Comedian/Actor Chip Chinery chronicled every gig he did on the road his first year of standup, and compiled the stories and photos in his new book, Charging Mt Standup - My First Year on the Road.

Comedian Noman Hosni grew up outside of Paris with parents of Tunisian and Iraqi backgrounds, and lived in Switzerland for 12 years before coming to Hollywood.

Entrepreneur/singer Ellie Rollins overcame a tough background to raise 3 kids on Hawaii's Big Island while also creating multiple businesses. Aloha!

Native Texan Brendon David became obsessed with Japan in high school and found himself teaching English for two years in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Host of travel TV show "Road Less Traveled," Jonathan Legg leads viewers to off-the-beaten-track locations and engages in high-risk adventures.

Chef Shannon Smith is travel and food-obsessed, and we can't blame her. She's scoured the globe for food and drink inspiration.

Liz Galloway is a PR exec with a focus on wellness and adventure travel destinations, who's lived in Morocco, Costa Rica, Alaska, and many other exotic locales.

David Moscow went from child actor (Big, Newsies) to Broadway producer, to host of a travel TV show, "From Scratch", where he investigates the relationship of food to a location, its history and its people.

American Ryan was in Stockholm, Sweden on business where he began dating French expat Sophie. Soon they hatched the idea of ditching corporate life and living on a sailboat around the world. Four years and a successful YouTube channel later, they are still on the high seas.

Shane Mahoney is the founder of Lugos Travel, which specializes in luxury travel around the world.