For most people, the ideas of rest abroad involves packing the suitcase and going to at least a weekend, if not a week or more.
But for Monica Stott, one day is enough to fly to another country, explore and return home before bed.
The 37-year-old from Wrexham enjoys participating in the holidays that have become known online as Extreme Day trips Milan, Bergamo, Lisbon, Amsterdam, and even Reykjavik for a day.
“I think people are always surprised that you really feel like you had a holiday,” Monica said.
Monica, who is a blogger for passenger passengers, said her idea of an extreme daily trip happened to her while traveling to work.
“My first few extreme daily trips were in Ireland when I had clients there,” she explained.
“I would often go to one or two hours of meeting and come home. Then I realized I could stay [a bit longer] And make all day. “
Monica then discovered numerous Facebook groups where people shared their own experiences of extreme daily trips and became inspired to start a reservation in her spare time.
“There are research suggesting that most of your best memories of the holidays are made in the first or two days. When I thought about it, I agreed. Many of the best moments happen when you first arrive.
“You come to time for breakfast, squeeze as much as you can, then fly home at night. It’s an intense, busy, crazy day.”
While Monica enjoys the hectic days in one place, Luka Chiusutomi-ghosh, a 18-year-old Cardiff student, has done things a step further.
“It started on Christmas Eve when I found a return flight to the threshold for less than £ 15. I immediately booked it, but then I realized that the flight landed in Prague at 9:00 pm and returned to the UK at 09:00,” Luka said.
“So, I thought I could refer to it as if it were day, sleeping in the day and night to walk around the city.”
Luke said he realized he only needed six hours to explore the city.
A few weeks later, when he was on vacation in Paris, he decided to see how many neighboring countries he could travel within one day by train.
“I went to Luxembourg, Brussels and Amsterdam and returned to Paris on the same day,” he said.
Luke’s logic, he said, was that he would probably spend so much time traveling that he was on a one -day trip to the UK.
Facebook groups in which people share their experiences about taking extreme daily trips have gained hundreds of thousands of members, with some particularly focused on the UK regional airports.
Monica and Luka said their trips were effective, budget and helped break their routines without a need for a week away from home.
“People always say they would like to visit places like Paris or Rome, but they don’t have time or money for a long trip. This is a way of it,” Monica said.
For Luka, this is also a practical choice.
“I look at how much I spend on my student night, sometimes up to £ 60 or £ 70. If I can get a return flight for less than £ 20 and experience a whole new city instead, why not?”
Despite Monika and Luke’s enthusiasm, extreme daily trips have criticized the environment.
Flying is responsible for 2.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 8% of the UK shows.
These gases heat the atmosphere, contributing to global warming and climate change.
Both Monica and Luka acknowledge this question.
“I think if that means that people take more flights and put more flights to airlines, then I see it as a negative impact,” Monica said.
“But a lot of people doing extreme daily trips do it because they can’t afford to take a longer vacation or have no time.
“I don’t think it’s fair to say that one person’s vacation is more important than another person’s rest, because they go longer.”
Luke claimed that flights would often go forward no matter.
“Someone will fill the seat,” he said.
“Also, if another form of transportation can be used, it would be a good idea. For example, on my trip involving three cities, I didn’t take a single flight.”
Both also said that extreme daily trips are attractive due to high public transport costs in the UK.
Monica said her trips demanded carefully planning.
“I try to choose destinations less than a two -hour flight. Once you get in more than two hours, it’s just that long trip day.”
She also said she tried to stay calm at the airport to avoid unnecessary stress.
“Many people are very excited or anxiety at the airport, and that can be exhausting,” she said.
“If you just treat yourself as a train or bus, you don’t use all your energy with that anxiety before the holiday.”
