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‘Some things are worth dying for’: Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, through deserts, kidnappers and polar bears
The Guardian ^ | 13 Oct 2026 | Simon Hattenstone

Posted on 10/15/2026 7:54:00 AM PDT by fwdude

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 nearly drowning, nearly dying of thirst and nearly being eaten. But that’s just the start of it …

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I've been casually following this guy's story, and it is quite a story. Circumnavigating the world on foot is no small task. And it's almost over.
1 posted on 10/15/2026 7:54:00 AM PDT by fwdude
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To: fwdude

He left when it was Britain and came back to Pakistan.


2 posted on 10/15/2026 8:15:11 AM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: fwdude

>> Circumnavigating the world on foot is no small task.

And it’s even harder since those pesky land masses we now call “continents” drifted apart. 😉


3 posted on 10/15/2026 8:16:44 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: fwdude

Run, Forrest, run!


4 posted on 10/15/2026 8:21:07 AM PDT by ZOOKER
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To: vikingd00d

He left when it was Britain and came back to Pakistan.

“I went for a walk. I came back and my home was gone. You can’t even recognize the place”


5 posted on 10/15/2026 8:27:52 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: fwdude

Interesting enough that I read the whole article.

Most peace and freedom I ever had was on the short trips into a wilderness area for a couple of weeks with everything in a pack. When it was over though one strangely craves dairy products.


6 posted on 10/15/2026 8:42:50 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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