I've walked 12,000 miles around the world as part of a 5-year, 7-continent adventure. Here's how I got started.

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At 26, Tom Turcich set out to travel the world on foot.

He has planned a five-year, seven-continent journey called "The World Walk."

His travel plans have led him through 10,000 miles of territory across the US, Central, and South America over the course of two years.

He camps, and keeps his few possessions in a baby carriage.

In Texas, he adopted a dog named Savannah who walks with him.

After traveling through Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina, and others, he is currently in Europe, and looking to head into Africa and then northeast into the plains of Mongolia.

It took me two years to walk from New Jersey to Uruguay.

During those two years, I bribed my way through a Mexican checkpoint, saw the bodies of a gang execution in El Salvador, had the soles of my shoes melt off in Costa Rica, climbed the Colombian Andes, walked for months in the Peruvian and Chilean deserts, and nearly froze while camping at 15,000 feet.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: This swanky London club sells 420 cocktails in treasure chests that have been enjoyed by Rihanna, Drake, Katy Perry, and BeyonceSee Also:Spanx founder Sara Blakely learned an important lesson about failure from her dad now she's passing it on to her 4 kids15 things I wish I knew before becoming a dadI'm raising my son with very limited technology here's how I do itSEE ALSO: A solo trip to Istanbul made me realize sightseeing isn't why we fall in love with a place

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