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Summary

A Canadian YouTuber Quit His Job To Travel The World & Shared How You Can Too

"I sold everything I owned and bought a one-way ticket to Thailand with no money, no real skills as a content creator and no idea what I was doing."

Vancouver YouTuber Lost Leblanc who travels the world.

Vancouver YouTuber Lost Leblanc who travels the world.

Editor

A Canadian YouTuber with almost 2 million followers quit his 9-5 job so he could travel the world — and his life looks incredible.

Christian LeBlanc, also known as Lost LeBlanc, gives people a taste of his adventures and even has some advice on how other can people can do what he did.

Originally from Vancouver, the 27-year-old now lives in Bali when he's not travelling.

"Five years ago, I was working a 9-5 job that was considered to be the 'dream' opportunity but somehow found myself depressed and drained. In that difficult time, I learned the most important lesson of my life. I discovered that no amount of money or success would make me happy if I wasn’t doing what I loved," his website says.

"So, I quit. I sold everything I owned and bought a 1-way ticket to Thailand with no money, no real skills as a content creator and no idea what I was doing."

Fast forward five years and LeBlanc has given up his Canadian life to live abroad, building a seven-figure business to top it all off. He has also gained 1.9 million YouTube subscribers and 653,000 Instagram followers along the way.

In his videos, he talks about burnout, giving inspiring messages to anyone looking to make a life change.

He also has stayed connected to Vancouver, doing some videos in his hometown.

His travel vlogs show off super cool destinations that will make you want to book a plane ticket ASAP.

There are also some funny videos on his channel, like a recent one where he got six strangers to race through obstacles in the Canadian winter.

If you want to learn from him, he offers a training program called Lost Creator Academy which deals with escaping the 9-5 job environment.

If you're looking to get inspired, learn how someone manages to quit their job and travel the world, or just want to look at cool travel spots, this guy is worth checking out.

Before you get going, check out our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.

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    • Editor

      Morgan Leet (she/her) is an Editor for Narcity Media Group. After graduating from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, she jumped into fulfilling her dream as a journalist, merging her passion for travelling with writing. After working in the print media world on Canada’s East Coast, she joined Narcity with a move to B.C., drawn to the beauty of Western Canada. Since then, she's documented her experience moving to Vancouver, covering everything from local events to bucket-list travel destinations across Canada's West Coast.

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