Man Goes Viral for 1-Day Journeys Across the World (Unique)

• Kevin Droniak proves that one can discover dream locations with reasonably priced and fulfilling micro journeys that don’t deplete your finances.
  
• The content material creator embraces simplicity in journey, typically skipping lodge stays and specializing in one exercise to benefit from restricted time.
  
• Droniak manages to steadiness his ardour for solo journey with a grounded method, proving that it’s potential to see the world whereas staying linked to what issues most.

Think about checking off a few of your bucket checklist journey spots with out utterly breaking the financial institution. Now think about doing all of it in in the future.

Although the feat appears unimaginable, Kevin Droniak has made it a actuality as he is documented touring in all places from Paris to Egypt in a span of 24 hours.

The 27-year-old creator has seemingly cracked the code of micro-travel, making each second (and greenback) depend. Whether or not it’s spending a number of hours on the seaside in Puerto Rico or snowboarding within the Colorado mountains, Droniak refuses to let the constraints of time or distance maintain him again.

“I simply wish to break the stigma that you simply want every week to go wherever if you wish to go someplace, and in case you don’t have time to take off work, you can actually simply go for the day. You can also make it work,” he tells PEOPLE solely.

The massive secret to budgeting these journeys? Droniak tells PEOPLE he doesn’t all the time ebook a lodge, which is often high of thoughts for many when planning a trip.

“I don’t know what you’re going to do there, however [if you’re not spending money on a hotel], you can do stuff without cost and simply eat meals,” he explains.

On one in all his newer movies, Droniak vlogged about his day in Puerto Rico — his flight took off at 6 a.m., he landed in San Juan at 11 a.m. after which flew again house to New York at midnight. “This is sensible to me because the flight is just three and a half hours, and the seaside I’m going to is just half-hour away from the airport,” he voiceovered his video.

When he arrived on the seaside, it was pouring rain as he talked to the digicam, saying, “It’s undoubtedly not a seaside day, however we’re going to benefit from it as a result of I solely have seven hours till I’ve to move to the airport.” He famous that embracing unpredictable climate is essential to day journeys, which evidently labored in his favor, because the solar got here out shortly after.

“I’m simply so grateful to be right here, it’s simply insane to me how only a few hours in the past I used to be strolling on the chilly streets of New York Metropolis and now I’m on a secluded seaside all on my own,” he added, because the digicam zoomed out to seize a wider shot of the Caribbean shore.

Droniak’s distinctive method to those day journeys is a mirrored image of his constructive outlook. He’s the epitome of carpe diem, profiting from every alternative and embracing life with a way of marvel that’s simply as real as it’s contagious.

In the end, that’s the important thing to those quick journeys: it’s not a lot about luxurious, however in regards to the journey itself. It’s a reminder that the fun of journey doesn’t come from extravagant lodging, however from the enjoyment of discovery and the liberty to wander by yourself phrases.

“I feel my secret for a day journey is simply going with the stream and never having excessive expectations as a result of you do not know what is going on to occur and what the climate may change,” he says when requested how he plans his itinerary. “You simply have in the future, so it’s a must to simply embrace what’s coming and what you are going to take care of.”

Droniak additionally notes that deciding on one particular exercise, sight or location when touring someplace for such a brief period of time helps tremendously; in any other case, you’re extra more likely to develop into overwhelmed by the phantasm of limitless choices.

“I feel not having an excessive amount of deliberate is vital since you don’t wish to be working round. Having one factor deliberate, I feel, is good as a result of then you definately really feel happy after doing that one factor. Then, you’ll find yourself doing extra and really feel much more happy since you did quite a bit all through that day,” he suggests.

“For instance, with Puerto Rico, I needed to go to the seaside, so I went to the seaside, and that was a examine. Then, I used to be like, ‘Okay, I’m happy,’” he displays. “Then I simply walked round, acquired meals, after which, it was time to move again house, and I felt so good.”

The N.Y.C.-based jet setter emphasizes that his method to journey proves you don’t want a lot to have an pleasurable expertise. He typically embarks on these journeys solo, discovering pleasure in being in a brand new place for simply the day. He explains that the trick to profiting from these quick journeys is just not over planning, as he prefers to savor the second with out feeling rushed.

Plus, with no lodge to examine into, there’s freedom to discover with out the distractions that always result in procrastination.

Regardless of the seemingly extravagant nature of his day journeys, Droniak’s method proves that journey doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution. Actually, a few of his most memorable experiences have come at a fraction of the fee you’d anticipate.

“I discovered a $50 round-trip flight [to Cincinnati], so I had to purchase it,” he reveals.

Whereas there could not have been something particular deliberate for this journey, the flight value was merely too good for Droniak to go up.

“I am like, ‘I do not actually know Cincinnati, however I’ll go and discover out,'” he says with a smile. “I really like simply strolling round a random place that I would not usually find yourself at. And yeah, I do not thoughts flying, so I discover a low cost flight and that is straightforward, too.”

On high of being budget-friendly, Droniak has confirmed to be productive with journey time, which is an integral a part of these day journeys. Nonetheless, even when contemplating a journey finances, there are some journeys which might be merely too mind-blowing to go up.

His costliest journey up to now? A whirlwind 24-hour journey to Egypt.

“I went to Egypt for a day, so I flew within the morning after which flew out the next morning,” he says. “So it was simply precisely 24 hours in Egypt, and that was the most costly. The flight was $650, which is greater than I sometimes spend on a day journey, however to me, it made sense as a result of I’ve all the time needed to see the pyramids.”

“Truthfully, in my journey mind, I noticed $650 and I’m like, ‘Wait, I believed it will be a minimum of a thousand to go to Egypt,’” he says. “It’s low cost for going to Egypt, and it’s a direct flight from New York, so I’m like, ‘Okay, actually, let’s simply go to sleep on the aircraft and get up on the pyramids.’”

Droniak flew into Cairo at 5 a.m. after which flew again to New York at 5 a.m. the next day. With the journey time, he spent simply as a lot time within the air as he did on the bottom in Egypt. Whereas many would take into account this exhausting, the 27-year-old content material creator finds pleasure within the journey itself.

“Quite a lot of my feedback are about, ‘Effectively, if I’ll fly that far, I wish to truly take pleasure in it,'” he notes. “However for me, a part of the enjoyment is flying. I really like simply sitting on a aircraft, so flying there may be a part of the enjoyable for me.”

He’s nicely conscious of the lengthy distance, however nonetheless thought of it worthwhile: “It was so fulfilling. I’ve all the time dreamed of seeing the pyramids, so it was similar to, ‘Why not?’”

“You will in all probability be drained after ward, I am not going to lie,” he provides. “However you are going to have an expertise that you will look again on as a substitute of simply sitting at house in your metropolis.”

You’d assume touring throughout the globe in a day could be spectacular sufficient, however when Droniak isn’t on his day-to-day adventures, he manages his 95-year-old grandmother’s social media account.

The most effective half? Grandma Droniak is the one who impressed her grandson’s micro journeys which have since develop into his area of interest on social media!

“This type of ties again into why I do day journey, since I am her supervisor and he or she’s now 95 and depends on me for issues,” he provides. “But in addition as her grandson, I maintain her and he or she does not need me to go away for too lengthy. In order that’s form of the place I’ve discovered a solution to nonetheless see the world, however then even be there for her.”