British adventurer Karl Bushby is nearing Hull after a nearly 28-year, roughly 30,000-mile journey that began in Chile in 1998, following his rule never to use transport to advance or return to the UK before finishing.
Karl Bushby, a British man who traveled 50,000 km without transport over the past 28 years, has come home. Starting in Chile, he crossed the Americas, Russia and parts of Central Asia and Europe — almost all on foot.
HULL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 02: Adventurer Karl Bushby is greeted by his mother, Angela Bushby, as he arrives home on November 02, 2026 in Hull, England. 28 years and one day after he set off, Karl Bushby arrives home to his Mum’s house in Hull after walking around the world.
Former paratrooper Karl Bushby arrives back in Hull and becomes first person to walk continuously across planet After a 28-year odyssey spanning 29 countries, 36,000 miles, facing down polar bears, kidnappers and a spell in Russian custody, Karl Bushby was finally back in the arms of his longsufferi…
Karl Bushby has completed his 28-year journey to walk around the world by returning to his mother's home in northern England. On Monday, Bushby embraced his emotional mother, Angela, outside her home in Hull, England, where he left in 1998.…
Bushby was a 29-year-old ex-paratrooper when he began his journey from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998. He walked 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries.
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