Video Summary - Traveling with a full-time job- How I made travelling and social media my career

Summary of the video (key points + lifestyle/travel/workflow tips)

She’s a full-time professional at LinkedIn while building travel content.
After feeling uncertain about her consulting/finance track (including a Bain & Company placement), she began traveling to find her “element,” driven by:
- Creativity
- A desire to travel more
Finances as a first step
- She funded early travel by interning and saving heavily.
- She kept her internship budget low and cut expenses (e.g., less spending on eating out, shopping, and transport) to afford trips—such as a trip to Himachal.
Instagram as the growth engine
- She started Instagram to:
  - Connect with hostels and travel-related organizations
  - Exchange content help (e.g., photography/writing) for opportunities
- Her early outreach was direct:
  - She messaged hostels asking to volunteer for ~3 days
  - She offered to take pictures and support content needs
  - Result: out of ~50 hostels contacted, one replied, leading to her first solo trip
- She mentions she’ll explain later how she convinced her parents to travel solo.

Born in Delhi (10 Jan 1999), she describes a “foggy” moving family background:
- ~35 home changes and 10 school changes by age 23
She calls herself a “jack of all trades,” enjoying activities like:
- Tennis
- Cycling
Her travel style evolved from adapting to new environments to actively pursuing travel.

During the pandemic/early restrictions, she focused on:
- Posting regularly
- Exploring locally rather than taking long trips
When she wanted to travel but felt unsafe traveling from Delhi, she chose what was within her control:
- She moved to Goa for ~3 months to work remotely
- Her logic: if she could work from anywhere with a laptop + Wi‑Fi, she could redefine “home”
Her later remote-work pattern included:
- Goa → Himachal (~4 months)
- Ladakh (~2 months)
- Back to Goa
- Andamans
- Dubai
- Sri Lanka
She emphasizes working with a budget at all times (also reflected in her Instagram).

Early childhood/region travel:
- Rajasthan deserts
- Small towns in Maharashtra
Post-pandemic/remote-work journey:
- Goa
- Himachal Pradesh
- Ladakh
- Andaman Islands
- Dubai
- Sri Lanka (most recent trip; she returned about two weeks before the video)

Travel + remote working from different countries/cities, including:
- Where she stays
- How she fits in workouts while traveling
- Budgets
- Work routines while traveling
She also wants the channel to be an open space for sharing ideas such as:
- Reading
- New concepts
- Broader life updates alongside travel

People/roles:
- Aakanksha Monga
- Full-time role at LinkedIn
- Placement at Bain & Company
Key locations:
- Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Andamans, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
Other brands/platforms:
- Instagram (content + hostel outreach)
- YouTube (channel launch)