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Christianne Risman

Christianne Risman is the British creator behind Backpacking Bananas, sharing solo adventures, practical backpacking advice and life in Sydney.

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Christianne’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus her backstory and Starbook, where fans write.

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Overview

From: Chertsey and Woking, Surrey, England
Based: Sydney, Australia
Channel: Backpacking Bananas
Travel videos began: 2013
Independent business: Self-employed since 2017; launched Solo in 2019

Mini bio

How it started.

Christianne grew up in Woking, Surrey. In 2013, she set off with two friends on a seven-month trip beginning in Bangkok and started documenting their travels for friends and family.

Finding her audience.

Answering the questions other backpackers kept asking became the heart of Backpacking Bananas. Her tips videos helped the audience grow. She funded trips through temporary jobs and working holidays in Australia and New Zealand before becoming self-employed in 2017.

Building a business.

She launched Solo in 2019, making practical travel clothing and accessories for backpackers. By 2020, her channel had passed 100,000 subscribers. Alongside destination videos, she shares packing advice and the everyday decisions behind a travelling life.

Life in Sydney.

Her 2026 videos follow housesitting around Sydney, settling into life on an Australian working holiday and exploring by scooter. She also makes room for trips farther afield, from Greek islands to a spontaneous drive around England.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026Is Canberra Actually Boring? I Spent 24 Hours There to Find OutCreator and host
2026We Drove Across Greece Looking for One Specific MealCreator and host, featuring Lia Hatzakis
2019What’s in My Backpack for South America? Four months in 40LCreator and host
2015The LifeStraw: Can you REALLY trust it?Creator and reviewer

Quotes

You pack to fill the space you’ve given yourself.Christianne Risman, Adventure Pending interview

Explaining why choosing a smaller backpack helped her travel with fewer things.

Trivia

She and her friends chose “Backpacking Bananas” because they wanted an alliterative channel name. She says she did not even like bananas until about 2017.
She taught herself practical video-making skills through YouTube tutorials and trial and error.
A 2012 World Challenge expedition to Tanzania, including climbing Kilimanjaro at 18, was her first trip outside Europe.