Gabriel Morris
Gabriel Morris, known as Gabriel Traveler, shares budget travel adventures, practical advice and stories from the road through YouTube videos and books.
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- Known as
- Gabriel Traveler
- From
- Born in Vancouver, Canada; raised in rural northern California
- Work
- Travel video creator and author
- First overseas trip
- Europe in summer 1990, aged 18
- Channel turning point
- Learned video editing on Kauai in 2011; monetized his channel in 2012
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in rural northern California, Gabriel first tried hitchhiking as a child to get home from the school bus stop. The day after turning 18, he flew to London with a red backpack and began exploring Europe.
Finding an audience.
On Kauai in 2011, he learned to edit footage from earlier trips to Asia and the Mediterranean. Some videos reached tens of thousands of views, encouraging him to build the channel. He monetized it in 2012. After one final stint working in Jasper National Park in 2014, YouTube began bringing in enough money to keep him traveling.
Stories beyond the camera.
His memoir Following My Thumb follows his travels from 1990 to 2000, from hitchhiking across Britain to wandering the United States and visiting India. Gabe’s Guide to Budget Travel turns his experience into advice on planning, packing and destinations.
On the road now.
As Gabriel Traveler, he shares destination videos and practical travel advice. His recent India uploads follow him from Delhi into Himachal Pradesh and on to Goa, where he explores with friends and interviews fellow travelers.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel videos and interviews
- 2026Interview With a Traveler | Raymo From BangladeshCreator and interviewer
- 2016Travel Planning Tips With Gabriel TravelerGuest on AMaeTV
Quotes
The most rewarding experiences were almost inevitably the ones that I didn’t plan, didn’t expect and sometimes couldn’t have even imagined.Gabriel Morris, introduction to Following My Thumb on his author blog
In a July 2010 post introducing his travel memoir, he reflected on what made his early years on the road rewarding.
Trivia
- He began hitchhiking as a child after deciding to read in the shade and wait for neighbors to drive past instead of walking home.
- His publisher’s biography lists a B.A. in World Religions.
- He learned video editing by working with footage he had already filmed on earlier trips.
- He worked in Jasper National Park between trips before his YouTube income could support continued travel.
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