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Weird Wide Web - Around the world in 7 years!

───   15:16 Tue, 02 Aug 2022

Weird Wide Web - Around the world in 7 years! | News Article

After a life changing event, Tom Turcich decided to do something different with his life. He took his trusty companion Savannah & walked 48,000 kilometers around the world, in 7 years.

Reported on engoo, on May 21, 2022, Tom Turcich of New Jersey became the 10th person to walk around the world. Over seven years, he walked 48,000 kilometers across six continents and 38 countries — most of it with his dog Savannah.  Speaking to CNN, Turcich explained that, after a friend died in an accident at age 17, he started to look at life differently, and decided to go on a journey around the world.

It took over eight years of saving and planning before Turcich finally left his home on April 2, 2015 — just before his 26th birthday — on his way to Panama. He had a stroller to carry his hiking equipment, a sleeping bag, a laptop, a camera, and a box of food.

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About four months into the journey, Turcich adopted Savannah from an animal shelter in Texas. She joined him for the rest of the trip, becoming the first dog to walk around the world.

The pair walked around 30-40 kilometers a day, spending most nights camping. In late 2017, Turcich also had to return home to recover from an illness he got while traveling through Ireland and the UK. Read more on this story here.




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