Everyman adventurer | Local explorer | Dad | Nemophilist | FRGS | DRD4-7R #dadventure #ArmedForces #Archaeology 🧭
England, United Kingdom
Joined June 2014
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“Derby Day, Henley Regatta, Cowes, the twelfth of August, a cup final, the dog races, the pin table, the dart board, Wensleydale cheese, boiled cabbage cut into sections, beetroot in vinegar, nineteenth-century Gothic churches and the music of Elgar.”
T.S. Eliot
British adventurer Karl Bushby crossed the Humber Bridge through thick mist on the final leg of his 31,000-mile (49,890 km), 28-year trek from South America to Hull. #adventure 🌍
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Soulless… in a good way. 🏔️
With his journey almost complete, Karl Bushby reflects on adventures that have taken him across four continents, as well as strained relationships and how life as he knows it is about to change dramatically.
#travel #adventure
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A single blue whale's body stores about 33 tonnes of CO₂ for its lifetime.
That's roughly what 1,500 trees absorb in a year.
Whales are climate heroes. 🐋
🎧 Deep in the Amazon jungle, pink river dolphins are under threat from pollution, deforestation, illegal mining and climate change. As a powerful El Niño looms, raising fears of drought and extreme heat, renowned Colombian scientist Fernando Trujillo is racing to protect them. 🐬
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Did you know that Europe is home to one of the last remaining rainforests in the world? Yes, you heard that right! The Perucica rainforest in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a rare gem in Europe's climate landscape.
“As Jim Morrison stood on top of Everest and looked at the mountainside below, he considered whether he would survive what he was about to do. Below him were 9,000ft of icy snow and rock at a 50-degree incline. Any error, any split-second decision to turn the wrong way on his skis would be deadly. Then he launched himself over the edge.” ⛷️
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A civilisation hidden beneath the Amazon rainforest’s dense canopy may have been far larger than archaeologists previously thought, according to a new study. 🌴
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“The difference between humans and animals is that animals never allow a fool to lead the pack.”
— Winston Churchill
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If you're feeling the worries and noise of the world at the moment, I'm sending you this beautiful walk among the chestnut trees, the pale sun flickering through the leaves and falling in pools of light on the ground. The river is sparkling at the end of the lane, and all around the birds are singing out into the morning as the mist clears. I hope it brings a little Peak District calm to your day.
📍 Peak District, England
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The Green Man is one of the oldest and most mysterious figures found in England’s churches and ancient buildings.
A face formed from leaves, vines and branches, carved into stone and wood across the country for centuries. From village churches to great cathedrals, he appears watching silently from pillars, arches and roof bosses.
Some saw him as a symbol of life, renewal and the land itself. Old English customs like May Day celebrations and Jack in the Green processions still carry echoes of that same ancient connection between the people, the countryside and the changing seasons. 🏴
