<strong>Motorless travel:</strong> Canadian firefighter Markus Pukonen has spent seven years circumnavigating the world using just his "muscles and some wind."
Motorless travel: Canadian firefighter Markus Pukonen has spent seven years circumnavigating the world using just his "muscles and some wind."
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<strong>Epic adventure:</strong> The adventurer has walked, canoed, kayaked, cycled, tricycled, skied, rowed, trimaraned, rafted, sailed and stand-up paddleboarded his way across 29 countries.
Epic adventure: The adventurer has walked, canoed, kayaked, cycled, tricycled, skied, rowed, trimaraned, rafted, sailed and stand-up paddleboarded his way across 29 countries.
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<strong>Sustainable way:</strong> Pukonen, seen traveling through Canadian city Winnipeg on a pogo stick, stresses that he isn't "anti motor," but hopes to inspire others through his journey, as well as challenge perceptions of what people believe is possible.
Sustainable way: Pukonen, seen traveling through Canadian city Winnipeg on a pogo stick, stresses that he isn't "anti motor," but hopes to inspire others through his journey, as well as challenge perceptions of what people believe is possible.
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<strong>Unconventional mission:</strong> "People forget the fact that 150 years ago, nobody used motors at all," he says. "So the fact that what I'm doing is such a crazy, astonishing thing [to some people] is really, really bizarre to me."
Unconventional mission: "People forget the fact that 150 years ago, nobody used motors at all," he says. "So the fact that what I'm doing is such a crazy, astonishing thing [to some people] is really, really bizarre to me."
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<strong>Challenging times: </strong>The adventurer, seen in Laos, says that cycling through Asia was one of the toughest parts of the journey.
Challenging times: The adventurer, seen in Laos, says that cycling through Asia was one of the toughest parts of the journey.
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<strong>Special moments: </strong>Pukonen canoed to Tofino in Vancouver Island with his sister and nieces, who had traveled over to pay him a special visit.
Special moments: Pukonen canoed to Tofino in Vancouver Island with his sister and nieces, who had traveled over to pay him a special visit.
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<strong>Global adventurer: </strong>He traveled through North America's Lake Superior on a trimaran.
Global adventurer: He traveled through North America's Lake Superior on a trimaran.
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<strong>Inspirational journey: </strong>"I'm hoping to change the way we look at the planet," Pukonen says. "And [to help people] realize that we all have the potential to change the world."
Inspirational journey: "I'm hoping to change the way we look at the planet," Pukonen says. "And [to help people] realize that we all have the potential to change the world."
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