Dale Philip
Dale Philip is a Scottish travel creator and former professional poker player who shares street food, market walks and everyday encounters from his trips around the world.
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Dale’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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- From
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Work
- Travel vlogger and former professional poker player
- Earlier identity
- Daleroxxu, poker player and blogger
- Travel
- Visited more than 50 countries, according to his management’s May 2025 announcement
Mini bio
Before the vlogs.
Dale’s public story began with poker and blogging. Playing as Daleroxxu, he won PokerStars’ 2006 World Blogger Championship of Online Poker. He later became a Team PokerStars Online player.
Taking the work abroad.
In a 2010 interview, Dale described planning the Tour of Cards, a journey combining poker, travel and blogging. By 2014, he said he preferred playing a tournament’s main event and using the rest of the trip to explore, rather than spending every day in a casino.
From poker to travel video.
A January 2017 interview described six years of poker-funded travel through more than 50 countries and his decision to step away as online poker became less profitable. His YouTube travel work grew into a catalogue of street meals, local markets, transport and hotel stays.
Videos people shared.
His Karachi horse ride video became one of his most watched uploads. A separate Jaipur snack-bargaining clip attracted more than 25 million TikTok views by June 2022, according to The Indian Express, and prompted debate about prices charged to tourists.
The journeys continue.
His recent work includes food and city walks in Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia. In May 2025, Ruthless Talent announced that it was helping Dale arrange brand partnerships, adding sponsorships to the trips fans follow on his channels.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Exploring Jakarta’s Oldest Neighbourhood (400 Year Old Dutch Batavia)Travel creator and host
- 2026Full Day of Eating in Selangor, MalaysiaTravel creator and host; Saily partnership
- 2025Local Girl Shows Me Japan’s Oldest Onsen TownTravel creator and host, with Nina
- 2022Avoid this horse ride SCAM in Karachi, PakistanTravel creator and host
Awards
Quotes
The positive feedback I get encourages me to keep writing.Dale Philip, PokerNews interview, February 2014
He was explaining why he shared detailed trip reports with readers who hoped to experience live poker tournaments themselves.
Trivia
- In his 2010 interview, Dale said his family had taken just one overseas holiday when he was a child.
- His early travel project was called Tour of Cards, with an ambitious plan to visit 52 countries in 52 weeks.
- His management says he first met its CEO in Dubai over a curry, alongside Kurt Caz and Luke Damant.
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