Mission Italy · Chapter 1 · YouTube documentary

5,500 km on a bike.At 18.With zero money.

00 / The plan

One journey. Three chapters.

ChapterThe project has three chapters: the bike trip, Monaco and Bali. Each chapter has its own set of episodes.
EpisodeOne film, 20 to 30 minutes. Everything is made by me: filmed, edited and cut by me. No AI, no helpers. I do not know yet how many episodes there will be.
Chapter 1 · starts now
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Zero euro to Rome and back

5,500 km by bike from Kraśnik through Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland to Rome, and home again. I start with a €0 budget. The challenge is to survive the whole trip without spending anything, or spending really tiny money. I earn the road by trading, working and helping people, and I film every day, including the ones that fail.

I also built an app, Make Yourself. On this trip I will show that it works for everyone, not just for me, and I will show where I need to improve.

It is a lot of journeys inside one journey. Beautiful landscapes and ugly ones, rain, storms, sun, cold and heat: always changing, always interesting. I will put as much action into it as I can, so that every second something happens, with a quiet moment here and there.

I will ride on Sundays, straight uphill and downhill, hike in the Dolomites and swim in a river and in the sea. It is my first backpacking trip, so everything is new, and a lot of experience will come from getting it wrong first.

  • ~5,500km
  • 40+days
  • 5countries
  • €0starting budget
Chapter 2 · next
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Monaco: 2 weeks, no money

Two weeks of surviving in one of the most expensive places on earth with no money. I talk with millionaires, learn how they think, and try to earn a little more along the way.

  • 2weeks
  • €0to start
Chapter 3 · the big one
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Bali: half a year

Six months in Bali, mainly to develop my project, Make Yourself. I also max out my life and my stats and become the best version of myself, with everything on camera.

  • 6months
  • BUILDmy project
The mission in four lines
Who18 y.o. First-time bikepacker.An optimist with good intentions and a lot of good energy. I do this because I want something truly interesting in my life.
Mission~5,500 km on a bikePoland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and back home. Starting with zero euro.
HowEarn the roadTrade, work, help people, get invited. Film all of it.
ResultA documentaryNetflix-style storytelling, 20-30 min episodes. A huge project, and this is where it starts.
01 / The project

Not a trip. A documentary.

I'm filming the whole journey for YouTube, in episodes. Every day a new place, a new person, a new challenge, and a real chance it goes wrong.

I leave with no money. I pay for the road by trading, working, helping people and being invited, and I show exactly how it goes, including the days that fail.

This trip is chapter 1 of a much bigger project.

The extreme sideStorms, tornado-grade wind, heavy rain, climbing trees, hard climbs and wild descents, big waves while surfing. I will show the extreme, not hide it.
Chapter 1Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and back
CamerasDJI Osmo Pocket 4P and DJI Action 6, DJI Mic Mini for sound
RuleFilm everything as it happens, in the action. No staging.
02 / Mission dataTarget numbers
Days left until May 8
180Counting down every day, automatically. May 8 is when the matura exams start, so this is my deadline to earn money.
Longest mapped day (km)
0
Money I want to earn in Zurich (CHF)
0
How prepared I am
0
Gear items packed
0
0%Ready for the trip
03 / The moneyCounted in złoty · $ and € are approximate

What it costs. What's spent.

Before I leave I need the gear that turns a trip into a documentary. The two cameras come first: without them there is no film. I count every złoty here, so you can see where it goes.

Predicted total cost0
Already spent0
Left to earn0
Paid by meFrom my familyStill to cover
Priority #1

Two cameras. The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P is my main camera: that is the cinematic look. But it is not waterproof.

The DJI Action 6 is for the storms, the action and the craziest, most extreme things. I know it will not break. Rain, tornado-grade wind, surf, trees, mud: it goes where the Pocket cannot. No second camera, no extreme footage.

DJI Osmo Pocket 4PThe cinematic camera: soft light, slow motion, film look. Not waterproof.2 700 zł
DJI Action 6The extreme camera: storms, water, speed. Waterproof.1 600 zł

Real footage shot on each camera. Pocket 4P scenes: Cam Mackey and GxAce on YouTube. Action 6 footage: DJI.

Left to earn, split in two
The two cameras. This is what I am collecting: fund the cameras and the film exists.
Everything else: internet, clothes, accessories, defence, hygiene. I will earn this on my way. I will try.
DJI Osmo Pocket 4PDJI Osmo Action 6

Bought

     

      Still to buy

        03 / Route

        Every point.

        From the whole world down to one village in Poland, then every stop across five countries. The plan below is 39 days and 4,701 km. Real life will add days and detours, which is how it gets to about 5,500 km.

        World view
        Route

        Scroll to ride

        The map follows the plan day by day. This strip shows where I am and what I do.

        00
        Kraśnik, Poland
        Total 0 km
        Start
        04 / Distance per dayHover a bar · mapped 39 days

        The shape of it.

        Day 1Day 10Day 20Day 30Day 39
        ■ Riding day■ Rest / mission dayBiggest day: Kraśnik → Ostrava, 363 km
        ElevationHeight along the road

        How high it goes.

        Every kilometre of the planned road, from Kraśnik over the Alps to Rome and back. Hover to read the height at any point.

        Total climb0metres, estimated from a 90 m terrain model
        Highest point0
        Lowest point0metres
        Road length0kilometres
        05 / Challenges

        Not just riding.

        01

        Trade up from zero

        I start with nothing and trade up, deal by deal, across Europe. A favour for a favour, an item for a better item. We see where it ends.

        Challenge
        02

        Best meal for €0

        Earn the best dinner legally. Help someone, meet people, get invited. Bakeries before closing, food sharing, a table somebody opens for me.

        Challenge
        03

        Night under the stars

        Not about the summit. A place with no light, no people and the Milky Way overhead. The Dolomites are made for it.

        Challenge
        Zurich · days 15–18 · zero spending
        10,000
        CHF

        Four days in one of the richest cities in Europe. Earn money on the street, make content, and ask the people with the most to back a self-improvement system.

        Money madeXXX CHF
        Money spentXXX CHF
        ProfitXXX CHF
        Clients acquiredX
        People talked toX
        Challenges completedX
        06 / On the tripWhat I want to see and do

        The to-do list.

        07 / Gear statusStraight from my planning list

        What I have. What I don't.

        Cover of Why Are You a Loser Without Money? by Danylo Kozak
        Free for every supporter · Book 01

        Why are you a loser without money?

        Money will not save your soul. But lack of money can destroy your freedom.

        My book about money, power, freedom and the truth about modern survival. 8 chapters, about 22 minutes of reading, in English. Everyone who backs the trip gets it free.

        See the book on Make Yourself →
        08 / Support the trip

        Put your name on the road.

        I start from zero. Please put your money towards the two cameras. Any amount counts, even 5 zł. Send it by BLIK to a phone number, tell me your name and I put it in the film credits.

        BLIK to phone number (Poland)
        Number coming soon
        Open your banking app → BLIK → transfer to phone → paste the number. In the title write your name so I can thank you on camera.
        Where it goes
        1I am collecting for the two cameras: DJI Osmo Pocket 4P (2 700 zł) and DJI Action 6 (1 600 zł). That is 4 300 zł. The rest of the gear (2 440 zł) I will try to earn myself.
        2Once both cameras are paid for, every donation goes to the rest of the gear: . Internet, clothes, accessories, defence, hygiene.
        3The road itself I pay for by trading, working and earning. Zero euro start.
        Any amount
        FuelA thank-you in the episode, plus my book "Why Are You a Loser Without Money?" for free.
        Supporter
        NameYour name in the end credits of the film.
        Investor
        TalkYou believe in the app and the story. Write to me.
        Supporter bonus

        Everyone who supports the trip gets my book for free: "Why Are You a Loser Without Money?". Support with any amount, send me your email, and I send you the book.

        Sponsor or invest →
        Starting from €0. Help me start.Any amount by BLIK counts.
        Support the trip →