British Adventurer Returns Home
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- Ed HoltDaily Mail
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Deirdre BardolfFox News
- Fox NewsNew York Post
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British Adventurer Returns Home. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/60690
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Nearly three decades and 29 countries later, Bushby stepped ashore in south-east England on the afternoon of Oct 5, after securing permission from UK and French authorities to swim across the busy Channel waterway from France.
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His epic journey has seen him walk the length of the Americas, cross the Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia, and then traverse east to west overland.
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- 6 Oct
Nearly three decades and 29 countries later, Bushby stepped ashore in south-east England on the afternoon of Oct 5, after securing permission from UK and French authorities to swim across the busy Channel waterway from France.
- 10 Oct
A British Army veteran has returned to his home country after a 28-year journey across four continents — but his trek isn't quite over.
- 11 Oct
Bushby set out from Chile on Nov. 1, 1998, and set two rules for himself: He would not use transportation including planes, trains, boats or cars to advance his expedition route and he would not return home to Hull until he had finished it.
Coverage 5 articles
12 Oct British adventurer returns home after 28-year walk around the world
Fox News
11 Oct British veteran completes 28-year journey home walking across four continents
New York Post
10 Oct Veteran walked across four continents and just swam the English Channel to return home
Fox News6 Oct British adventurer back on UK soil after 28-year round-the-world walk
The Straits Times
6 Oct 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
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