‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world

November 2, 2026 · 12:31 pm 2 sources

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• ‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world
  The Guardian · November 2, 2026 13:51
  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 home in Hull – and…

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• Global pedestrian Karl Bushby returns home to UK after 28-year trek
  Deutsche Welle · November 2, 2026 12:31
  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.