Robin Esrock ( ; born 1974 in

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)South African Robin Esrock Documents His Travels for Networks All Over the World, Canadian Immigrant
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'', August 29, 2011. is a travel writer, bestselling authorLabrador Included in Bestselling Book
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, August 11, 2014. and international television personality. Based in

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, Esrock has written articles for major international publications, including the ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gulf News'', '' South China Morning Post'', ''Cape Town Argus'', '' Sydney Morning Herald'', ''

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'',"Former Sun Columnist Travels to TV Screen"
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'' February 9, 2008. '' Dallas Morning News'' and the ''

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''. Esrock was a regular columnist for the ''

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'',

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, the ''

'' and ''Outpost Magazine''."Interview with Renowned Travel Writer and Vancouverite Robin Esrock"
. ''Inside Vancouver'', October 11, 2013. Other publication credits include ''

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'', Red Bull's ''

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'' and '' National Geographic''. Esrock is co-host of the 40-part TV series '' Word Travels''. Filmed in 36 countries, ''Word Travels'' follows the lives of two working travel writers. ''Word Travels'' is broadcast on

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in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Europe, OutsideTV and HalogenTV in the US, and on

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, F/X and

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in Canada. ''Word Travels'' was filmed between 2007 and 2009. Esrock met his co-host and fellow travel writer Julia Dimon while backpacking in

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, Turkey. Esrock is also the co-creator, co-developer, associate producer and co-writer of ''Word Travels''. In 2012, production commenced on the OLN TV series ''Get Stuffed'', based on an original idea by Esrock. Prior to his career as a travel writer, Esrock worked in the music industry for SL Feldman & Associates. His career shift was the result of a bike accident that left him with a broken kneecap and a $20,000 insurance settlement. Using this money, he backpacked around the world, writing a column for the ''Vancouver Sun'' and maintaining his website."Make a cocktail from a chunk of Newfoundland iceberg and more Canadian bucket list-worthy adventures"
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'', October 24, 2013. Esrock has reportedly travelled to over 100 countries on seven continents. He is also a public speaker, has hosted various online magazine shows and appears as a regular travel expert on Vancouver's Breakfast Television. Esrock has also been featured as a travel expert in ''Forbes Travel'', Travel + Leisure, and interviewed in several Canadian and Australian media outlets. In 2013, he won the

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award for Best Online Video at the Go Media Marketplace Awards in

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. In March 2012, Esrock was master of ceremonies at the 108th Annual

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Dinner at the

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in New York. Esrock presented awards to

members including palaeontologist Philip J. Currie, marine toxicologist

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, and biologist Richard Ellis. Esrock also spoke about the lessons of travel at

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, selected by Yahoo as one of TED's top travel talks. In 2013, Esrock released his book ''The Great Canadian Bucket List: One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences,'' published by

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. The book became the number one selling Canadian travel and Canadian history title on Amazon.ca.What's on your bucket list?
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'', February 14, 2014. In 2015, he published five follow-up books in the Bucket List series. Esrock has cited Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo journalism as major influences in his writing, and sports the gonzo fist tattoo on left leg."Gonzo with the Wind"
. '' City Life Magazine'', December 1, 2013. In 2015. Esrock was named one of Gear Junkie's Outdoor Ambassadors, a list of adventurers, inventors and athletes from the past 110 years who made a difference.110 Outdoor Ambassadors
. ''The Gear Junkie'', January 19, 2014.'. The list also includes

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, GoPro inventor

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. In 2016,

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published Esrock's ''The Great Global Bucket List'' in North America, and Affirm Press published it in Australia. The book follows Esrock's adventures to 75 countries in search of extraordinary experiences. With positive reviews,

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called Esrock the King of the Bucket List. It entered the Toronto Star Non-Fiction Bestseller List at Number 9. In 2017

published a second edition of ''The Great Canadian Bucket List'', which entered the

Canadian non-fiction book chart at number 5. Esrock also became a Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographic Society. As a brand ambassador, Robin has worked with

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, and Great Canadian Trails. Esrock frequently appears on CBC Radio as a travel expert. In 2018, Esrock travelled across Australia to write ''The Great Australian Bucket List,'' which was published by Affirm Press. Esrock was profiled on ABC Morning News, 9News and wrote about his adventures for the '' Melbourne Herald Sun'', and other publications. ''The Great Australian Bucket List'' was long-listed for the Australian Indie Book Awards. He lives in

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