HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - While walking across the Ben Franklin Bridge in 90 degree weather isn’t something most people would want to do, it was light work for Tom Turcich, after all he’s been through.
On Saturday his World Walk came to an end where it all started, and what a journey it has been. Turcich traveled 18,000 miles across 33 countries over the last seven years.He didn’t have much with him for the trip, but he brings home wisdom that he’s collected around the world and a central ideology he picked up everywhere he went."People are good everywhere, people are the same everywhere," Turcich said as he walked down Haddon Avenue.With his tent and his dog Savannah, he’s experienced how people all over the world live.
Through the elements, they persevered. Thousands of people helped, walked and shared with him along the way."The end is very surreal because it’s something I’ve thought about happening for so long," he said.Tom Turcich greets well-wishers as he and his dog walk the last few miles towards his home.
The anticipation of his return could be felt all along Haddon Ave. Friends and family joined him along his last few miles. People stopped their cars to cheer and support him.