The world, in perspective.

Bushby was a 29-year-old ex-paratrooper when he began his journey from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998. He walked 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries.

The 57-year-old crossed jungles and frozen seas before an emotional homecoming in Hull, northern England.

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Crowds gathered in Hull city centre to welcome him, before he walked home to his mother.

Karl Bushby arrives back at his childhood home in England after walking around the world.

After 28 years, British adventurer, Karl Bushby, arrived back home on Monday after a 50,000-kilometre (31,000-mile) trek from Chile across four continents without using any transport to progress. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-adventurer-completes-28-year-50000km-trek/

Karl Bushby, a British man who traveled 50,000 km without transport over the past 28 years, has come home. Starting in Chile, he crossed the Americas, Russia and parts of Central Asia and Europe — almost all on foot.

Adventurer Karl Bushby has made his final stop in his home city of Hull this morning following a 28-year walk from South America.

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