Clint Johnston
Clint Johnston is the travel photographer and writer behind Triphackr, sharing destination guides, travel hacks and ways to make more of every trip.
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Clint’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- Four Seasons Chiang Mai experience2025 · Writer and photographer
Triphackr - Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng2025 · Writer and photographer
Triphackr - Complete Guide to Hiking in the Dolomites2017 · Writer and photographer
Triphackr - Exploring the Airplane Graveyard of Bangkok2017 · Writer and photographer
Triphackr
Overview
- From
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Known as
- Triphackr
- Work
- Travel writer, photographer and travel hacker
- Started
- Founded Triphackr in 2011
- Early spark
- A trip to Spain at 19, followed by backpacking across Europe
- Milestone
- Reached 100 countries in 2016
Mini bio
How it started.
Clint is from Boston and took his first international flight at 19, to Spain. The following summer, he recruited two friends for a backpacking trip across Europe. Much of his early travel fitted around a full-time job, which shaped his interest in stretching a budget and making limited days off count.
Building Triphackr.
He founded Triphackr in 2011. In a 2015 WeWork interview, he explained that keeping journals and reading other travel blogs encouraged him to document his own trips. An accepted pitch at HuffPost Travel helped open doors to other publications; the interview also identifies him as a contributor to Travel Channel and Hipmunk.
The adventures and the practical details.
His work pairs photographs and firsthand destination stories with advice on flights, accommodation and gear. He marked reaching 100 countries in 2016. His January 2025 articles explore Chiang Mai and Vang Vieng, followed by a summer series about El Salvador and Coco Surf Tropical Village.
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Quotes
Once I had a pitch accepted at Huff Post Travel, it opened a lot of doors with other travel outlets.Clint Johnston, WeWork
In a June 2015 interview, he reflected on finding an audience for his travel writing.
Trivia
- He says he has visited all 50 U.S. states and 38 Major League Baseball stadiums.
- In his Treksplorer interview, he described packing for no more than seven days, even on longer trips.
- Nepali porters and guides taught him the card game dumbal during his 2015 Everest Base Camp trek. He brought the game home.
- He named Rolf Potts’ Vagabonding as a favorite travel book in his Johnny Jet interview.
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