Filmmaker, traveler, and tech enthusiast. Join me on a visual odyssey through breathtaking destinations and cutting-edge gear.
Carl Travels is a travel and filmmaking platform built around real-world experience, long-term living abroad, and the creative process behind documenting it. This is not short trip content or surface-level travel advice. It is slow travel, digital nomad life, and cinematic storytelling shaped by living and working across Europe and Asia. I focus on what happens after the excitement fades: building routines in new cities, managing money, health, work, and creativity while constantly on the move. My goal is to go beyond showing destinations and instead explore what it actually feels like to live inside them.
On this site you will find in-depth destination guides, personal travel stories, cinematic travel films, and practical gear reviews based on equipment I use daily as a filmmaker and content creator. From cost of living and visas to cameras, drones, backpacks, and editing workflows, everything here is based on lived experience, not theory. My aim is to stay true to my core values. I am not here to sell you a course, a dream, or a fantasy. I am here to show you the reality of the world, whether that is through travel, personal experience, or the products I actually use.
Far North Queensland
Captured the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest with my Sony A7S III.
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Kyoto & Tokyo
Filmed Tokyo’s neon nights using drone shots and gimbal work.
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Amalfi Coast
Shot coastal vistas with my Canon C70 for a wedding film.
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Hanoi
Wandered Hanoi's Old Quarter and tranquil lakes with my Sony A7C.
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Berlin
Captured Berlin's blend of history and modern culture from sunrise to sunset.
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Korčula
Explored Korčula's medieval streets and Adriatic blues with a drone's eye view.
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The compact full-frame rig I trust for hybrid shoots.
Lifetime AI upscaling, denoise, and slow motion on a budget.
Comparing portable PA speakers for busking, gigs, and travel.
Aerial shots that elevate your travel storytelling.
Step-by-step tutorial to edit, grade, and export cinematic videos.
Is DJI's budget drone a toy or a travel essential?
Filmmaker, editor, and full-time content creator with 14 years behind the camera. Carl’s work spans travel, documentary, and online media, with a focus on honest storytelling and projects that have practical depth.
The full story, current workflow, and ways to collaborate now live on the dedicated About page.
The same kit I recommend on the Destinations page—perfect for keeping you connected and your content crisp while you explore.
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