Maheen S
Maheen S, known as Hitchhiking Nomad, is a travel vlogger from Kerala who shares journeys by hitchhiking, local encounters and life on the road.
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- From
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- Known as
- Hitchhiking Nomad
- Full-time travel
- Since 2019, according to his own bio
- Early standout
- An 18-part Afghanistan series in 2022
Mini bio
How it started.
Maheen grew up in Kerala and caught the travel bug through travelogues. While still at school, he took KSRTC buses to places that interested him. His own bio says he began travelling at 17 and became a full-time traveller in 2019.
Finding an audience.
His 2022 Afghanistan series brought viewers to Band-e-Amir, Bamyan and Kabul across 18 episodes. The Week reported that his video sharing Kerala banana chips with Taliban members had passed 900,000 views by September that year.
People along the way.
On his channel, Maheen explains that free rides help him learn about places through local people. He says his videos fund his travels and help him care for his family.
When a trip became news.
He was in Sudan when fighting broke out in April 2023. In an interview with The New Arab, he described supplying footage and phone reports to international news channels before leaving for Ethiopia.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel videos
- 2026Turkmenistan Darvaza gas craterCreator and host
- 2026i survived the Amazonas river accidentCreator and host
- 2022Afghanistan travel seriesCreator and host
News footage
- 2023Dispatches from SudanTravel vlogger contributing footage and phone reports
Awards
Quotes
My videos are all about the people, culture and their love .Maheen S, Hitchhiking Nomad YouTube channel bio
He describes the encounters at the centre of his travel videos.
Trivia
- He says he can speak and understand Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English.
- His school-day trips used Kerala’s KSRTC buses.
- He explains that the name Hitchhiking Nomad comes from the way he travels, taking free rides between places.
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