Man Has Been Walking Around World With Dog For Almost 1.5 Years, His Motive Is Tear-Worthy.

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Tom Turich is only 25 years old, but he and his dog Savannah have already walked around the world for 499 days. And this is just the beginning. All in all, his epic trek will take 5 or so years to complete;  He has committed to the daunting task of walking 22,000 total miles.

This pair isn’t walking just for the sake of it. One of his closest friends died when she was just 17-years-old. The tragedy showed Tom that life is precious and can be gone in a moment… so he decided to start his walk around the world in her memory. He started the AnneMarie scholarship in her name, and a company called Philadelphia Sign has promised to donate $1 for every mile he walks to the fund.

Tom and Savannah started their journey in Texas. They then followed coastline though Mexico and Panama. A few months down the road and the duo made their way through Columbia, Ecuador and finally Peru – which is where we caught up with him.

Check out Tom and Savannah’s epic journey so far in the list below.

1. Huacho, Peru

A photo posted by Tom Turcich (@theworldwalk) on Aug 12, 2016 at 12:08pm PDT

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