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Walking around the world in six years. That means 25.000 miles (40.000 km) on five continents: Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia and Asia. Two brothers—Ferenc and István Ivanics—walk 15-25 miles a day to reach their goal: to arrive home. T

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  • A Quick Step From Houston to Laredo

    Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 07:05 in texas, budget, sponsors, hungarians, u.s.a., 0:budget

    It was a close call, Ferenc and István had to leave the United States by the 17th of August, but they didn’t want to jump into some suicide mission without resources and a proper gear. They made it, but not without the help of others. Many individ...

  • Houston Media Update

    Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 13:05 in budget, sponsors, media, 0:budget

    Since our last media update we’ve received news about various press appearances of the WorldWalk brothers. Though you have a list of these articles on the WorldWalk-Peacetour website, from time to time we give you an update of the media interest.Ca...

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 06:57 in budget, sponsors, problems, 0:budget

    A fragment from a letter of Ferenc:Ouch! I have to write... I don’t feel like it at all. After our daily twenty-something miles I hardly have the strength to put up the tent. And after that I just hit the tent’s floor like a sack of potatoes. Nig...

  • The Last Straw

    Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 12:09 in budget, sponsors, problems, 0:budget

    Due to regulations Ferenc and István have to cover the U.S.A stage in 90 days. They need to walk 25-30 miles a day to achieve that goal. Sometimes in thunderstorms, heat, suffocating moisture. This is a lot. A lot, but it’s not impossible. Achieva...

  • New Year, Old Trouble

    Posted on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at 02:17 in spain, sponsors, europe, newyear

    Another year passed. The first full year on the road, on the paths of the Earth for the WorldWalkers, Ferenc and István Ivanics. With 5200 miles and two continents behind their backs the Peacetour came to a stand for the second time. The brothers re...

  • Sponsors and Support

    Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 16:50 in budget, sponsors, community, problems

    The WorldWalk-Peacetour project started as a low budget experiment but quickly turned into a no-budget enterprise. However this wasn't the intention of Ferenc and István, the walking brothers. The project gained some media attention in Hungary and S...