Why One Man Is Walking Around the World With His Dog

Who better to see the world with than your best friend? Especially when your best friend is a dog. Tom Turcich of New Jersey and his adorable pooch Savannah have walked over 18,000 miles through the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Italy, Turkey and dozens of other countries over the past five years. It’s been a life-changing adventure. They’ve survived hardship, and they’ve experienced the kindness of strangers along the way. And they’ve still got miles to go.

00:00 Intro
00:26 How the loss of a loved one changed it all
00:46 The beginning of Tom's solo adventure
1:07 A surprising turn four months in
1:23 Crossing borders with a furry friend

#BestFriend #WorldWalking #PetFriend

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[aerolchristopherinfante]

The dog might be thinking:

"This is a damn long walk."

[ganii]

"do you wanna go outside?"
*dog wags tail in agreement*

and thus they went outside

[penny]

This needs to be a movie it’s soo cute

[wooo]

That dog is on a 24/7 walk surrounded by nature. He's also visited more countries than 90% of you, including myself. Bless that boy.

[saveriostoll]

TOM! No way! I met Tom in pushkar, in India, and he's just so cool, genuine and selfless. I hope I'll meet him again somewhere, at some point. Good travels Tom!

[TheHowlingDawn]

No fake love, no betrayals,
*just pure love and adventure.*

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

If he ever wants to walk in our country, I’ll gladly show him around

[floatingpeaks]

Imagine running into this guy at a party, he will have some stories to tell.

[noidzoid]

I like how his trail totally avoided florida

[y.a]

The only dog that would probably get excited to hear "wanna go home??"

[danielgerber]

"The surface level things change but all anyone really wants to do is make a little money and spend time with their family"- this is just so true.

[SloppyStroke]

Hey, my dad doing the same thing. But he's just on his way to get milk

[juantamad]

Glad I found this. I had to search for his youtube channel. It's "The World Walk", if anyone is interested or wants to support this guy's channel.

[generalhenrystickmin]

The title says walking but secretly he rides the dog because it can fly.

[bronwynhenry]

Proof that dogs will literally follow us to the ends of the earth 🥹

[Kyleashdown]

This is the definition of ‘living the best life’.... just one man and his best friend, seeing the world together at thier own pace. Inspiring!

[JohnS-erjh]

Amazing story. He made it back to NJ with his dog last summer.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

[ayushmanayushman]

That dog is the real friend of that guy.
Following him everywhere, no matter where he goes ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Now that, that is a dog walk! The community came together to save Savannah in Chile? That's the power of the community.