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UK adventurer returns home after 28-year trek around the world

First reported 2026-11-02 10:13 UTC · Updated 2026-11-02 14:31 UTC · 6 independent sources

What happened

British adventurer Karl Bushby, 57, finished a 28-year walk around the world on Monday by arriving in his home city of Hull, England.

The trek covered about 50,000 kilometres across four continents and began in Chile in 1998, with no motorised transport used along the way.

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  1. 2026-11-02 10:13 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
  2. 2026-11-02 12:31 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
  3. 2026-11-02 12:42 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
  4. 2026-11-02 13:18 UTCCyprus Mail same text as Straits Times · cyprus-mail.com ↗
  5. 2026-11-02 13:51 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
  6. 2026-11-02 14:03 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
  7. 2026-11-02 14:31 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗

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