Trevor James (traveler)
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| Trevor James | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 1988 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | YouTube personality, food and travel vlogger |
| Website | thefoodranger |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Created by | Trevor James, Ting Ting |
| Years active | March 2013-present |
| Genre(s) | Food and travel |
| Subscribers | 4,390,000+[1] |
| Total views | 641,445,562[1] |
Trevor James, also known as "The Food Ranger" on YouTube, is a Canadian-born food and travel vlogger and YouTube personality. He is famous for his street food tours on YouTube, which have been viewed over 649 million times. James started filming his food and travel videos in March 2013 and his channel has since grown to have over 4 million subscribers.[2][3]
Early life and education
Trevor James was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. When he was 13, he moved to Calgary, Alberta.[4][5]
After graduating high school, James took two gap years to travel. During the summer after graduation, he saved up $5,000 CAD working a summer job and spent 4 months in South East Asia. In his downtime, he would go snowboarding in Whistler, British Columbia, while during the summer he worked as a hiking and outdoor tour guide at a seasonal all-inclusive resort.[6][7]
From 2008 to 2014, James attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) studying Forestry and Natural Resource Conservation, where he graduated with a BSc.[4] In his sophomore year, he moved to China and by September 2014, he was living in Chengdu of the Sichuan province where his YouTube Channel, The Food Ranger, was born and heavily influenced.[4][8][9] As of 2020, he resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he officially moved in November 2019.[10]
Career
James began shooting his first YouTube videos in early 2013 while on a four-month trip from Singapore to Beijing.[6] Since then, he has filmed food and travel videos in Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Mexico.[11][12] One of James' first Food Ranging episodes was shot at hawker stalls in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur in June 2014. At that time, his channel had about 2,000 subscribers and four years later, it had over 3.2 million.[4][6]
When James first moved to China, he was pursuing a master's degree in Business and International Trade at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China.[citation needed] In 2015, while traveling in Istanbul, Turkey, he met his soon to be fiancé, Ting Ting, who is now part of the Food Ranging production team.[6][13]
In August 2016, James dropped out of his Master's program and enrolled in the Higher Institute of Cuisine at the Sichuan Tourism College, dropping out, after one term. He then decided to pursue YouTube full-time.[4][8][14][15] Ting Ting also quit her job as an English teacher's assistant to help film and edit. In September 2016, James announced that he and Ting Ting would be welcoming subscribers to their home in Chengdu as part of couchsurfing.[16]
In October 2017, The Food Ranger reached 1 million subscribers. Some of James' most popular videos are his Street Food Tour videos in Mumbai and Old Delhi, India, alongside Pakistan and his Xi’an and Beijing videos. He gained YouTube popularity for tasting local street food and hole-in-the-wall food joints in communities across Asia. During his travels, he has eaten many unusual foods including live coconut worms, rabbit head, rainbow lobster, camel platter, durian hot pot, bull penis soup, and Quail Egg Balut. In June 2017, The Food Ranger was listed in that's Shanghai magazine's "5 China-Based Youtubers You Need to Be Following".[8][16][17]
References
- ^ a b "About The Food Ranger". YouTube.
- ^ Saxe, Lizzy. "How Does "The Food Ranger" Travel The World Eating For A Living?". Forbes.
- ^ "World famous V-logger Trevor James excited to visit Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ a b c d e golingai, philip (January 21, 2017). "What's not to love about M'sian food?". The Star Online.
- ^ "The Food Ranger | Trevor James channel videos - Vloggest". vloggest.com.
- ^ a b c d Ipe, Ann (September 16, 2016). "Trevor, the travel and cuisine hunter". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "The Food Ranger youtuber is heading to Pakistan - NC". February 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c "5 China-Based Youtubers You Need to Be Following". That's Online.
- ^ "The Food Ranger Visited Bangladesh & said here hospitality is Amazing!". February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus Update from Home in Malaysia". The Food Ranger YouTube Channel.
- ^ "(Video) Canadian foodie Trevor James discovers Sri Lanka's amazing cuisine". March 15, 2019.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
- ^ "Vlogger Trevor James has fallen in love with Pakistani food | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV.
- ^ "Famous vlogger Trevor James is coming to Pakistan". www.geo.tv.
- ^ Team, Trending (March 19, 2019). "Trevor James aka The Food Ranger has arrived in Pakistan and lets give him a warm welcome".
- ^ a b "People's Daily Comments: Silk Road recipes of Food Ranger from Canada - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn.
- ^ Naseem, Amna (April 6, 2019). "The Food Ranger in Pakistan". HIP.