- Description: A journey lasting 5 years through Germany and Austria, between 1930 and 1935
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten auf ihrer 5 jährigen Reise durch Deutschland und Oesterreich. Anfang dieser Reise: Mai 1930 - Ende: 1935
- Description: In the 1910s, Mr. Brown departed from Newfoundland for Los Angeles in a four-wheeled cart pulled by four dogs. In another postcard, Brown claims to be engaged in a 25'000-mile journey to return to Alaska
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: From Newfoundland to Los Angeles at an average of 45 miles per day. William Brown and pet wolf and pups on a 25000 mile hike for $10000 wager. Returning to Alaska. Accompanied by a Newfoundland dog and a female wolf. Brown is from Nome, Alaska. He left that territory six years ago on a $10,000 wager that he would traverse 25,000 miles in the United States, either by foot or by means of a sledge pulled by his animal companions, the sale of souvenir postcards of himself being his only means of sustenance and return within seven years with either the same wolf or one of her pups in his possession
William Brown, globetrotter extraordinaire accompanied by a New Foundland dog a female wolf and pup, arrived in the city at about four o'clock Tuesday afternoon and registered at the Myers house, where he spent the night. Brown, who is about thirty years old and talks with a slight German accent, is from Nome, Alaska.
- Description: Burnest Heard, who called himself the "World's Greatest Lover", embarked on a remarkable journey, walking from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS and back. Starting on June 1, 1937, he completed the first leg of his trip in 19 months, arriving in Halifax in December 1939. To emphasize that he did not hitchhike, Heard pushed a 150-pound oil drum across the country. He financed his journey by selling postcards of himself for 10 cents each, claiming to have sold 18'000, and paid for his own accommodations and meals. After resting in Halifax, he began his return trip on February 1, 1940, taking nearly three years to get back to Vancouver in December 1942. His first cross-country journey was extensively covered in newspapers across the US and Canada, whereas his return journey received attention only in the Canadian media
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Canada
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Burnest Heard is the World greatest lover on a Walk across Canada, Vancouver to Halifax
- Description: Julius Brittiebank, an American traveler from South Carolina, was described in early 20th-century French press as the “king of globe-trotters”. At 73, he had already completed thirteen journeys around the world, a record at the time. His travels began the very year of his marriage, about half a century earlier, when he set off on his honeymoon without his wife, though with her consent. Each return was joyously celebrated by his wife and son before he was seized again by the fever of departure. Brittiebank declared that “never the slightest cloud has disturbed the serenity of our marriage”. His adventures, costing him roughly $10,000 annually, were recounted for weeks to his family and friends until his next departure
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1859-1937
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: La Gazette du Nord, November 19, 1932.
- Description: At the age of 17, Arthur Burgess embarked on the Providence to San Francisco crossing. He did this on the occasion of the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1898-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
Arthur Burgess, chief of the Boy Scout patrol of North Providence, R. I., walking to the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Krancisco, left New York yesterday.
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- Description: George Burston was among the daring pioneers and lovers of the velocipede. Before the introduction of the inner tube, he set a record for 100 miles (161 km) on the road in 8 hours and 9 minutes. On November 1, 1889, he began a world tour with Harry R. Stokes, becoming the first Australians to undertake the endeavor. With their penny-farthing machines, they set off from Melbourne towards Sydney. Their route took them through Java, Singapore, India, Egypt, and Europe. They returned to Australia via the United States, where they did not use their bicycles. They described their journey in the book "Round the World on Bicycles"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1859-1924
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/408343
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Booth Anne L., Riding high: Burston & Stokes centenary ride, 1888-1988, Bicycle Victoria, 1988. Burston G. W., Stokes H. R., Round the world on bicycles, Melbourne, George Robertson and Company, 1890.
Bicycle - H. Bassett & Co, Melbourne, George Burston, 1888. High wheel bicycle of the 'ordinary' or 'spider' type with a 1.422m (56-inch) wheel. This 'Victory' model was assembled in Melbourne from imported components by Henry Bassett & Co. of 4 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne in 1888-89. The frame was nickel-plated. This bicycle was used by Melbourne Bicycle Club member (later President) George Burston on a round-the-world' bicycle journey in 1889-90.
- Description: In the early 1900s, as indicated on his postcard, Albert Brochart walked the route from Paris to Constantinople, covering a total of 6'784 kilometers. In 1906, he departed from Monaco to set a record over 5'000 kilometers, aiming to complete it in 100 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Marcheur français, Paris-Vienne-Constantinople-Vienne-Paris, 6784 kilomètres en 183 jours. Ein grosser Rekord zu Fuss! 5000 Kilom. zu fuss in 100 tagen, Durchschnittsleistung: 50 Kilom. per Tag. Abg. München am 8 Januar 1906, Ank. München am 20. April 1906. reiseroute: München, Stuttgart, Strassburg, Frankfurt, Cöln, Bremen, Hamburg, Stettin, Danzig, Königsberg, Posen, Breslau, dresden, Nürnberg, München. Albert Brochart, rekord-Strecke Linz-Salzburg und zurück, von 15.-17.XII.1905, 251 Kilom. zu Fuss in 2 1/2 Tagen
- Description: Frederick Burnaby, a British Army officer and adventurer of the 19th century, is renowned for his daring travels. Among his most notable exploits was his journey to Mongolia in 1875, undertaken on horseback during the harsh winter, traversing Europe and Asia. Burnaby also traveled in Turkey, exploring Anatolia and documenting his experience in the book "A Ride to Khiva". His adventures made him a popular hero in England, thanks to his skill in recounting his experiences with vivid and engaging details
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1842-1885
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Burnaby
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1452891
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Burnaby F., A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia, Cosimo, Inc., 2007.
Frederick Burnaby was born in Bedford on the 3rd March 1842. He was educated at Bedford Grammar School and Harrow. In 1859 he joined the Royal Horse Guards and was made Colonel in 1881.
- Description: Isabel Burton (née Arundell) was a British travel writer, editor, and explorer in her own right, though often remembered as the wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton. During their time in Damascus (1869–1871), she disguised herself in men’s clothing to ride into the Arabian desert, producing The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land (1875), rich in cultural and spiritual observation. In 1879 she released Arabia, Egypt, India
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Lady Burton
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1831–1896
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Burton
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243110
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Burton, Isabel, The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land, London, 1875. Burton, Isabel, Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel, London, 1879.
I turisti di Cook erano arrivati e con loro passai più tempo possibile, andando a pranzo e a cena alla loro table d'hôte. Dovevano essere circa centottanta e mi assicurarono divertimento e insegnamenti a non finire. Arrivano in una città come locuste ed è un duro lavoro per noi habitués trovare cibo e alloggio durante la loro permanenza. Gli abitanti dicevano: "Ma hum Sayyahin: Hum Kukiyyeh", (questi non sono viaggiatori, sono Cookii); tuttavia non si può non lodare il signor Cook e la sua organizzazione. Dà la possibilità a migliaia di persone, che altrimenti starebbero a casa, di godere dell'éducation d'un voyage, e il viaggio è una necessità per "la nostra ristretta mentalità insulare". Aprirà al turismo paesi ora difficilmente accessibili; il gruppo di Cook non sarà maltrattato o depredato laddove un individuo da solo difficilmente riuscirebbe ad entrare. Il turismo crescerà invece di diminuire, e ogni anno si vedranno nuovi progressi.
Burton, Isabel. The Inner Life of Syria. London: Henry S. King & Co, 1875 (traduzione: Era meglio non partire, RCS Libri, 2008)
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