Briton Karl Bushby has returned home after a 28-year journey on foot, during which he covered approximately 58 thousand kilometers and visited 29 countries, reports The Guardian.

Bushby, a former paratrooper, began his journey in 1998 in Punta Arenas, Chile. Just recently, he arrived in his hometown of Hull, in the United Kingdom. The 57-year-old traveler was met by his mother, his son, and his granddaughter—whom he was meeting for the first time.

Bushby set himself two goals: to avoid using any form of transport and not to return home until the route was completed. On several occasions, he was forced to interrupt his expedition and leave the route—due to factors including the coronavirus pandemic and visa issues. In such instances, he would use transport, but would then resume his journey from the exact point where he had stopped, continuing on foot.

The most dangerous part of the expedition was the crossing of the Bering Strait in 2006, as the traveler made his way from the United States to Russia. The journey took 14 days and led across drifting ice floes. At one point, Bushby and his companion had to pull a sled loaded with supplies out of the water after it had broken through the ice.

In Chukotka, travelers were detained for violating border-crossing regulations. Bushby subsequently managed to avoid deportation and a ban on entering Russia, which allowed him to continue his journey later on.