. Word Travels
is broadcast on Travel Channel International, National Geographic Adventure
in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Europe, and on OLN and CityTV in Canada . Word Travels
was filmed between 2007 and 2009. Esrock met his co-host and fellow travel writer Julia Dimon while backpacking in Koycegiz
Turkey. Esrock is also the co-creator, co-developer, associate producer and co-writer of Word Travels
.
Prior to his career as a travel writer, Esrock worked in the music industry for SL Feldman & Associates. His career shift was the result of a bike accident that left him with a broken kneecap and a $20,000 insurance settlement. Using this money, he backpacked around the world, writing a column for The Vancouver Sun
and maintaining his website, moderngonzo.com.
Esrock has reportedly travelled to over 100 countries. He is also a public speaker, has hosted various online magazine shows and appears as a regular travel expert on Vancouver's Breakfast Television. Esrock has also been featured as a travel expert in Forbes Travel, Travel + Leisure
, and interviewed in several Canadian and Australian media outlets. Esrock has cited Hunter S Thompson and Gonzo journalism
as major influences in his writing, and sports the Gonzo fist tattoo on left leg.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Gulf News Dubai, South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
, Cape Town Argus, Sydney Morning Herald, Vancouver Sun, Dallas Morning News, and Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
. In addition, Esrock is a regular columnist for the Globe & Mail, Sympatico, and Outpost Magazine.
Esrock is co-host of the 40-part TV series, Word Travels
Word Travels
Word Travels is an adventure travel television documentary series. An original Canadian production, the show debuted on OLN on January 30, 2008 and airs in Canada on OLN and CityTV, and worldwide on Nat Geo Adventure...
. Filmed in 36 countries, Word Travels
Word Travels
Word Travels is an adventure travel television documentary series. An original Canadian production, the show debuted on OLN on January 30, 2008 and airs in Canada on OLN and CityTV, and worldwide on Nat Geo Adventure...
follows the lives of two working travel writers. Word Travels
Word Travels
Word Travels is an adventure travel television documentary series. An original Canadian production, the show debuted on OLN on January 30, 2008 and airs in Canada on OLN and CityTV, and worldwide on Nat Geo Adventure...
is broadcast on Travel Channel International, National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation...
in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Europe, and on OLN and CityTV in Canada . Word Travels
Word Travels
Word Travels is an adventure travel television documentary series. An original Canadian production, the show debuted on OLN on January 30, 2008 and airs in Canada on OLN and CityTV, and worldwide on Nat Geo Adventure...
was filmed between 2007 and 2009. Esrock met his co-host and fellow travel writer Julia Dimon while backpacking in Koycegiz
Köycegiz
Köyceğiz is a town and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey.The town of Köyceğiz lies at the northern end of a lake of the same name which is joined to the Mediterranean Sea by a natural channel called Dalyan. Its unique environment is being preserved as a nature and wildlife...
Turkey. Esrock is also the co-creator, co-developer, associate producer and co-writer of Word Travels
Word Travels
Word Travels is an adventure travel television documentary series. An original Canadian production, the show debuted on OLN on January 30, 2008 and airs in Canada on OLN and CityTV, and worldwide on Nat Geo Adventure...
.
Prior to his career as a travel writer, Esrock worked in the music industry for SL Feldman & Associates. His career shift was the result of a bike accident that left him with a broken kneecap and a $20,000 insurance settlement. Using this money, he backpacked around the world, writing a column for The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912. The paper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. It is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday...
and maintaining his website, moderngonzo.com.
Esrock has reportedly travelled to over 100 countries. He is also a public speaker, has hosted various online magazine shows and appears as a regular travel expert on Vancouver's Breakfast Television. Esrock has also been featured as a travel expert in Forbes Travel, Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York. Published 12 times a year, it has 4.8 million readers, according to its corporate media kit. It is put out by American Express Publishing Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company led by...
, and interviewed in several Canadian and Australian media outlets. Esrock has cited Hunter S Thompson and Gonzo journalism
Gonzo journalism
Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism that is written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first-person narrative. The word "gonzo" is believed to be first used in 1970 to describe an article by Hunter S. Thompson, who later popularized the style...
as major influences in his writing, and sports the Gonzo fist tattoo on left leg.