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The Long Hull: Karl Bushby reflects on perseverance & 'best of humanity' on his 28-year journey home
"They say it takes a village. In this case, it took a world." After 28 years and some 50,000 kilometres, British explorer and adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull, completing an extraordinary life journey across four continents that illustrates not only the limits of human endurance, but also the intricate relationship between individual determination, geopolitical constrain
Published Monday, 2 November 2026 at 20:54
"They say it takes a village. In this case, it took a world." After 28 years and some 50,000 kilometres, British explorer and adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull, completing an extraordinary life journey across four continents that illustrates not only the limits of human endurance, but also the intricate relationship between individual determination, geopolitical constraints and a world of humanity.
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