Today we’d like to introduce you to Trey Palmisano
Hi Trey, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Six years ago, my wife and I were interested in taking an international family trip. I began watching YouTube for ideas and quickly became fascinated with self-promoting travel vlogs. I started researching how to create my own YouTube channel and the rest is history. We ended up going to Costa Rica and that experience made for the content which went into my first three videos.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Of course, everyone who does it wants to be a highly influential vlogger, but when I started this and the process of being creative through video creation became more addictive, I promised myself that this would never be the goal. I’m very interested in my family ancestry, and so creating a series of videos that chronicles my journey with family and friends is a way of telling my story and passing something along to my children, and maybe even their children in the future. It’s a way to connect all of us, and that will always be more important than the temporary fame that one achieves.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My background is in creative and composition writing with stints in journalism and magazine writing. I’ve taught at both high school and college levels. I’ve even had the opportunity to read a paper at Oxford and the University of Helsinki. I used to write a column for the Washington and Baltimore Examiners, and I have published many pieces of poetry, pop culture articles, academic articles, and even a book on theology that was well-received and can be found in university libraries across the globe. I like to think I’m well-rounded, and when something interests me for that period of time, I throw myself into it – sometimes to my own detriment! But hey, everything in life is trial and error.
I think I’m most proud of my book on the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It was something that I put hundreds of hours into and was lucky enough to have one of the foremost experts in Bonhoeffer’s theology at the time write the foreword for my book.
What I’m primarily known for are my Ocean City, Maryland videos on my YouTube channel “Travel with Trey.” Although I also have a presence on TikTok and Instagram. Those videos seem to get the most traffic and feedback. People love to eat, and as a former restaurant reviewer, the topic fits neatly into my professional repertoire. However, I’ve also started featuring more to do about my life in general and not just travel. For example, I keep chickens and turkeys, so I like to feature those moments in video clips as well. As for the videos, it’s fun to get noticed every once and a while. It gives one some validation to know that people are actually watching what you put out there and enjoy the content. It keeps me striving to put even better and more engaging content out in the ether.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
I don’t think I have a favorite childhood memory. That’s probably because I had a stable childhood with lots of love and support, so no one thing clearly stands out. In this day and age, you are almost forced to feel apologetic when things went how they were planned. But family has always been around, and it’s big part of who I am. My parents were married for 48 years before my father passed in 2023. My wife and I have been married since 2003. And her parents have been married for over 50 years! I feel like all of that lends itself to what I value and remains the background of my social media adventure.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.amazon.com/Peace-Violence-Ethics-Dietrich-Bonhoeffer/dp/1620326531/
- Instagram: @travelwithtreyyoutube
- Facebook: Travel with Trey
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TravelwithTrey
- Other: TikTok – @travelwithtrey
