The 57-year-old crossed jungles and frozen seas before an emotional homecoming in Hull, northern England. Karl Bushby has returned home to Hull 28 years after he started his incredible adventure to walk around the world, crossing some of the most dangerous places on the. British adventurer Karl Bushby has completed his 31,000-mile (50,000 km) journey from South America to Hull in the UK, reuniting with his mother at the family home 28.