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British adventurer returns home after 28-year walk around the world

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Bennett, S. (2026, October 12). British adventurer returns home after 28-year walk around the world. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/world/british-adventurer-returns-home-after-28-year-walk-around-world

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Karl Bushby, a British adventurer, returned to UK soil after completing his 28-year journey around the world by swimming across the English Channel on October 5. He expressed joy upon seeing the Union Jack flag during a brief stay in Dover before continuing towards Hull to conclude his trek, which covered over 30,000 miles across 29 countries. Bushby’s epic walk began in Chile in November 1998 and was inspired by a birthday card from his father mentioning an impossible journey. Along the way, he faced numerous obstacles including visa restrictions, financial crises, and health concerns but persevered with support from strangers he met throughout his travels.

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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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Dover England France Russia the Union Jack

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Bushby PERSON · 4× Russia GPE · 3× British NORP · 1× Dover GPE · 1× England GPE · 1× France GPE · 1× Hull GPE · 1× Karl Bushby PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1×

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On Nov. 1, 1998, the ex-paratrooper started his journey in Chile, with only a few hundred dollars in his pocket "South America, you were young, it was all new, it was the boys adventure dream," Bushby said.

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British adventurer returns home after 28-year walk around the world · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

Adventurer Karl Bushby has finally stepped foot on UK soil after a 28-year journey across the world. asserted

Bushby → step → world

On Oct. 5, he announced he swam the English Channel, from France to England. asserted

he → announce → England

While resting in Dover, he said, "I’m staring at the Union Jack flying outside this hotel. asserted

I → rest → hotel

I’ve seen many flags over the days, but that one is special." asserted

one → see → days

On social media he shared one of his first meals back, overjoyed to have authentic British fish and chips again. asserted

he → share → fish

He hopes to reach the finish line — his mother’s home in Hull — by the end of the month. asserted

He → hop → month

According to his website, he received a birthday card in the 1990s from his father about two soldiers arguing over an impossible feat, walking from London to New York via the Bering Strait. uncertain

he → accord → Strait

Karl grabbed a map and drew a single line, knowing he found his life’s mission. asserted

he → grab → mission

Bushby → start → pocket

He walked north to the United States, waiting for the Bering Strait to freeze to cross from Alaska into Russia. asserted

Strait → walk → Russia

In April 2012, Russia denied his next visa, pausing his expedition. asserted

Russia → deny → expedition

So he started walking in the wrong direction, in protest, to the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. asserted

he → start → Washington

The ban was overturned and he carried on with his journey. asserted

he → overturn → journey

From Russia he entered Mongolia, China, and swam the Caspian Sea from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan. asserted

he → enter → Azerbaijan

"You’ll find that you are way more capable than you think you are, people always underestimate themselves. asserted

people → find → themselves

The world always looks bigger and scarier than it actually is," Bushby said. asserted

Bushby → look → ?

He originally expected the journey to take 12 years, but visa restrictions, the 2008 financial crash, COVID-19, geopolitics, detention and some close calls slowed his progress. asserted

restrictions → expect → progress

He says it’s the people that kept him going. asserted

that → say → him

"The world is an incredible place, and it’s the people, the strangers that I have met along the way, that have kept me upright and moving forward," Bushby said. asserted

Bushby → ’ → me

Bushby has roughly 240 miles left to walk. asserted

Bushby → have → miles

He covered more than 30,000 miles, across 29 countries. asserted

He → cover → countries

"We went at a reasonable pace, we did what we needed to do and it has worked. asserted

it → go → what

I know it’s time to stop, I know that much because I feel that in the knees and ankles." asserted

I → know → knees