Karl Bushby nears UK on final legs of 28-year walk home to Hull
Former paratrooper Karl Bushby is on the final legs of a 28-year walk from Chile back to Hull, covering 26 countries and 50,000 km under a no-public-transport rule.
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Karl Bushby is on the final stretch of a 28-year walk around the world and is heading back to Hull.
The former paratrooper set off from Chile in 1998. He imposed one strict rule on the journey: he would make it home to Hull without using public transport. He has now covered 26 countries and 50,000 kilometres.
He was joined on one of his last legs along the French-Belgian border as he moved closer to the UK and the end of the trip. The interview touched on the dangers he has faced, including being held at gunpoint and an environment that can feel as if it is trying to kill him. Bushby described the effort as an 'incredible lifestyle and incredible adventure'.
He also spoke about setbacks. He said he had been taken off the road, banned from using the internet and then faced being kicked out or shut down. Despite those obstacles, the walk has continued and the finish is now in sight.
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Key Claims
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| Claim | Sky News |
|---|---|
| Bushby has covered 26 countries and 50,000 kilometres. | |
| Bushby was on one of the final legs of his journey along the French-Belgian border as he neared the UK. | |
| Karl Bushby, a former paratrooper, set off from Chile in 1998 aiming to return to Hull without using public transport. |
Channel Perspectives
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Sky News treated the story as an extraordinary human interest feat. It led with the 28-year duration, the no-public-transport rule and the scale of the distance, then put a correspondent on the French-Belgian border for one of the final legs. The tone was admiring and conversational, with room for Bushby's own words about hardship and setbacks.
- “Karl Bushby has spent the last 28 years walking around the world.”
- “He's covered 26 countries and 50,000 kilometers.”
- “I was taken off the road Banned from using the internet and then they were gonna kick me out and they were gonna close it down”
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- 06:29 BST
Karl Bushby, former paratrooper
“I was taken off the road”
Mornings with Jones and Melbourne · Sat 26 Sept
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