In September, a YouTuber set out on a trip to discover if he can survive by using his YouTube channel as the only source of income while traveling to 40 countries.

Speaking to Cointelegraph on Monday, YouTuber Paco De La India — or “Paco from India” — said though the spread of omicron had somewhat altered his original travel plans, he was still surprised at how many people had accepted Bitcoin (BTCIn countries that crypto is in legal or regulatory gray areas, you can use it. Beginning his journey in the Indian city of Bengaluru, Paco sold his belongings in September 2021 and mostly relied on BTC donations to fund his trip — which, so far, has taken him across India, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Cambodia.