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Pieroad Returns to Italy After Five-Year Walk Around the World

He invites followers to join the final stretch from Trieste, with a homecoming planned for September 13.

Overview

  • Nicolò Guarrera, 31, left Malo on August 9, 2020 and crossed Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Asia pushing a trekking stroller he calls Ezio.
  • He announced his return in an Instagram post seen by roughly 400,000-plus followers after re-entering near the SloveniaItaly border.
  • Reported totals put his distance between nearly 30,000 and about 35,000 kilometers, with one account citing roughly 40 million steps.
  • He financed the journey through savings, small online donations, hospitality from locals and occasional sponsors, estimating about €10 in daily costs.
  • He recounts hardships including a rough Atlantic catamaran passage, a six-month Australian desert crossing and a clash with Chilean police, and he plans a book and a career in travel storytelling after getting home.