About Us

Hello there, explorers!

Hey Explorer is a travel and culture magazine for the explorers of the world!

We believe that travel is most meaningful with a bit of effort on our part to connect with people and places. Here at Hey Explorer, our goal is to help make your explorations more meaningful by providing resources for learning languages, understanding cultures, and discovering the best of each destination.

We bring you in-depth and inspirational content by other explorers who love to write – almost as much as they love to travel!

Here are a few things you can do on Hey Explorer:

• Get to know your favorite countries & cities without leaving your armchair in our Explore the World series.

• Learn about countries with digital nomad visas in case you want to upgrade your work-from-home lifestyle.

• Find the best tools to learn a new language, be it Tagalog, Thai or Turkish.

Fuel your wanderlust by following us on social media!

Meet the people behind Hey Explorer

We’re a talented group of content creators who also identify as explorers.

Dina Malyana

Founder of Hey Explorer

Dina (the explorer) is the all-in-one founder, content manager, and SEO specialist of Hey Explorer. She’s worked as a writer/editor and social media manager. A global citizen born in sunny Singapore, she loves learning French and exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations.

Alyosha

Writer

Alyosha writes. She believes that there is magic in stringing words together, and that this magic is often fuelled by copious amounts of caffeine.

Anna-Karin

Writer

Anna-Karin is a Swedish/English journalist who loves languages, books and collecting coasters from pubs. She’s got a competitive streak and loves TV quiz shows.

Danielle

Writer

Danielle is most passionate about traveling — whether through worlds or through words. If you can’t find her geotags, expect that she’s right at home, with her nose buried in a book (or two).

Darren

Writer

Darren believes in the mantra “to travel is to live”. He finds inspiration in the most mundane of things and spends more time daydreaming than the average human being.

Filipa

Writer

Filipa is a content creator, translator, and writer. Born in picturesque Portugal, she’s previously worked as a flight attendant and English instructor, two occupations which echo her two greatest passions: travel and languages.

Joy

Writer

Joy is a writer and digital marketer from Manila, Philippines. Traveling and writing about her travels are two things that excite her most. Her days are usually spent drinking coffee, daydreaming about future travels, fangirling, and lurking on Twitter.

Ramla

Writer

Ramla’s motivation to write comes from her childhood aspiration of becoming a writer. Though she’s a 100% positive that pulling all nighters wasn’t part of the dream.