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Warsaw man quits job to go on five month fund-raising trek across Europe with his pet dog Pindol

Darek Strojewski worked as an educator before closing his business setting off in June with his four-legged pal Pindol. Darek Strojewski/Facebook

The 4,000 km journey aimed at raising money for an oncologic hospice, took Strojewski from Poland to Germany, France, Spain and eventually to Portugal after he decided to carry on upon reaching Galicia.

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