- Description: In 1951, Gene Espy from Macon (Georgia) became the second hiker to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in one season (Thru-hike). The first was Earl V. Schaffer, who accomplished it three years earlier
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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: Appalachian Trail
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Espy
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531198
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gene Espy, The Trail Of My Life, The Gene Espy Story, 2008.
- Description: Thomas Stevens is considered the first man to have completed a round-the-world journey by bicycle, between 1884 and 1887. He left San Francisco on April 22, 1884, heading east, initially following the Central Pacific Railroad to Ogden, Utah, and then continuing along the Union Pacific. He reached Chicago on July 4, 1884, and completed the North American leg in Boston. After crossing the Atlantic, he landed in Liverpool and began his journey across Europe, passing through England, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Balkans, arriving in Istanbul. From there, after a stop in Asia Minor, he embarked for India, where he cycled across much of the subcontinent as far as Calcutta. Stevens then continued toward East Asia, but was forced to abandon the route in China due to political instability and logistical challenges. He redirected to Japan, where he completed the final leg of his trip before returning to the United States in January 1887. His journey, first reported in magazines such as Outing and later published in the book Around the World on a Bicycle (1887)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1854-1935
- 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://www.gutenberg.org/author/Stevens,+Thomas+(1854-1935)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7794200
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Thomas Stevens, Around the world on a bicycle, C. Scribner's Sons, 1889.
He is of medium height (5'5") and well built (about 140 pounds), he has a very pleasing manner. He is naturally the fairest of blondes, but so thoroughly have the sun and the wind done their work that, were it not for his light moustache, his face would be taken for anything rather than a white man's. He is an Englishman by birth, and is about 29 years of age.
- Description: Stewart J.W. and his large family (wife and six children), on a wagon pulled by two horses, traveled the 3'000 miles separating Waltrous, Sask from Montreal
- 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: 3000 Miles - two Horsepower - But Plenty of Faith from Waltrous, Sask to Montreal
- Description: Forrest Gump is the protagonist of the eponymous 1994 film: the character runs across the United States from coast to coast: "That day, I don't know why, but I decided to go for a run. So I ran to the end of the road, and once there, I thought about running to the end of the town, and once there, I thought about running through Greenbow County. Then I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well run through the beautiful state of Alabama, so I did. I ran across the entire state of Alabama, and I don't know why I kept going. I ran to the ocean, and once there, I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well turn around and keep running. When I got to another ocean, I said to myself, since I've come this far, might as well turn around again and keep running; when I was tired, I slept, when I was hungry, I ate, when I had to... well, I did it!"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump
- Multimedia: http://www.paramount.com/movies/forrest-gump/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134773
Millionaire Forrest Gump Continues Legendary Run Across America. For over three years, Forrest Gump, co-owner of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. of nearby Bayou La Batre, has been criss-crossing the United States in a phenomenal feat of endurance. Gump apparently felt like running one day and kept going until he ran into an ocean. At that point, he turned around and ran back until he ran into the other ocean. This sojourn has continued for the last three years, one month, and two days.
- Description: In 1911, Hermann Hesse embarked on a journey to Ceylon, Sumatra, and Malaysia in search of inner peace. However, he never managed to reach India (his main destination), which he only skirted due to dysentery and lack of money. He returned to Gaienhofen still sick and exhausted. Seeking to change this situation, in 1912, he and Maria decided to move to Bern. Unfortunately, even this new change did not benefit Hesse's health. Meanwhile, his son Martin fell ill, and in 1914, he was taken to a sanatorium. In 1913, Hesse had published his journal 'Fuori dall'India' about his journey to the Far East, followed by the novella Rosshalde
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1877-1962
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.hessemontagnola.ch
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25973
On September 6, 1911, Hermann Hesse boards the "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" in Genoa in the company of his friend, the painter Hans Sturzenegger, to travel to India, the country in which his grandparents, his father and his mother worked as missionaries. In actual fact, however, it turns out to be a trip not to India but to Indonesia: Penang, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, and Burma.
- Description: Globe-trotting artists departed from Budapest on April 15, 1923
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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
- Description: Steve Stevens is known for riding his vintage, high-wheeled "penny-farthing" bicycle around Golden. At 61, he's embarking on a 4'500-mile journey from England to Iran to mimic an 1885 global bike tour by Thomas Stevens, who might be his ancestor. On this antique bicycle, he plans to traverse nine countries, wearing period-appropriate attire and carrying essentials for the trip. Despite previously battling melanoma, which delayed his journey, Stevens is enthusiastic about the adventure, emphasizing the friendly reactions he receives worldwide. He aims to raise funds for Pennies for Peace and the American Cancer Society, leveraging his passion for historical cycling to support education in areas like Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/AroundWorldPenny
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Around The World On A Penny Farthing, Re riding the Route of Thomas Stevens in 1884, 1885, 1886
- Description: A coast-to-coast journey from Los Angeles to New York completed by the Stewart couple on a sidecar in 1913
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stewart D., Going Some 1913, First Coast To Coast Trip By Motorcycle and Sidecar, Editor Dorothy G. Stewart, 1913.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Going Some, 1913 - first coast to coast trip by motorcycle and sidecar. A true adventure compiled and edited by Doroty G. Stewart
- Description: In 1901, Gaston Stiegler, a journalist for the newspaper Le Matin, completed a round-the-world trip in 63 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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
- Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Stiegler
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3099157
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stiegler, G. (1901). Le tour du monde en 63 jours. Paris: Société française d'imprimerie et de librairie.
Le 29 mai 1901 à 1 h 50, Gaston Stiegler, homme de lettres et journaliste, s'embarquait dans le train de Russie à la gare du Nord. Le 30 au matin, il arrivait à Berlin, le 31 à Saint-Pétersbourg, le 1er juin à Moscou, le 3 juin à Samara.
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