The reality of life on the road is not as rosy as it might first appear, it seems.
“I’m dealing with the day-to-day stuff – punctures, just trying to find a place where you can wash your underwear. That’s my life. That’s the mundane stuff, walking in the rain, it’s never-ending kilometres.
“It’s not as glorious as it looks.”
Bushby says he has only spent about 15 of the 28 years walking, often retreating to Mexico, where costs are low, between stints.
The remainder of the time has been spent applying for visas and “dealing with geopolitics”, he says.
Travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic also resulted in delays.
Under the rules he set for his journey, Bushby could not return to the UK to meet his family.
On rare occasions, he met his son and parents, who are divorced, in other countries.
“Family is family, right?” says Bushby.
“They’re always going to be there. But there will be strain. There will be distance. So much so that you’ve grown apart to some degree. You don’t really know each other anymore.
“As far as a love life goes, standby. You’re going to take a kick in the nuts. It’s not going to work out for you.”