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Karl Bushby, who walked across Türkiye, nears end of 28-year journey
Former British paratrooper Karl Bushby, who has been walking around the world without using motor vehicles, is nearing the end of the journey he began 28 years ago. In 2025, Bushby also walked across Türkiye, from Artvin to Edirne.
Former British paratrooper Karl Bushby, who aims to walk around the world without using any motor vehicles, is nearing the end of the journey he began 28 years ago.
Bushby began the journey, which he calls the "Goliath Expedition," in November 1998 in Punta Arenas, a city in southern Chile. Throughout his journey of approximately 30,000 miles (48,000 kilometers) across 29 countries, he has never abandoned his rule of not using motor vehicles.
ITV reported that Bushby swam across the English Channel from France on October 5 and arrived in England at Shakespeare Beach near Dover. Since he was not allowed to use the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnel, Bushby chose to swim across the sea, reaching the other side after approximately 20 hours of swimming spread over three days.
Bushby needs to walk approximately 250 miles (400 kilometers) to reach the home of his mother, who lives near Hull and whom he has not seen since 2015. He is expected to complete his journey in early November.
Bushby entered Türkiye through the Sarp Border Gate on the Georgian border on February 5, 2025, during the Türkiye leg of his journey. He walked from Artvin along the Black Sea coast and reached Istanbul in approximately three months, crossing to the European side on foot via the July 15 Martyrs Bridge on May 2, 2025.
Because of his visa period, Bushby had to leave the country that same day. He returned to Istanbul months later, continued his walk and crossed into Bulgaria through the Kapıkule Border Gate in Edirne in September 2025. He then continued through Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany and France.
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