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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

In 1998, British man Karl Bushby started his journey on foot. After 28 years, covering almost 50,000 kms in 29 countries, he has reached England

British adventurer Karl Bushby, who started his journey on foot 28 years back, has now reached the UK. To reach UK, Bushby had to swim for hours in the English Channel to cover the last stretch of his journey, from France to UK. The 57-year-old swam for 20 hours over three days, making landfall at Shakespeare beach, just south of Dover, at 15:30 BST on Monday, BBC reported.

"[It] feels good to have UK soil under my feet after all these years. It hasn't been easy, and that's part of the point; proving I'm more capable than I give myself credit for," Busby told BBC after reaching the UK.

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