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Co-founder & editor · Digital nomad

Greg Kinsey

Greg is the co-founder and editor of Barefoot Backpackers. He’s a digital nomad, hiker and skier who has lived in Australia, India, France, Italy, Mexico and Argentina.

Portrait of Greg Kinsey, co-founder and editor.
Greg
First big tripAt 18, with just a backpack
StudiedBachelor of Business Administration
Worked inBanff National Park
Has lived inAustralia, India, France, Italy, Mexico & Argentina
Background

About Greg

Greg’s travels began at 18, when a summer trip with friends after high school turned into a lifelong path of exploration. He’s been drawn to new cultures, new languages and wild places ever since.

Between adventures he completed a Bachelor of Business Administration and worked in Banff National Park, which grounded his love of adventure with practical skills and a deeper connection with nature.

For Greg, each day is an opportunity to live in the present moment and learn something new.

He has since volunteered on organic farms, trekked through remote mountain ranges and spent time in ashrams, and he has lived in Australia, India, France, Italy, Mexico and Argentina as a digital nomad.

Today Greg covers practical travel, outdoor gear, barefoot shoes and travel tech for Barefoot Backpackers. Off the page, he’s learning languages, dancing, practicing yoga, or out skiing, hiking and running.

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