Tom Grond
Tom Grond, known as Traveltomtom, is a Dutch travel creator sharing life on the road since 2012, destination stories, group trips and practical SIM and eSIM advice.
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- Also known as
- Traveltomtom
- From
- The Netherlands
- First round-the-world trip
- 2008
- Full-time travel
- Since December 2012
- Blog launched
- 2016
- Country milestone
- Counted Trinidad and Tobago as country 171 in a November 12, 2026 video
Mini bio
How it started.
Tom grew up in the south of the Netherlands, close to the German and Belgian borders. A round-the-world trip in 2008 gave him a taste for travel. In December 2012, he left his government job and set off again, initially stretching his savings with a $30-a-day budget.
Finding his audience.
He began sharing travel photos on Instagram in 2014 and launched Traveltomtom in 2016. In a 2019 interview, he credited his early Thailand guides with helping the blog grow. Learning how to earn from the website gave him a way to keep traveling beyond sponsored hotel stays.
Life on the road.
His work combines personal travel stories with practical advice. Alongside destination videos and group adventures, he tests SIM cards and eSIMs to help travelers stay connected. He says reaching every country matters less to him than enjoying the journey and learning from it.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel writing and videos
- 2026VIA eSIM ReviewWriter and tester
- 2026Travelsim Asia ReviewWriter and tester
- 2025Buying a Tourist SIM Card at Addis Ababa AirportVideo creator
Group trips
- 2025Venezuela group tripOrganizer, with local itinerary help from Emmanuel
- 2025Iraq group tripsOrganizer and host
Podcasts
- 2019The Radio Vagabond, episode 127: Interview: TravelTomTomGuest, interviewed in Antigua
Quotes
For me life is about chasing happiness, not goals!Tom Grond, Traveltomtom biography
Explaining why he does not want to turn visiting every country into a challenge.
Trivia
- Football was his childhood passion, and he played in a professional club’s youth academy until he was 16.
- He once pursued scuba divemaster training in Thailand, but a ruptured eardrum interrupted that plan.
- He told Net Influencer that his videos are rarely edited and that he does not script or stage them.
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