Category: around the world

17-Year-Old Pilot Sets Record for Solo Flight Around World

SOFIA, Bulgaria—A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago. Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim…


‘Most People Are Good’: 26-Year-Old Walks Round the World for 7 Years After Friend’s Tragic Death, Finds Furry Companion

A young man from New Jersey just spent the last seven years walking around the world. Tom Turcich — now 33 — has traversed 35 countries, and gone through 45 pairs of sneakers. When we caught up with him, he had just crossed the St. Louis Bridge in Missouri on the homestretch. Walking along in light rain,…