{"id":11,"date":"2025-08-12T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowkeytrips.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:58:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lowkeytrips.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tABOUT ME\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>&#8220;I design authentic, detail-perfect trips that save you time, money, and effort &#8211; so you can simply enjoy the journey&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowkeytrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lowkeytrips-sunnies-emoji-128.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowkeytrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-from-dimitar-mladenov23.jpg\" alt=\"Photo from dimitar mladenov23\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1365\" title=\"Photo from dimitar mladenov23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tHi, I&#8217;m Dimitar, the person behind LowkeyTrips. I&#8217;m a traveller first and a planner by obsession.\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Love authentic experiences and custom DIY trips<\/li>\n<li>Obsessed with organisation and flawless planning<\/li>\n<li>Based in Vienna, but I plan anywhere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<p>Want the long version? \u2193 My Story<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMY STORY\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h3>Early years<\/h3><p>I grew up in the &#8217;90s and &#8217;00s in a small town in Bulgaria, surrounded by geography encyclopedias, obsessed with maps, and hooked on travel documentaries. There was no YouTube, so I had to watch whatever random TV programmes were on and rely mostly on my imagination. I never quite understood how people could spend their entire lives in one place &#8211; I knew I needed to move and see as much of the world as I could with my own eyes. At 18, I went to university in the UK and spent an exchange year in France. As a student, I didn&#8217;t have the means to travel much, but it still gave me a taste of what I was craving &#8211; and those cravings only grew stronger with time..<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Life after Uni<\/h3><p>I was lucky enough to find a good job straight after graduating from university and moved to Vienna <img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/>. Over the next 10 years, I managed to travel regularly, averaging 8-10 trips a year and covering most of Europe in depth. I&#8217;ve always had a strong affinity for the south of the continent, where I spent perhaps 80% of my time travelling <img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f642.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude42\" \/>. I also managed to fit in a few long-distance trips to Southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, India, Singapore, and Malaysia. But this was never enough &#8211; I knew I had to go all-in and fulfill my longstanding dream..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>A Millenial&#8217;s semi-midlife crisis<\/h3><p>I decided it was finally time to take the long East Asia solo trip I had envisioned for years. Since a sabbatical wasn&#8217;t an option, I quit my job and, in February 2025, set off on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I spent five months on the road, planning as I went, and took my time exploring the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. It was the perfect mix of planning and spontaneity, and I had the time of my life. Along the way, I realised I&#8217;m pretty f*cking good at organising, and that I could use those skills to help others maximise their enjoyment of travel. That&#8217;s how the idea for LowkeyTrips was born.<\/p>\n\t<p>Want to have the best trip of your life ?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lowkeytrips.com\/?page_id=13\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee what I can do for you\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT ME &#8220;I design authentic, detail-perfect trips that save you time, money, and effort &#8211; so you can simply enjoy the journey&#8221; Hi, I&#8217;m Dimitar, the person behind LowkeyTrips. I&#8217;m a traveller first and a planner by obsession. 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