Papamoa tips from Travel Blogger, Mark Sandoval. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mark Sandoval has travelled all around the world.
But the Pāpāmoa resident says there's no place like home.
The 27-year-old said his life changed when he made a video showcasing Mount Maunganui. The video went viral on social media, gaining over 10,000 views in just an hour.
The video nowhas 680,000 views on Facebook and over 12,000 shares.
"I've been making videos, dance videos since I was a child and also at school, I made travel videos," he said.
"But the moment I uploaded that video, that's when things changed for me.
"I realised that the number one thing that makes an interesting video is having people in it, especially locals."
Mark left his IT job this year to focus on making videos full time and launch his own company. This year he has been to six countries - Asia Airlines sponsored him to travel to New Caledonia and Bali.