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"For many people, a bucket-list trip to Egypt, Greece, or Iceland would require months, maybe even years, of diligent planning, prepping, and budgeting. But for solo travel enthusiast Kevin Droniak, it's all in a day's work- literally. The New York City-based social media star has made a career out of taking ambitious day trips across the world, including embarking on a Kenyan safari trip, visiting the Eiffel Tower, and walking the equator line in Ecuador, with just a single backpack in tow. Before the TikTok fame, Droniak took cross-country day trips in college as a budget-friendly way to travel; now, he's leveled up to 24-hour transcontinental adventures, filming them for his nearly 400,000 followers."
"Besides saving money and exercising his free will to the maximum capacity, Droniak's 95-year-old grandmother, Lillian Droniak-a social media maven in her own right, with 14.9 million followers on TikTok alone -has been a major source of inspiration for his day trips. "I used to travel a lot more, for longer periods, and she would get frustrated with me, because I wouldn't be here as much," he says. "My compromise with her was going on short trips. I'm able to see the world while also being there for my grandma. It's the best of both worlds for the two of us.""
"Now, Droniak's on a mission to inspire other travelers to embrace solo travel and, potentially, try out day trips for themselves. "[It's about] the thrill of going somewhere, just for the day, and seeing what you can squeeze in without wasting any time," he says. "It really puts a lot of your travel skills to the test." After hundreds of day trips, Droniak has nailed the art of packing light. Ahead, he breaks down exactly what comes with him on every single day trip, whether that calls for eating Bavarian donuts in Munich or lying out on a beach in Puerto Rico. Keep scrolling for his day trip travel essentials, starting at just $7."
Kevin Droniak, a New York City-based solo travel enthusiast and social media creator, completes ambitious 24-hour international day trips carrying only a single backpack. He has visited destinations including Kenyan safaris, the Eiffel Tower, and the equator in Ecuador, and films his trips for nearly 400,000 followers. He began taking budget-friendly cross-country day trips in college and expanded them into transcontinental adventures. His 95-year-old grandmother Lillian, who has 14.9 million TikTok followers, inspired shorter trips to balance travel with family time. He encourages others to test travel skills through efficient, time-compressed solo day trips.
Read at Travel + Leisure
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