When you want to travel the world and flaunt your getaways on social, why don’t you become a Lyft driver? For this guy who started driving around Maryland, Lyft has made his dream come true. Here is the scoop.
Thanks to Lyft
That driver is Kreskin Torres, who started driving for ridesharing apps like Lyft in Baltimore.
Usually, when you want to be a global traveler, you’d need to either come from a wealthy family, own a business, or be the owner of a conglomerate or something.
But, for Torres, being a Lyft driver is enough to trek the world. This gig worker claims he has visited all 50 states in the USA just by driving for Lyft.
“I’ve been a rideshare driver for Lyft for about nine years now. I started out in Baltimore,” Torres told ridesharing media.
His idea of touring around came about when he was in London. Then, he told himself, “Now, I want to see my country.”
But how can he?
How can he? He needed a job where he could manage his own time, so he chose to be a ridesharing driver, a flexible job where people can plan their schedules and meet other friends.
“I also wanted to minimize what I owned and focus on travel,” he added.
He told Ridesharing Forum how his first road trip was from Baltimore to the West Coast. He left last February 2018 while traveling and doing gig work full-time, making anywhere from $2,500 to $3,000 in gross pay.
His itinerary
“I’ve been to all 50 states, and some of them I’ve visited three or four times. That took about three years to do. I was stuck at 49 for a while because of the pandemic. When I hit my 50th state – Hawaii – I ended up on the local news talking about my travels,” Torres shared.
Every few months, when he has the resources to travel, he tries to choose a new home base, visiting towns nearby to do rideshare and delivery work.
He further stated, “At the end of June, I went to Pittsburgh because I wanted to work in West Virginia for a while. I also want to be in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, later this summer. They claim the banana split was invented there, and they have a festival for it every year.”
Each time he visits a state, his itinerary includes signing in at a nearby Planet Fitness there, where he takes the opportunity to stretch and shower after a long drive. From there, he checks into his Airbnb to relax. But, sometimes, if he has no resources, but only resources for traveling, he sleeps inside his car.
He imparted further, “Ridesharing is my main work. There have been some places where I couldn’t drive for Lyft because local laws require drivers to have local licenses. In those places, I delivered through DoorDash.”