Ravi Prabhu
Ravi Prabhu shares the world in Telugu through Ravi Telugu Traveller, bringing fans along for international journeys, local encounters and family life in the USA.
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Known for
TEDx Talks
YouTube
TripotoOverview
- Known as
- Ravi Telugu Traveller (RTT)
- Hometown
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Based in
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Education
- MA in Political Science, University of Hyderabad, 1994–1996
- YouTube debut
- August 2020
- Travel milestone
- Completed his 195-country journey in 2024, with Venezuela as the final country
Mini bio
An atlas came first.
Growing up in India, Ravi loved geography and spent time studying atlases. In his NomadMania interview, he recalled saving money as a student in the USA to visit one or two countries a year. His ambitions grew with each milestone: 50 countries became 100, then a plan to visit every country.
Making room for travel.
Ravi built his travels around a career in IT consulting and family life in Richmond, Virginia. He told NomadMania that planning his work and holidays carefully helped him keep exploring while holding a job.
Finding his Telugu audience.
He launched Ravi Telugu Traveller in August 2020. By February 2022, The Times of India reported that the channel had passed 500,000 subscribers. His own channel description now combines travel with family and lifestyle vlogs, plus commentary on India, the USA and world affairs.
Reaching 195 and carrying on.
In August 2024, the University of Hyderabad reported that its alumnus had completed visits to 195 countries, ending with Venezuela, and returned to campus to speak with political science students. His 2025 TEDx talk reflected on the human connections behind those journeys. That year also brought a jury award for Best Globetrotter at the Power Creator Awards.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026London travel vlogsCreator and host
- 2025Exploring The World once AgainCreator and host
- 2025What I learned from visiting every country in the worldTEDxHyderabad speaker; video released by TEDx Talks
Awards
Quotes
I’ll take it as a challenge to be number oneRavi Prabhu, NomadMania interview
In the July 2023 interview, he was responding to his position in NomadMania’s Low Passport Index.
Trivia
- His Instagram name, soaringeagletrots, differs from his Telugu YouTube name; he discussed that branding challenge with NomadMania.
- In his Iceland travel essay, he wrote that he had visited the country in all four seasons.
- Bhutan was the first country in his travels, according to the University of Hyderabad.
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