# Karl Bushby returns to Hull after 28-year walk around the world

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-britons-28-year-31000-mile-odyssey-his-overwhelmed-mother-greets-him-and-says-karl-just-wanted-to-prove-he-was-worth-something-that-hed-never-be-a-failure-again/
- Published: 2026-11-03T00:59:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T01:12:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16260301/Karl-Bushby-mother-greets-Karl-worth-never-failure.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Karl Bushby completed his 28-year walk around the world.
- He covered 31,000 miles without using transport.
- His mother waited in Hull to welcome him home.

## Summary

Karl Bushby has returned to Hull after a 28-year, 31,000-mile journey on foot around the world, begun in 1998. His return fulfils a personal mission to prove himself, while highlighting the years of separation from his family and the determination behind an expedition that took far longer than planned.

The former paratrooper expected the walk to take about 12 years, but visa delays, wars, funding problems and other obstacles stretched it to nearly three decades. He set two rules: use no transport and do not return to Hull before finishing, meaning he missed his grandmother’s death and did not meet his granddaughter until this week. His mother, Angela, 78, waited at home to greet him after he arrived to a public welcome in the city.

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