Welcome to Harrie Kerley: Purposeful Adventures!
I create films that explore the intersection of high-stakes adventure and human impact. My mission is to move beyond the travel vlog and document stories with a soul—whether that’s an environmental mission, a cultural investigation, or a personal challenge.
On this channel, you will find:
🚲 Purposeful Expeditions: Long-distance, solo journeys like bikepacking 1,500km from Bali to Timor-Leste to face the fear of the unknown.
🧹 Purposeful Challenges: Short, high-concept missions like cleaning the world’s most polluted beaches in Vietnam or myth-busting in the streets of Kolkata.
🔍 Purposeful Investigations: Documentary deep-dives into indigenous wisdom, from the Nagaland headhunters to the stateless Moken Sea Nomads.
From the UK and filming globally. If you believe travel should have a purpose, hit subscribe and join the journey.
Contact for collaborations: harriekerleyfilms@gmail.com
Harrie Kerley: Purposeful Adventures
Popular or unpopular opinion:
For the video hosting GIANT that YouTube is, why is the editing platform for shorts SO BAD!? The mind boggles…
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Hello all! Please enjoy my new video exploring what tribespeople in Nagaland, India see as bravery. Please comment and let me know what you think!
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2025 Has undoubtedly been the hardest year I have endured in a long time...read my full update here:
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-middle-of-148193822?ut…
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Hello everyone!
I just wanted to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU for all your kind words about my latest video and all your best wishes for my mum - I am truly grateful and she is over the moon!
I'd you'd like to support our video project then you can now HYPE the video which will help more people see it and hopefully turn around these negative videos about India! Also, we are headed into Assam so if you have any recommendations where I might find beautiful landscapes and customs for my mum to see then let me know in the comments!
video link here should you wish to hype! https://youtu.be/KE3nZ5MMvDA
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I am finally uploading the first India Episode to Youtube so for paid Patreon/YT Members you will be able to see it later today!
I have also made a 360° video through the sand dunes at Mui Ne, Vietnam - but I am currently getting to grips with the technology - these videos are shot in 8k which is huge and I have to edit them through one program and then export them to another program to add vice over, colour etc but it seems some information is getting a bit lost along the way and it's not coming out full 360.
I have included the link here so if you guys would like to try it (you should be able to move the cursor around on screen to move the view) and tell me if its working or not.
A little insight to me... I really love making films, and the whole process around it and editing is on the top of my list - it just takes so much time. It's hard to find the balance between living in the moment and producing videos in a timely and consistent fashion but I am 'on it like a car bonet' and trying my best!
Here is the link to the Sand Dunes travel therapy walk - I did a voice over about the history, geography and a few mindfulness questions for you to enjoy :)
https://youtu.be/T8BHl2mxxVg?si=DKdOZ...
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Hello everyone and hello to my NEW SUBSCRIBERS! ❤️🇮🇳
We have spent the last 5 days in Kolkata capturing the rhythms of life from our local apartment inside one of the oldest quarters in the city, to attending the Kolkata International Film Festival and meeting the working president of Kolkata Cinematique!
We have been truly welcomed by India and were very grateful for everyone’s hospitality :)
We also visited the @leprosymission to take a look at the tireless work of the Kolkata chapter in offering free medical treatment, free prosthetics and equipment, and education outreach and support for schools and homes concerning skin and eye conditions - it was a truly inspiring experience and I hope I can make a great video for them and rid the works of stigma of Leprosy!
We are now off to Darjeeling and enjoy some cooler temperatures (and tea!!) I’ll be trying to release videos every Wed (therapeutic 360 videos) and Sat (main videos!)
Another update soooon!
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My new Series Kicking the Bucket-List (with Mum) has BEGUN!
I have just landed in Kolkata and this is where my around the world 350 videos project with mum and @DorothyHouseHC begins!
Do I have any subscribers from India? What videos best tell the stories of life in the city?
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Hello YouTube family,
This post is more personal than you might be used to but some things are important to discuss if it can help someone you love.
My mum has tongue cancer and the unknown of when her last day is (today, tomorrow, 2 years from now) is taking over her life.
So to try and take her mind off it I’m starting a project called 'Kicking the Bucket-List with Mum´. It’s a heartfelt video series where I take my mum around the world virtually — through live video calls, real-time travel storytelling, VR adventures and expeditions — so she can experience the world again, even from her sofa. I'll also be creating a documentary taking a look at how other cultures face death.
She unfortunately cannot travel physically because of her condition and a previous back injury, so I will be setting up immersive video call adventures to take her mind of things, and as a therapeutic tool.
I am also partnered with Dorothy House Hospice where I will be providing therapeutic videos for their VR catalogue so their residents and patients can enjoy world travels too in their final chapter of life.
If you want to support our “Kicking the Bucket-List with Mum´ Series by donating for us to purchase house tech equipment, production & travel expenses and experiences, or support us by offering travel/tour experiences for episodes then you can DM me or you can support our GoFund me page here: gofund.me/cf70acc98
Thank you for reading, it was amazingly hard to write this post and make the video, but cathartic at the same time. I look forward to sharing the series with you all in the future.
Thank you and please share this post with anyone who A. Also wants to see the world through virtual adventures and B. might be a great contact to help make this travel experiences a reality.
Thank you for all your love and support,
Harrie (and the Kerley Clan)
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Which food is better out of Indonesia OR Thailand?
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Which is your favourite Thumbnail for my new video dropping tomorrow 3:15pm UK time: 'Exposing Thailand's Tourist Smile: Kindness or a Beautiful Lie?
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