I don’t understand. After all, Benjamin is presumably only walking around in the street and only up to 1,000 meters from home, according to the rules (unlike his Harediiii neighbors).

Can’t he cover that tiny distance back home to eat there—in the sukkah? Does he have to eat in the street?

Just to remove any doubt, I live 50 meters from the Jerusalem Forest…

Rabbi Michi, does your answer apply to eating more than an egg-bulk of bread?

Absolutely. Travelers are exempt from the sukkah.

Rabbi, it seems to me that this isn’t so unequivocal. That is, it may be that “travelers” are defined as people who are forced to be on the road during the intermediate days of the festival (for example, for livelihood and the like), and not people who go out because they want to hike.
I found here an explanation of different approaches on the matter: https://ph.yhb.org.il/13-03-14/
What does the Rabbi think?

I wrote what I think above.

Thanks. Could you please elaborate on what qualifies as “travelers” according to your view?

The obligation of sukkah is defined this way: when a person eats at home in the course of his normal life, on Sukkot he does that in the sukkah. And when he eats outside the home, he may eat outside the sukkah. The sukkah only replaces the home—“you shall dwell as you normally dwell.” And when he goes out on a hike, that is part of normal life, and then he eats outside the home and therefore may eat outside the sukkah.

Thanks. Just to sharpen the point: if someone eats falafel on a bench in the street during his normal life, would it be permitted for him to eat that same falafel outside the sukkah during Sukkot?
If so, where does the consideration that travelers are exempt from the sukkah come in? And if not, then I didn’t completely understand what “travelers” means according to your view, and I’d be glad if you could try explaining it again.

In principle, yes.

And what about eating in a restaurant?

Good question. There is room to say that it is forbidden without a sukkah, because the restaurant is another kind of home. I would avoid it.