Markus Pukonen, The Man Traveling The World Without Motorized Transport
Markis Pukonen is a Canadian firefighter who’s due to arrive back in his hometown of Toronto this summer after spending the past seven years circumnavigating the world without motorized transport, and just utilizing his “muscles and some wind.”

Eric Mastrota is a Contributing Editor at The National Digest based in New York. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, he reports on world news, culture, and lifestyle. You can reach him at eric.mastrota@thenationaldigest.com.