Maya and Dave

Meet the team

  • Maya Pankalla

  • Writer, Photographer, Editor-in-Chief

Armed with a new Canon and several pencil cases full of pens, markers and memory cards, Maya is the fresh, fashionable and featherlight core ofthewrld. She has lived in Calgary, Galway, Buenos Aires, Auckland, and Montreal.

  • David Kandestin

  • Writer, Advocate, Flight Booker

Candid, crafty, Canadian, David hitched his wagons west where he and Maya will settle in Vancouver after their exploration ofthewrld. He is a recent law school grad, and will eventually advocate for a cause he believes in, once he discovers it.

Our Mission

We collect and document the places, faces, foods and flavours of the world.

Join us on our several-month journey which begins in Hong Kong and ends who-knows-where. Maya and David will observe, explore, examine and then exhibit what they’ve encountered on the road. Oftheworld will feature photo portfolios, a mixture of candid and carefully crafted videos, and blog posts (both short n’ long), to describe just what it is these two kids find fascinating.

Visitors should feel free to get involved – comment on our posts, suggest a topic for us to write about, or simply tell us what not to miss.

Our Skills

  • Bartering 70%

  • Photography 100%

  • Ferry Riding 12%

  • Writing 85%

  • Trekking 51%

  • Train Station Bathrooms 9%

  • Blogging 63%

  • General Escapism 21%