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British adventurer arrives home after 28 years of walking around the world

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A British adventurer named Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull after 28 years of walking around the world. Starting at age 29 from an RAF base near Oxford, he traveled through South America and beyond before coming back home, appearing older but fulfilled by the extensive journey that covered much of his adult life.
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Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old British adventurer, completed his epic 28-year walk around the world on Monday, returning home to his childhood house in Hull, England. He walked approximately 31,070 miles (50,000 km) across four continents since starting from Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998. Bushby imposed strict rules for himself: he would not use any form of transportation and had to return home on foot. He was greeted by his mother, Angela, a family reunion that included meeting his 36-year-old son Adam and 12-year-old granddaughter for the first time.

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Hull Oxford Royal Air Force The Associated Press

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Bushby PERSON · 1× Hull GPE · 1× Oxford GPE · 1× Royal Air Force ORG · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

Bushby began his journey at 29, leaving his home, walking to a Royal Air Force base near Oxford and catching a flight to South America.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
2026-11-02 · The Globe and Mail
British adventurer arrives home after 28 years of walking around the world · assertive framing

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Bushby began his journey at 29, leaving his home, walking to a Royal Air Force base near Oxford and catching a flight to South America. asserted
Bushby → begin → America
He returned to Hull decades later, greyer and more weathered, after a journey that spanned much of his adult life. asserted
that → return → life
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