I grew up in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona and graduated from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a double-major in economics and entrepreneurship. I really enjoyed my college years and I wouldn’t be where I am today if I went to any other school. Go Badgers!
The travel bug first hit me when I studied abroad in Prague during my Junior year of college (Jan – May 2012). After having an incredible semester of living in Europe and traveling to 20+ countries, I knew I wanted to make a career out of traveling.
Two months after graduating college, I moved to South Korea to become an English teacher. When I was accepted for the job, I knew nothing about teaching (90% of my college classes were business-related), but I saw teaching overseas as a great opportunity to live and work abroad. And it surely was! I neglected getting a corporate job and following “The American Dream,” because it just wasn’t for me.
From the moment I stepped off the plane in Seoul, I was instantly hooked. It was my first time in Asia, and I was already in love with the foreign sights, smells and feels.
During my 18 months living in Korea, I started my first travel blog – The Hungry Partier – which was a place for me to document my crazy travel and nightlife experiences around the world. I was determined to grow a global audience from day 1, spending 50+ hours per week writing blog posts, networking with other bloggers and growing my social media channels from the ground up.
After 3 years of hard work and patience, I grew The Hungry Partier to 150K+ monthly readers and I had about 100K+ social media followers.
But, as you might imagine, the name “Hungry Partier” was giving off a terrible impression of the person I truly am — so I rebranded myself as my name, Drew Binsky, which is how I am known on all social media channels.
Over the last few years, I’ve developed a love for visiting countries that are perceived as dangerous — Afghanistan, Venezuela, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Libya and Iran. Some of my best memories have come from these nations and I love breaking the stereotypes by sharing positive stories about people and culture.
And there is no end in sight. I am going to keep living my dream, and it feels like I’m just getting started. I am planning to continue traveling to far away places and build the strongest travel community on earth!
My ultimate goal for doing what I do is to HELP YOU become a better traveler and save money. I want to be the #1 resource for you when you think about traveling, and I strive to be a role model for the high school/college kids who aspire to become travelers.
Therefore, I encourage you to reach out to me and ask any questions you wish! I make it a goal to respond to every email, Instagram comment, Facebook message (etc) that I get. I spend 2-3 hours everyday doing so.
where I share most of my content.
All the best,
Drew Binsky
