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Karl Bushby nears end of 28-year walk around the world
Original: In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he’s nearly home The ex-soldier has ma
Former British paratrooper Karl Bushby, who left Hull in 1998, has walked roughly 36,000 miles across the Americas, Asia and Europe and is now close to completing his attempt to circumnavigate the globe on foot. Over 28 years he has crossed jungles and deserts, been held at gunpoint, deported, and detained over paperwork, while also falling in love along the way. The story of his nearing the finish line after nearly three decades is drawing wide attention.
Why now: His near-completion of an extraordinary multi-decade walk around the world is a remarkable human-interest milestone.
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- In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he’s nearly home The ex-soldier has marched 36,000 miles since he left Hull in 1998. He’s crossed the Americas, Asia and Europe, fallen in love, been held at gunpoint and been deported, in between… · nexoraplay.wordpress.com@nexoraplay.wordpress.com · 2
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