Global pedestrian Karl Bushby returns home to UK after 28-year trek
British adventurer Karl Bushby enjoyed an emotional reunion with his mother and family on Monday, as he arrived back home after a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre trek from South America, crossing four continents on foot.
Key points
- Starting in Chile, he crossed the Americas, Russia and parts of Central Asia and Europe — almost all on foot.
Karl Bushby, a British man who traveled 50,000 km without transport over the past 28 years, has come home.
The 57-year-old crossed jungles and frozen seas before an emotional homecoming in Hull, northern England.
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