Man Goes Viral for 1-Day Trips Around the World (Exclusive)

• Kevin Droniak proves that one can discover dream locations with inexpensive 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 take advantage of restricted time.
  
• Droniak manages to stability his ardour for solo journey with a grounded strategy, proving that it’s attainable to see the world whereas staying linked to what issues most.

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

Though the feat appears unimaginable, Kevin Droniak has made it a actuality as he is documented touring all over the place 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) rely. Whether it’s spending a couple of hours on the seashore in Puerto Rico or snowboarding within the Colorado mountains, Droniak refuses to let the constraints of time or distance maintain him again.

“I just want to break the stigma that you need a week to go anywhere if you want to go somewhere, and if you don’t have time to take off work, you could literally just go for the day. You can make it work,” he tells PEOPLE completely.

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

“I don’t know what you’re going to do there, but [if you’re not spending money on a hotel], you could do stuff for free and just eat food,” he explains.

On considered one of 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 residence to New York at midnight. “This makes sense to me since the flight is only three and a half hours, and the beach I’m going to is only 30 minutes away from the airport,” he voiceovered his video.

When he arrived on the seashore, it was pouring rain as he talked to the digicam, saying, “It’s definitely not a beach day, but we’re going to make the most of it because I only have seven hours until I have to head 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 am just so thankful to be here, it is just insane to me how just a few hours ago I was walking on the cold streets of New York City and now I’m on a secluded beach all by myself,” he added, because the digicam zoomed out to seize a wider shot of the Caribbean shore.

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

Ultimately, that’s the important thing to those brief journeys: it’s not a lot about luxurious, however concerning 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 think my secret for a day trip is just going with the flow and not having high expectations because you don’t know what’s going to happen and what the weather could change,” he says when requested how he plans his itinerary. “You just have one day, so you have to just embrace what is coming and what you’re going to deal with.”

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 turn out to be overwhelmed by the phantasm of countless choices.

“I think not having too much planned is key because you don’t want to be running around. Having one thing planned, I think, is ideal because then you feel satisfied after doing that one thing. Then, you’ll end up doing more and feel even more satisfied because you did a lot throughout that day,” he suggests.

“For example, with Puerto Rico, I wanted to go to the beach, so I went to the beach, and that was a check. Then, I was like, ‘Okay, I’m satisfied,’” he displays. “Then I just walked around, got food, and then, it was time to head back home, and I felt so good.”

The N.Y.C.-based jet setter emphasizes that his strategy to journey proves you don’t want a lot to have an pleasant 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 taking advantage of these brief journeys is just not over planning, as he prefers to savor the second with out feeling rushed.

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

Despite the seemingly extravagant nature of his day journeys, Droniak’s strategy proves that journey doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution. In reality, a few of his most memorable experiences have come at a fraction of the price you’d anticipate.

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

While there might not have been something particular deliberate for this journey, the flight worth was merely too good for Droniak to cross up.

“I’m like, ‘I do not actually know Cincinnati, however I’m going to go and discover out,'” he says with a smile. “I 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 simple, 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. Still, even when contemplating a journey finances, there are some journeys which can be merely too mind-blowing to cross up.

His costliest journey to this point? A whirlwind 24-hour journey to Egypt.

“I went to Egypt for a day, so I flew in the morning and then flew out the following morning,” he says. “So it was just exactly 24 hours in Egypt, and that was the most expensive. The flight was $650, which is more than I typically spend on a day trip, but to me, it made sense because I’ve always wanted to see the pyramids.”

“Honestly, in my travel brain, I saw $650 and I’m like, ‘Wait, I thought it would be at least a thousand to go to Egypt,’” he says. “It is cheap for going to Egypt, and it’s a direct flight from New York, so I’m like, ‘Okay, honestly, let’s just fall asleep on the plane and wake up at 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. While many would think about this exhausting, the 27-year-old content material creator finds pleasure within the journey itself.

“Lots of my feedback are about, ‘Well, if I’m going to fly that far, I need to really get pleasure from it,'” he notes. “But for me, a part of the enjoyment is flying. I like simply sitting on a aircraft, so flying there may be a part of the enjoyable for me.”

He is nicely conscious of the lengthy distance, however nonetheless thought of it worthwhile: “It was so fulfilling. I’ve always dreamed of seeing the pyramids, so it was just like, ‘Why not?’”

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

You’d suppose touring throughout the globe in a day can 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 better part? Grandma Droniak is the one who impressed her grandson’s micro journeys which have since turn out to be his area of interest on social media!

“This sort of ties again into why I do day journey, since I’m her supervisor and he or she’s now 95 and depends on me for issues,” he provides. “But additionally as her grandson, I maintain her and he or she would not need me to go away for too lengthy. So that is sort of the place I’ve discovered a option to nonetheless see the world, however then even be there for her.”