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((PDF)) The World Walk: 7 Years.

28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand

Meditation, One Step at a Time. by

Tom Turcich

The invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. "Quietly stunning." —Laurie
Woolever, New York Times bestselling author of World Travel with Anthony Bourdain and Bourdain: The
Definitive Oral Biography After the death of a close friend at seventeen, Tom Turcich resolved to make the
most out of life; to travel and be forced into adventure; to experience and understand the world. On April
2nd, 2015, he set out to see it all—one step at a time. The World Walk is the emotional and exhilarating
story of the tenth person and first dog to walk around the world. Together, Turcich and his dog, Savannah,
covered twenty-eight thousand miles over the course of seven years. Through deserts, jungles, cities, and
mountains, Turcich meditated on what’s important in life and took lessons from cultures around the globe.
Rarely has there been a true-life tale of such scope. From sheltered suburbanite to world traveler, Turcich’s
epic account runs the full gamut: He is held up at knifepoint in Panama and gunpoint in Turkey; wanders
deep within himself in the deserts of Peru; watches a democracy fortify itself in Georgia; and takes it all in
with his resolute companion by his side. His growth spans the most basic elements of surviving on the
road—finding food, water, and safe places to camp—to humanity’s more noble aspirations, such as the
benefits of democracy, the search for love, and the weighing of personal significance. Accompanied by some
of the author’s world-class photography, this tour de force of resilience and triumph of the human spirit will
reaffirm to readers that the world is beautiful, people are good, and life should be a generous, vibrant
adventure.