He's been walking around the world for 27 years. One of the biggest lessons he's learned is how to be happy
In 1998, Karl Bushby set off on the "Goliath Expedition," a mission to walk around the world. Here's the number one lesson he learned about happiness.
TL;DR
- Karl Bushby began his 'Goliath Expedition' in 1998 with the goal of walking around the world unassisted.
- The journey, which started in Punta Arenas, Chile, has spanned 27 years across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
- Bushby's rules dictate he can only walk or swim and cannot return home until he arrives on foot.
- He has faced significant challenges, including visa issues, difficult governments, crossing controversial borders, the Darien Gap, detention by Russian authorities, being jailed in Panama, and near-freezing conditions in Alaska.
- Bushby emphasizes that the hardest aspects of his journey were not physical but emotional, particularly losing romantic relationships, while finding happiness in those connections and in the kindness of strangers.
- He expects to complete his journey and return to England in the upcoming year.