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"I've travelled all over the world without using any annual leave - this is how"

2024-11-26 2,196 Dailymotion

Meet the man who goes on 'extreme' day trips as a hobby - covering thousands of miles in just 24 hours.

Michael Cracknell, 35, spends his spare time travelling across Europe - reaching as far as Switzerland and Athens from his home in West Sussex.

And he does it all in one day - so he doesn't have to take any time off work and still has another weekend day to recover.

A photographer by trade, Michael, from Haywards Heath, is also the founder of the Extreme Day Trips Facebook group - which has more than 250,000 members.

He uses the group - founded in October 2022 - to organise trips with others, while members also share their experiences with like-minded people.