Molly Thompson
Molly Thompson is a British travel creator living in Melbourne, sharing backpacking trips, hotel and transport reviews, travel challenges and downloadable itineraries.
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YouTubeOverview
- From
- East Yorkshire, England
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
- Earlier channel name
- BeautySpectrum
- Early milestone
- 43,800 YouTube subscribers by October 2016
- Travel turning point
- Six weeks backpacking in Australia in January 2020
Mini bio
How it started.
Molly began with beauty, fashion and everyday vlogs under the name BeautySpectrum. In a 2016 interview with Just Beverley, she described being inspired by other beauty creators and filming on her phone before buying a DSLR and tripod at 6,000 subscribers. By that October, her channel had 43,800 subscribers.
Finding her travel direction.
She told The Courier in 2021 that a six-week backpacking trip around Australia in January 2020 helped move her channel toward travel. Lockdown then pushed her to come up with new ideas at home. The interview also covered her role as co-founder of sportswear and loungewear business Peach Street Clothing.
Where fans can follow along.
Now based in Melbourne, Molly mixes life in Australia with hotel stays, transport reviews and travel games. Her UK Travel Monopoly series began in January 2024. Alongside her videos, she sells downloadable destination guides and lists group trips made with travel partners on her website.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Airport departure board rouletteCreator and presenter
- 2026Hamilton Island vlogCreator and presenter; Airalo-sponsored video
- 2024UK Travel Monopoly in real life, episode 1Creator and presenter
Quotes
At first I started filming on my phoneMolly Thompson, Just Beverley
In October 2016, Molly explained how she began making videos before investing in a camera and tripod.
Trivia
- She bought a DSLR and tripod when she reached 6,000 YouTube subscribers.
- As a sixth-form student, she studied media, photography, English literature and history.
- She filmed herself opening her GCSE results envelope.
Find Molly
Follow her latest journeys, travel experiments and life in Melbourne.
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