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British adventurer who has travelled 31,000 miles around the world finally lands back in UK 28 years later after swimming the English Channel

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Holt, E. (2026, October 6). British adventurer who has travelled 31,000 miles around the world finally lands back in UK 28 years later after swimming the English Channel. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16187705/British-adventurer-travelled-miles-world-finally-lands-UK-swimming-English-Channel.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Karl Bushby, a British adventurer who embarked on a 31,000-mile global trek from Chile in November 1998, recently completed his journey by swimming the English Channel and landing at Shakespeare Beach near Dover. After traveling through 29 countries over 28 years, Bushby will return to his family home in Hull, East Yorkshire. Award-winning filmmaker Werner Herzog is documenting Bushby's epic challenge for a feature-length documentary titled "Walk of Life." During his journey, Bushby faced numerous challenges, including securing visas and permission to swim the Channel from France to England due to 2018 prefectoral regulations.

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Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old British adventurer and former paratrooper, completed a 28-year journey around the world on foot this week, arriving back in the UK after swimming the English Channel from France. He began his trek on November 1, 1998, in Punta Arenas, Chile, with the goal of becoming the first person to continuously circumnavigate the globe without using any transport. Bushby traveled through 29 countries and covered approximately 31,000 miles, facing numerous challenges along the way, including visa refusals from Russia and delays due to financial crises and pandemics.

Upon reaching Shakespeare Beach near Dover on October 5, he was greeted by family members and Werner Herzog's film crew documenting his journey in a documentary titled 'Walk of Life'. Bushby still has 250 miles left to walk before reaching his final destination: his mother’s home in Hull, East Yorkshire. He expressed joy at being back on UK soil, stating that the journey was about proving personal capability and inspiring others to achieve more than they think possible.

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A British adventurer has swum the English Channel and is back in the UK 28 years after he set off on a whopping 31,000 mile journey around the world. asserted

he → swim → world

Karl Bushby, 57, started his global odyssey from Chile in November 1998 with the simple aim of becoming the first person to continuously circumnavigate the world on foot. But now, after travelling through 29 countries, the finish line is in sight after he arrived at Shakespeare Beach just south of Dover on Monday. asserted

he → start → Monday

Mr Bushby will now travel on to his family home in Hull, East Yorkshire, which will bring Mr Bushby's epic challenge to a close. asserted

which → travel → close

He said: 'Feels good to have UK soil under my feet after all these years. asserted

He → say → years

Proving I'm more capable than I give myself credit for. asserted

I → prove → credit

All of us can accomplish more than we will ever imagine.' At the beach Mr Bushby was greeted by family and friends as well as acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog and his film crew. asserted

Bushby → accomplish → family

Mr Herzog is directing a feature-length documentary about Karl's journey titled 'Walk of Life'. asserted

Herzog → direct → Life

Mr Bushby faced some minor hiccups at the French border when it came time to cross the Channel. asserted

it → face → Channel

The 57-year-old started his global odyssey from Chile in November 1998 with the simple aim of becoming the first person to continuously circumnavigate the world on foot Mr Bushby pictured in the first decade of his challenge in Alaska in 2005 The son of an SAS soldier was this summer refused access to the Channel Tunnel, which would have avoided having to navigate one of the world's busiest shipping routes. asserted

which → start → routes

Eurotunnel said closing its service tunnel, which runs next to the main tunnel, would pose a safety risk to passengers and affect essential maintenance work. asserted

which → say → work

French officials also said that, under a 2018 prefectoral order, France only permits people to swim across the English Channel from the UK to France, rather than from France to the UK. asserted

France → say → UK

Having secured permission for the crossing from the proper authorities and coordinating with both French and UK coast guards, Mr Bushby was able to complete the swim. asserted

Bushby → secure → swim

In 2024, he faced another hurdle when he was forced to swim 186 miles across the Caspian Sea as a means of avoiding having to enter Russia or Iran due to tensions with the West. asserted

he → face → West

During his travels, he crossed the infamous Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama and became the first Brit to walk across the 58-mile Bering Strait between North America and Russia, although the journey involved some swimming. However, Mr Bushby said securing visas and failing to gain permission to use the Channel Tunnel had been the hardest part of the expedition. asserted

securing → cross → expedition

His mother, Angela, has promised to greet her son at the front gate to the family home at the conclusion of his 28-year journey which Mr Bushby previously estimated will be finished on November 1. asserted

Bushby → promise → November

British adventurer who has travelled 31,000 miles around the world finally lands back in UK 28 years later after swimming the English Channel

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