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Backpacker Ben

Backpacker Ben is a British travel creator sharing long train rides, budget stays and candid trips through places that rarely make the holiday brochures.

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Overview

Name: Ben Frier
From: United Kingdom
Work: Travel creator and former personal trainer
Channel began: 1 November 2018
Early uploads: A 2019 vlog about getting a tattoo from Apo Whang-Od
Standout video: My Scariest Travel Story, his 2022 Afghanistan Q&A, has passed one million views

Mini bio

How it started.

Ben Frier is a British traveller and former personal trainer. In an account published by LADbible from SWNS reporting, he traced his enthusiasm for travel to a 2018 trip through Southeast Asia and Australia. His YouTube channel was created that November; one of his early archived vlogs followed a visit to tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in 2019.

Finding his audience.

Ben’s channel grew around trips to overlooked places and countries with difficult reputations. His October 2022 Afghanistan Q&A, My Scariest Travel Story, recounts travelling with Bald and Bankrupt and has passed a million views. Their collaborations also include a 2024 journey through Horden and Birmingham.

The journeys in between.

Long rail journeys and the practical ups and downs of travelling are a recurring part of his work. In 2026 he documented a 15-hour train from Serbia to Montenegro and a return to the UK after 400 days away. More recent uploads follow him through Bosnia, South Korea, Tunisia, Switzerland and Belfast.

Creditschronological, newest first

Travel videos

2026The Side of South Korea Tourists Never See!Creator and on-camera traveller
2026The Serbian Nightmare Express! Never Do This!Creator and on-camera traveller
2024The UK’s Most Dangerous NeighbourhoodsCreator, travelling with Bald and Bankrupt
2022My Scariest Travel StoryCreator and Q&A host

Podcast appearances

2023What’s Going On? Ep.6 Backpacker BenGuest
20222 Beers Till Takeoff: Detained by the TalibanGuest

Quotes

I wanted to see what it was really like, and see for myself how life is out there.Ben Frier, SWNS reporting published by LADbible

Explaining his interest in visiting countries with difficult reputations, in an article published on 18 October 2024.

Trivia

Before making travel content, Ben worked as a personal trainer.
One of his early archived videos follows a visit to Apo Whang-Od, the Filipina tattoo artist.
He calls South Korea one of his favourite countries, singling out its food, people, history and culture.