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About Alex Chacón

 

Meet Alex Chacón, the 34 year old University of Texas Alumni and medical student, photographer, videographer and social media influencer who sold all his belonging 3 years ago to travel around the world on a motorcycle across 200,000+ Km, 41 Countries, 75+ borders and 5 continents raising awareness for charitable causes.

 

He is the most recognized motorcycle adventure rider in the world and is credited as having taken the "Most Epic Selfie of 2014"  and most views Selfie VIdeo on Youtube according to CBS News, Google, Time Magazine, CNN and Fox News, He has inspired millions and has created trends that have shaped an entire generation like the 360 Degree Selfie, and the Dronie ( Selfie + Drone=Dronie)

 

Alex continually travels around the world creating his own content while creating innovative digital media content and campaigns with partners and brands like Google, GoPro, Android, LG Mobile, Sena, Kawasaki, Hostel World, Harley-Davidson, Alpinestars as well with the Ministry of Tourism and Governments of various countries like Egypt, Mexico to promote tourism, and create authentic travel inspired content that gets millions of views.

 

He continually creates uniquely authentic digital content on his continued international travels on Youtube and social media. From life changing adventures on motorcycles, Vlogging, How-to's, backpacking, hitchhiking, to taking incredible selfies or dronies around the world using filming techniques and concepts never seen before.

 

He currently runs the only motorcycle consulting business in the world for travel in Latin America. He's a public speaker that attends events around the world to speak and present about his Epic expeditions. His body of work has been featured around the world in thousands of magazines, newspapers, international/national TV news and interviews. His challenges include sleeping in parking lots, being arrested in Honduras by corrupt officials, crossing landmine fields in Chile, surviving 4 days stranded in the Patagonia without food and a deadly parasite in India to name a few.

 

 

360 K Subscribers

300,000+ Followers

 

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110,000 Followers

3+ Million Unique Visitors

 

Alex's Viral Video with 14+ Million Views!

Publicity: TV Appearances and Interviews

 

CBS "This Morning"  Show Live Interview from New York City

 

CNN / HLN Weekend Express News Live Interview

 

Interview/Feature on FOX's America's Newsroom Live Newscast

 

Right This Minute Nationally Televised TV Program Feature and Interview

 

CNBC - Interview for Stock Market "Squak Alley" IPO for GoPro

 

Latino Nation Feature on Nationally Televised Show

 

KTLA in Los Angeles Live Interview

 

Telemundo National Live Interview - Un Nuevo Dia

 

GoPro - Starring talent of "Highest Road in the World" Adventure Series Film and Hero 3+ Video Launch Contributor

 

Huffington Post Live Online Interview

 

USA Today

 

Good Morning America Appearance

 

 

 

Online Publications

 

Time Magazine Online Feature

 

Loney Planet Article

 

Travel Channel Online Feature

 

CNET Feature

 

BuzzFeed Feature

 

Huffington Post /  Huffington Post 2nd Feature

 

Yahoo News Feature 1

Yahoo News Feature 2

 

New York Daily News Feature

 

Business Insider Article

 

Peta Pixel

 

Univision News Feature

 

Mashable

 

ABC National News Interview and Features on Fusion

 

CBS National News

 

UK Daily Mail

 

Front Page of Reddit

 

 

More:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2626837/Not-average-boring-travel-snaps-See-one-intrepid-documentarian-managed-condense-600-days-travel-three-minutes-video.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/13/alex-chacon-round-world-selfie-video-_n_5314287.html

http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/05/13/trending-road-rage-explosion-epic-selfies

http://news.distractify.com/people/36-countries-600-days-and-one-epic-selfie-this-guys-travel-video-will-drown-you-in-wanderlust/

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1689962-una-increible-vuelta-al-mundo-retratada-con-3-anos-de-autoretratos-selfies

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2014/05/alex-chacon-takes-selfie-end-all-selfies-360-degree-around-world-viral-video

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/05/12/epic-selfie-takes-you-on-a-trip-around-the-world

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/13/now-thats-what-i-call-a-selfie-motorcyclist-makes-selfie-compilation-to-capture-his-journey-around-the-world-4726044/

http://www.ndtv.com/article/offbeat/the-epic-360-degrees-selfie-that-s-taking-the-internet-by-storm-524199

http://www.india.com/stream/modern-motorcycle-diaries-video-alex-chacons-most-epic-selfie-documentation-ever-55951/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VOILKDgsHw&list=PLHidivwwcWAiVSw0P9GzBLZIVPI963HVE

http://9gag.tv/p/a9Z1Mp/guy-spends-3-years-around-the-world-to-make-most-epic-selfie-ever-360-degrees?ref=fbl9

http://www.amazingplacesonearth.com/360-panoarma-travel-video/

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/adventurer-explores-globe-motorcycle/

http://atchuup.com/36-countries-in-600-days/

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/alex-chacon-modern-motorcycle-diaries

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/16/video-around-world-360-selfie/9174733/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/alex-chacon-around-world-selfie_n_5317514.html

http://www.mondoaeroporto.it/20140513il-giro-del-mondo-in-moto-600-giorni-e-36-paesi-in-un-video/

http://viralgeek.es/la-gente-tendria-que-dejar-de-hacerse-selfies-porque-es-imposible-hacerse-una-mejor-que-las-que-se-ha-hecho-este-hombre-son-alucinantes/

http://www.m.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Features/Around-the-world-in-an-epic-selfie-35tx

http://elcomercio.pe/vamos/noticias/video-joven-logro-original-selfie-su-vuelta-al-mundo-noticia-1729080

http://thebrightsideproject.com/fresh-squeezed-friday-alex-chacon/

http://www.vintagerides.com/en/new-video-by-gopro-featuring-alex-chacon-royal-enfield-and-vintage-rides/

http://www.rsvlts.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://www.elgrafico.mx/viral/12-05-2014/viaja-por-el-mundo-en-600-dias

http://www.nontiendo.com/todo-en-humor/videos/cuando-creias-que-podia-haber-nadie-mas-cool-aparece-alex-chacon-y-en-moto

http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/tag/alex-chacon-3-year-epic-selfie/

http://sobadsogood.com/2014/05/13/probably-most-epic-collection-selfies-ever-taken-Alex-Chacon/

http://fmymind.com/alex-chacon-round-world-three-year-selfie-video/

http://lanoticia.hn/elmundo/alex-chacon-recorre-el-mundo-y-lo-cuenta-a-traves-de-selfies/

http://randyreport.blogspot.com/2014/05/alex-chacons-epic-360-selfie-from-over.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/around-the-world-selfie-2014-5

http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2014-05-13/37146

http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2014/05/16/this-dudes-worldwide-trip-wins-for-most-epic-selfie/

http://girlseeksplace.wordpress.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/themes/adventure/10043562/Epic-selfie-Around-the-world-in-600-days

http://mpora.com/articles/is-this-the-most-epic-selfie-ever

http://tn.com.ar/personajes/alex-chacon

http://www.frecuencialatina.com/tags/alex-chacon

http://blueskygis.blogspot.com/2014/05/alex-chacon-around-world.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BlueSkyGis+(Blue+Sky+GIS)

http://polaroidsuitcase.wordpress.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://www.3news.co.nz/Nightcap-Three-year-epic-selfie/tabid/1837/articleID/344051/Default.aspx

http://www.scottpasch.net/2014/05/alex-chacon-modern-moto-diaries/

http://www.rememes.com/meme/llama-alex-chacon-durante-600-dias-recorrido-mundo-pasando-36-paises-diferentes-viajaba-ido-grabando-numerosos-lugares-visitado-resultado-espectacular

http://tourismgateways.com/2014/05/13/how-documentarian-alex-chacon-condensed-600-days-of-travel-into-three-daily-mail/

http://publimetro.pe/vida-estilo/noticia-vuelta-al-mundo-360-grados-22931

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelvideo/10824752/Man-takes-360-degree-selfies-in-36-countries-across-the-world.html

http://www.crapasaurus.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://ww2.losandes.com.ar/notas/2014/5/13/vuelta-mundo-recopilo-todas-selfies-tres-minutos-785155.asp

http://eldiario.com.uy/tag/alex-chacon/

http://www.forocoches.com/foro/showthread.php?t=3718688

http://ojodesapo.blogspot.com/2014/05/alex-chacon-allrededor-del-mundo-3-anos.html

http://www.telestar.fr/2014/articles/news/video-le-tour-du-monde-en-60-selfies-dalex-chacon-29457

http://www.blogdilifestyle.it/around-the-world-in-360-degrees-selfies-alex-chacon-5870.html

http://www.dose.ca/tags/alex-chacon

http://www.pirate-news.com/tag/alex-chacon-modern-moto-diaries/

http://www.meltybuzz.it/giro-del-mondo-in-80-video-selfie-l-impresa-di-alex-chacon-a126173.html

http://www.sayomg.com/omg-3-yeard-selfie-aroud-the-world/

http://adndeportivo.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://www.hiperativos.com.br/alex-chacon-alaska-argentina-moto/

http://interceder.net/latest_news/Alex-Chacon

http://www.lol-smile.com/tag/alex-chacon/

http://noblestrogue.com/2014/05/14/alex-chacon-puts-all-selfies-to-shame/

http://www.industrytap.com/guy-traveled-world-3-years-incredible-360-degree-selfie/20151

http://q8allinone.com/tag/alex-chacon

http://www.lemouv.fr/tag-alex-chacon

http://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/Video-go-pro-alex-chacon-around-the-world-360-degrees--259395221.html

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/05/15/9135291/

http://www.yaez.de/Internet/3326-Alex-Chacon-Around-The-World-Selfie.html

http://www.khou.com/video/featured-videos/Viral-video-Epic-selfie-in-600-days-around-the-world-258939861.html

http://news.10internet.com/now-thats-what-i-call-a-selfie-motorcyclist-makes-selfie-compilation-to-capture-his-journey-around-the-world/

http://www.freenewspos.com/news/article/c/1569550/today/alex-chacon-round-the-world-three-year-selfie-video-will-inspire-some-serious-travel-envy

http://kisselpaso.com/el-pasoan-travels-the-world-takes-selfie-in-every-country-he-visited/

http://philippinenewscentral.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/webhits-alex-chacons-modern-motorcycle-diaries-documents-his-adventure-arou/

http://www.heavy.com/social/2014/05/alex-chacon-go-pro-camera-selfies-photos/

http://www.mediax.biz/mxblack/top-clip/item/10652-video-alex-chacon-%C4%87e-vas-svojim-videom-odvesti-u-36-zemalja-svijeta.html

http://www.brunchnews.com/tag/alex-chacon-news

http://lasillarota.com/se-toma-selfies-en-360#.U3g1gtJdUuA

http://misturaurbana.com/2014/05/uma-volta-ao-mundo-em-600-dias-e-3-anos-de-selfies-insanas-compiladas-num-video/alex-chacon/

http://motorcyclediarieshumanities.blogspot.com/2014/05/alex-chacon-interview_15.html

http://lomioes.com/enredados/alex-chacon-la-vuelta-al-mundo-en-3-anos-de-epicos-selfies

http://ilikethisplanet.com/around-the-world-in-360-degrees-3-year-epic-selfie/

http://wgan.com/news/030030-selfies-around-the-world/

http://www.thespectrum.com/usatoday/article/9174733

http://www.intersectionmagazine.fr/alex-chacon-video/

http://viaggi.leonardo.it/selfie-giro-del-mondo-lincredibile-avventura-di-alex-chacon/

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