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He set out to walk around the world. After 27 years, his quest is nearly over

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148 points wallflower | 1 comments | 07 Dec 25 16:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.354s | source
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bolasanibk ◴[12 Dec 25 06:12 UTC] No.46241342[source]▶
It was not one continuous hike. He takes frequent breaks. But travels back to where he last stopped and continues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Bushby

Still very impressive, but a little less impressive than I first thought.

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hn_throwaway_99 ◴[12 Dec 25 06:48 UTC] No.46241503[source]▶
It would be impossible to do without taking breaks, as explained in the article:

> Due to visa limits, Bushby has had to break up his walk. In Europe, he can stay for only 90 days before leaving for 90, so he flies to Mexico to rest and then returns to resume the route.

Given that he literally swam across the Caspian Sea in order to avoid Russia and Iran because of legal issues, nevermind bring imprisoned in Russia due to what sounded like bureaucratic BS, it's more impressive than I first thought.

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paganel ◴[12 Dec 25 10:56 UTC] No.46242913[source]▶
> Given that he literally swam across the Caspian Sea in order

Why didn't he take the ferry there?

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1. anentropic ◴[12 Dec 25 11:02 UTC] No.46242944[source]▶
I guess it didn't fit with the goal of 'walking' around the world, probably wanted to avoid motorised transport