{
  "id": 17353304,
  "title": "In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he's nearly home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/in-28-years-of-walking-karl-bushby-has-overcome-jungle-desert-and-red-17353304",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261031/in-28-years-of-walking-karl-bushby-has-overcome-jungle-desert-and-red-tape-now-hes-nearly-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Market Rasen, England — At 57 years old, Karl Bushby is nearing the end of his extraordinary 28-year journey to walk home, yet he admits he may not be prepared for the life that awaits him. As he pushes a cart loaded with camping gear along a busy country road, just 50 kilometers from his destination, Bushby reveals his anxiety about resettling in his mother's basement and grappling with an identity crisis. He explains, \"My purpose and reason for living is about to end,\" expressing that the transition back into society could prove challenging. Born just shy of 30 years old, Bushby embarked on his life-changing adventure on November 1, 1998, from the southern tip of South America. Over the course of three decades, he has traversed 31,000 miles across four continents, conquered shifting ice across the Bering Strait, and even attempted to swim across the Caspian Sea and English Channel. This intrepid traveler has faced every conceivable weather condition and terrain, visiting 30 foreign countries in his relentless pursuit of home.",
  "summary": "MARKET RASEN, England — Karl Bushby has spent 28 years walking home, but as he approaches the finish Monday, it’s not clear he's ready for the audacious journey to end. Pushing a cart loaded with camping gear up a busy country road in northern England about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the finish line, Bushby was uncertain of the future, anxious about the prospect of living in his mom’s basement…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "He left 28 years ago, now after 36,000 miles Karl Bushby is almost home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/he-left-28-years-ago-now-after-36-000-miles-karl-bushby-is-almost-home",
        "published": "2026-10-31T00:04:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "In 28 years of walking, Karl Bushby has overcome jungle, desert and red tape. Now he’s nearly home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/in-28-years-of-walking-karl-bushby-has-overcome-jungle-desert-and-red",
        "published": "2026-10-31T05:06:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}