“My Name Is Mike Corey.

Are You Ready To Love Fear?”

A man that conquers his fears is something we can all appreciate, but full-time adventurer Mike Corey has taken this to the next level! Let's meet this daredevil and let's see if he can handle our questions. Spoiler-alert; he can!

Canadian-born Mike Corey (35) is a travel expert, Youtube vlogger, a tv host for the BBC Travel Show, marine biologist, and avid conquerer of fears. And we love that Mike not only conquers his fears, he also inspires others to face their fears. We have been given the opportunity to ask him some great questions about the craziest place he's ever been, his handling of Covid-19, and what advice he would like to give to you!

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Hi Mike, so nice to meet you, we love your content! And your motivation to encourage others to be less fearful of discovering the world is something we can very much agree on. The world is a scary place if you never leave your house and your comfort zone.

Or as we, the Dutch, love to say; geen strijd, geen glorie. Meaning; no glory without battle!

So, in short, we're Free Birds Magazine, a couple of world travelers whose mission it is to inspire others to become freer and travel more! But we noticed there are many many many skeptics around who don't believe you can actualize your dreams, travel the world, and even earn some decent money while you're enjoying your awesome traveling lifestyle. So, let's convince them!🙂

Q: First things first, why do you do what you do?

“I’ve learned that most scary things in this world are mostly misunderstood.” – Mike Corey.

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Q: What is your message to people who are very skeptical about living a lifestyle anything other than the ‘standard predictable civilian 9-5 life'?

I set my own limits for the majority of my life. I thought I couldn’t do a lot of things, and I was right. It took some heavy life events to throw these beliefs to the wind, and my limits went with them. Henry Ford “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right”. We should all get this tattooed. But maybe I already have enough tattoos…

Q: For most, it all boils down to money. So, let's talk cold hard cash: how much do you need a year to become a full-time traveler and can you give us an estimation of how much you earn a year?

I’ve been a full-time traveler for 8 years now. What I love about this job is its flexibility. Because you can be a landscape photographer, a videographer, a writer, a vlogger, and whatever else. This pairs with the natural flexibility of travel, you can really spend as much, or as little as you like. Because of this, meandered around many different disciplines over the years. More recently it’s been Youtube and Television. In the past 2 years, I’ve finally found my stride and was able to push 6 figures in 2019, which is good because my entire industry crashed in 2020. I had to pivot, but that’s what I’ve been doing for 8 years.

Q: So, you like to eat the most disgusting food and travel to the craziest locations in the world. Now tell us, what was thé #1 most disgusting food, and what was your #1 craziest location in the world?

Q: That's the crazy stuff, but how about your personal recommendations. What locations are your absolute favorite? What comes to mind first!

It’s been pretty obvious that I often aim to travel to countries that aren’t mentioned often. This doesn’t mean that they are inaccessible though. I often joke that the “tourist unfriendly” countries are the friendliest. And the “tourist-friendly” ones often unfriendly. Stand in the bike lane in Paris to see how friendly France is, but walk down the street in Nouabibou and you’ll have to fend off 100 invites for tea. These faraway places don’t have to be inaccessible though, one of my favorites is easy to travel to in Oman. It’s an extremely safe Arabic country, that is absolutely beautiful, and most people speak English. It’s the perfect place for a road trip too.

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Q: And then COVID-19 happened. What was your ‘corona messed up my …“-story? (And how did you adapt in 2020?)

Q: Any last words for our readers? What do they really need to understand from you before clicking away?

I don’t encourage people to follow in my exact footsteps. I’ll be the guinea pig for these experiences. What I’m trying to show the world, is that if you head dead-on towards your fears, with your hands shaking, and your pulse racing, you’ll often find that there is nothing there. Fear is the monster under the bed. You need to have the courage to look.

“What I’m trying to show the world, is that if you head dead-on towards your fears, with your hands shaking, and your pulse racing, you’ll often find that there is nothing there.” – Mike Corey.

Free Birds: Thanks Mike, you've shown us that we should also try to conquer our fears while traveling around the world. This message has encouraged us personally to also go beyond our comfort zone! 🙂

>>>> Liked this interview and Mike's message? You can check out Mike's official website, his Youtube, his Twitter, and his Instagram.

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