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Chathuranga Kahawatte and Imasha De Silva[/caption]
“I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” are a husband-and-wife travel duo, Chathuranga Kahawatte and Imasha De Silva. Known for their affordable travel and frequent to-do lists shared with their audience, the duo have garnered a dedicated audience who follow their content for travel tips around the island.
While Imasha is the face of the operation, as the “wife” who famously “sleeps” as they make their way across the country to their many destinations, the profile is handled by Chathuranga behind the scenes, and he shared with us the origins of their rather unique screen name and the organic beginnings of documenting their life of travel.
Chathuranga shared that to begin with, this particular profile was his personal account where he shared his personal travel content, simply pictures from the places he would visit, and hailing from a family who loved travelling, it has always been a part of his life. He shared that his father was the one who instilled this love for going on the road from a young age, and that as their family grew, the interest simply grew with them. With a sister who works in an airline, he shared that he was able to clock in quite a bit of international travel as well for discounted prices.
As for his now social media ID of “I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP”, he shared that it came about as a joke, back when he and his wife travelled to Bali for their honeymoon. He said that their itinerary was quite packed; they had a lot of activities scheduled and as they were making their way from one point to the other, his wife would often sleep in transit, and just to poke some fun and secretly hoping she would stop, he changed their Instagram to “I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” and the name just stuck, much to his wife’s chagrin. As for their fast-growing audience, Chathuranga said that this page has remained his personal account and he doesn’t hope to change the way that he creates content, adding that travelling is simply a part of their life, and had there not been a social media following, they would still be doing this exact same thing. He said that the only thing that has changed, if at all, is that he pays more attention to the activities and standout facts about the places he visits as he enjoys sharing travel tips and information with their audience.
He said that up until now he had made a point not to monetise this page primarily because he does not wish for the purpose of their content to change. He wants to share genuine travel content, things they genuinely enjoy doing and be able to share their honest and candid opinion. However he has hosted a few giveaways and partnerships on his page and he said that all of them have been in an effort to help expand the business ventures of his friends, and they were not done with any monetary incentive for himself.
He said that he is often asked why he does not watermark the content he creates and shares freely on the internet, to which he said that because he has his wife on all his photographs, she is his watermark, adding also that these photographs he takes are often taken from his mobile phone because, as was their original intention when they first started sharing content, all that matters is that their personal travel experience is convenient and enjoyable and if they get some good content along the way, then that is simply a bonus.
“I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” has created an audience for themselves who rely on the information they share. As the duo often travel to easy-access inexpensive destinations and share detailed tips and information about reaching certain locations, including the custom to-do lists Chathuranga creates for his friends, it is evident that the page is primarily a passion project where the audience and creator enjoy a common interest. He said that rather than the function of an influencer, he said that he wishes to inspire people to travel.
Chathuranga shared that as for the audience’s reaction, it has been overwhelmingly positive, which has further encouraged them to keep posting. He said that while with the pandemic they have had to make some changes to their plans as they would ideally take a trip twice a month at least, they are remaining patient until they can once again hit the road.
Instagram: @i_travel_wife_sleep
Instagram: @visitthambapanni
Chathuranga Kahawatte and Imasha De Silva[/caption]
“I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” are a husband-and-wife travel duo, Chathuranga Kahawatte and Imasha De Silva. Known for their affordable travel and frequent to-do lists shared with their audience, the duo have garnered a dedicated audience who follow their content for travel tips around the island.
While Imasha is the face of the operation, as the “wife” who famously “sleeps” as they make their way across the country to their many destinations, the profile is handled by Chathuranga behind the scenes, and he shared with us the origins of their rather unique screen name and the organic beginnings of documenting their life of travel.
Chathuranga shared that to begin with, this particular profile was his personal account where he shared his personal travel content, simply pictures from the places he would visit, and hailing from a family who loved travelling, it has always been a part of his life. He shared that his father was the one who instilled this love for going on the road from a young age, and that as their family grew, the interest simply grew with them. With a sister who works in an airline, he shared that he was able to clock in quite a bit of international travel as well for discounted prices.
As for his now social media ID of “I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP”, he shared that it came about as a joke, back when he and his wife travelled to Bali for their honeymoon. He said that their itinerary was quite packed; they had a lot of activities scheduled and as they were making their way from one point to the other, his wife would often sleep in transit, and just to poke some fun and secretly hoping she would stop, he changed their Instagram to “I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” and the name just stuck, much to his wife’s chagrin. As for their fast-growing audience, Chathuranga said that this page has remained his personal account and he doesn’t hope to change the way that he creates content, adding that travelling is simply a part of their life, and had there not been a social media following, they would still be doing this exact same thing. He said that the only thing that has changed, if at all, is that he pays more attention to the activities and standout facts about the places he visits as he enjoys sharing travel tips and information with their audience.
He said that up until now he had made a point not to monetise this page primarily because he does not wish for the purpose of their content to change. He wants to share genuine travel content, things they genuinely enjoy doing and be able to share their honest and candid opinion. However he has hosted a few giveaways and partnerships on his page and he said that all of them have been in an effort to help expand the business ventures of his friends, and they were not done with any monetary incentive for himself.
He said that he is often asked why he does not watermark the content he creates and shares freely on the internet, to which he said that because he has his wife on all his photographs, she is his watermark, adding also that these photographs he takes are often taken from his mobile phone because, as was their original intention when they first started sharing content, all that matters is that their personal travel experience is convenient and enjoyable and if they get some good content along the way, then that is simply a bonus.
“I TRAVEL WIFE SLEEP” has created an audience for themselves who rely on the information they share. As the duo often travel to easy-access inexpensive destinations and share detailed tips and information about reaching certain locations, including the custom to-do lists Chathuranga creates for his friends, it is evident that the page is primarily a passion project where the audience and creator enjoy a common interest. He said that rather than the function of an influencer, he said that he wishes to inspire people to travel.
Chathuranga shared that as for the audience’s reaction, it has been overwhelmingly positive, which has further encouraged them to keep posting. He said that while with the pandemic they have had to make some changes to their plans as they would ideally take a trip twice a month at least, they are remaining patient until they can once again hit the road.
Instagram: @i_travel_wife_sleep
Instagram: @visitthambapanni