British traveler Carl Buschby completed his 50,000 km journey from South America to Britain and was reunited with his mother at the family home 28 years after he began his journey. In November 1998, the former paratrooper, then 29, left Punta Arenas in Chile to walk all the way home without breaking two self-imposed rules: not to return to Britain for the rest of the trip and not to use public transport. As the traveler noted, he has only spent about 15 of his 28 years on the road, with delays caused by difficulties in obtaining visas, the 2007 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic. According to Bushevi, he set out "without a penny", often relying on auxiliary materials and sometimes having to eat food thrown on the sides of the roads. Later he found sponsors and signed a contract to publish a book, and also planned to shoot a documentary film. During a press conference held after being reunited with his mother, he confirmed: "I'm hanging up the boots." Photographs: PA Media, BBC, Carl Bushby Telegram | Max | Read exclusively.

British traveler Carl Buschby completed his 50,000 km journey from South America to Britain and was reunited with his mother at the family home 28 years after he began his journey. In November 1998, the former paratrooper, then 29, left Punta Arenas in Chile to walk all the way home without breaking two self-imposed rules: not to return to Britain for the rest of the trip and not to use public transport. As the traveler noted, he has only spent about 15 of his 28 years on the road, with delays caused by difficulties in obtaining visas, the 2007 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic. According to Bushevi, he set out "without a penny", often relying on auxiliary materials and sometimes having to eat food thrown on the sides of the roads. Later he found sponsors and signed a contract to publish a book, and also planned to shoot a documentary film. During a press conference held after being reunited with his mother, he confirmed: "I'm hanging up the boots." Photographs: PA Media, BBC, Carl Bushby Telegram | Max | Read exclusively.