Karl Bushby, a British man who has made it his mission to walk around the world, is about to finish the odyssey 27 years after it began. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

Carl Bushby began his non-stop walk across the world in 1998 and has since covered approximately 30,000 miles, traveling through the Americas, Russia, Asia, and now Europe. Along the way, he has encountered both physical dangers, such as crossing the Darien Gap and the Bering Strait, and emotional hardships, including the loss of relationships and missing family events.

Bushby has adapted to technological changes during his journey and has recently gained a large following on social media. With about 2,000 miles left, he is expected to finish his journey in England and plans to dedicate himself to teaching STEM subjects in the future.

Man prepares to finish walk around the world that took 27 years

Since Carl Bushby started walking non-stop across the planet in 1998, the world has changed. But humankind, as he says, has not, since his first few days on the road in Chile. CARL BUSHBY, Chilean Bicyclist, Bicyclist of the Year 2017 These indigenous folks just brought me in, sat me down, put plates of food in front of me, and then, you know, tea, and thank you very much, and then left. I found nothing but the best in those 27 years, which has just been remarkable. In that time, Bushby has walked about 30,000 miles. From the age of 29, he's marked a generation of birthdays on the road, and turned 56 this year, traversing up the Americas, across the U.S. to Russia, then Asia, and now Europe. Why? Our lives are short, and I've always wanted to live it to the fullest where I can. Bushby has lived more than most of us might ever dare. One of the scariest things happened early on. In 2000, he crossed the dangerous Darien Gap, the only way to pass from South to Central America. Through the middle of a war zone, and there's a whole layer above that of cartels and plantations, and then really, really tough jungle. He later traversed the Bering Strait, from Alaska to Siberia, becoming the first Brit to do so, and had a run-in with a polar bear. You're in a very serious world that will kill you in 20 minutes if you mess up. Barred from walking through Russia or Iran, he swam the Caspian Sea, the first person to do so, nearly 200 miles in a month. And now, to get home, he may have to swim again. The English Channel from France. Swimming sucks, dude. It just sucks. I'm not a swimmer. I don't like it. But challenges aside, Bushby says there were emotional ones, too. I fell in love twice, lost both of them, circumstances, you know, it's just hard to do that on the road like this. Was there ever a time with family or close friends where you thought, you know what, I got to go back? So it was understood that if any of them died, I wouldn't be there at their funeral, simple as that. Technological adaptations were needed as well. In 2013, he bought his first touchscreen device. In the early days, you are pretty isolated. Now you couldn't hide if you tried. We are back on the road. Carl started his TikTok just this summer and has more than 350,000 followers as he hits his home stretch. How does it feel? Uncomfortable. Realizing that, you know, it's like anyone who's had a lifetime career and it's time to retire. What's the lesson you want to share? Don't be afraid. Get off the couch. Get out of bed. Make it happen. That first step will open a world of possibilities and opportunities, and don't be afraid. And Carl is almost home, only about, well, only about 2,000 more miles to go until he gets here in England at the end of next year, Michael. His second passion, he told me, is STEM, teaching science, technology, engineering and math to more people, and he said he sees himself doing that for the rest of his already very fulfilling life. I'd say if you see him on the road, say hi, maybe buy him a coffee so that he keeps on going.

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