Who are Ilse & Atiba from Digital Travel Couple?
Hi! We are Atiba and Ilse, the creative duo behind Digital Travel Couple.
Let’s tell you a bit about our background and how we started our location independent lifestyle so you’ll get to know us better.
In 2018 we changed our lives drastically from being ex- topsporters with full time jobs to world travelers building our own business after leaving the corporate 9-5 jobs.
We sold everything we owned in the Netherlands, including our own house, which was quite a jump! But the freedom and flexibility we felt as nomads and travel bloggers was everything we were looking for. In this blogpost you’ll find a more in depth background story of us, our life as ex-topsporters and how we changed that to full-time travellers and travel bloggers.
One of the reasons why we took this huge leap, was because we both experienced painful losses in our family and realised that life can only be lived once.
Ever since we’re in pursue of a fulfilled and adventurous life, inspired by nature, different cultures and new experiences that challenge us to get out of our comfort zone.
However, after 4 years of full time travel it was time to have a base again which we found in 2022. From our own home in Bali we keep exploring the world. But coming back to our own office and bed was necessary to find a balance between traveling, working and having a healthy routine. Read here more about buying a villa in Bali.

“Create a life you don’t need vacation from”
Our full time job is our travel blog and besides that we do photo and video productions for tourism boards, luxury resorts and outdoor brands.
We love to create dreamy concepts with our photography to show the magic of certain landscapes and moments we encounter during traveling. Our travel videos are cinematic stories that capture the beauty of a country through our heart.

While Ilse writes most of the blog posts, you’ll find Atiba more behind the camera and in the edit room. Of course we do much more than only this, as running our own travel content creation business is way more comprehensive than these tasks. But the most important thing is that we both have found our strengths and passion in what we do.
Everyday we feel grateful and fulfilled that we can work on our passion which combines traveling, unforgettable experiences and most important, being able to work whenever and wherever we want!

Thanks for reading the summary of our story! We hope to inspire you through our travel blogs and films to explore more of this beautiful earth.
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