Karl Bushby, round-the-world walker, has only £50 and no phone

Karl Bushby, round-the-world walker, has only £50 and no phone8 publishers · first seen Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:31 UTC · updated Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:10 UTCBritish adventurer Karl Bushby, 57, has completed a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre journey from Chile to his mother's home in Hull, England. Bushby, a former paratrooper, set off in 1998 with the goal of reaching his mother without using any motorized transport. His journey took him through 30 countries, including crossing the Bering Strait on foot and swimming the English Channel. Despite challenges such as visa issues, imprisonment, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Bushby resumed his trek at the exact spot where he had left off. He was greeted by a cheering crowd upon his arrival in Hull, where he reunited with his mother, Angela, and met his son Adam and granddaughter for the first time.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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