- Description: Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1950, David McGonigal is an award-winning travel writer, photographer, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and past president of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. After completing degrees in Arts and Law at the University of Sydney, he left the legal profession to ride a motorcycle around the world, returning to Australia years later as a travel writer. In 1996 he set out on a second circumnavigation, this time covering all seven continents and all 24 time zones. In January 1997 he briefly rode his motorcycle in Antarctica, becoming the first person ever to motorcycle on all seven continents
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.davidmcgonigal.com.au
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5237363
- Description: Born in Darien, Connecticut, USA, Allan Karl is an author, adventurer and speaker. Following a divorce and the end of his career, in 2005 he sold nearly everything he owned and set off from Newport Beach, California, on a BMW F650GS Dakar motorcycle. Over the next three years he covered 99,779 km (62,000 miles) across 35 countries on five continents — riding north to Alaska, south through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego, across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, through the Middle East and Europe, and back across the United States — returning home in 2008. Along the way he broke his leg in three places in the Bolivian Andes, was escorted at gunpoint into the Colombian jungle, and was denied entry into Iran three times
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: WorldRider
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1960-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.allankarl.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18049678
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Karl, Allan. Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection. Self-published, 2014.
- Description: On 26 October 2025, a group of 24 Theravada Buddhist monks from the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, led by Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra, set off on a peace pilgrimage to Washington D.C. After 108 days and approximately 3,700 km (2,300 miles) through the southeastern United States, they arrived at their destination on 10 February 2026. Walking more than 20 miles per day, the monks promoted peace, compassion and nonviolence, distributing "peace bracelets" along the route
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Walk for Peace
- 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: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_for_Peace
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137711135
- Description: Danell Lynn is an American long-distance motorcycle rider. Between 19 September 2014 and 29 August 2015, she rode her 2006 Triumph Bonneville through all 48 contiguous United States, covering 78,214 km (48,600 miles) — nearly doubling the previous record of 38,239 km (23,761 miles). The ride was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest motorcycle journey in a single country, making her the first solo woman to hold the title. Her total journey, which also included all 50 US states and three Canadian provinces, exceeded 85,295 km (53,000 miles). She navigated the entire route using paper maps, without GPS
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: BlackTie2BlackTop
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://danelllynn.wordpress.com/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24572350
- Description: Karsten Rinck, a trained lorry mechanic from Steinkirchen, near Hamburg, Germany, set off on 1 May 2021 to walk through Europe to improve his mental health, with the aim of visiting 40 countries. Walking under the name "Mütze on Tour" and accompanied by his dog Lotte, he pushes a trolley carrying his essentials. Wikipedia cites his walk through 30 European countries in its list of longest walks, citing Jean Béliveau as one of his inspirations
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Mütze
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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
- Internet: https://muetzeontour.blog/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Karsten Walks His Way Around Europe to a Better State of Mind." Clare Champion, 18 August 2022.
- Description: Led by writer and activist C.B. Hall, a group of participants walked from Seattle to Moscow, from April 1982 to August 1984, covering approximately 8,900 km (5,500 miles) across the United States and much of Europe. They were not permitted to walk in Eastern Europe but obtained visas to camp and meet people in East Germany for a few days. Some members of the group visited Moscow to meet with Soviet Peace Committee officials
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: C.B. Hall Peace Walk
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_walks
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "C.B. Hall Peace Walk, 1983–1984." Archival Resource, Philadelphia Area Archives
- Description: Born in 1970 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Bharadwaj Dayala is described as the first Indian to complete a solo motorcycle circumnavigation of the world. On 2 April 2006 he departed from Visakhapatnam on a Hero Honda Karizma, riding through India to Mumbai, then continuing internationally through Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Indonesia and Bangladesh. After covering 47,000 km (29,204 miles) across 5 continents and 14 countries in 18 months, he returned home on 2 October 2007
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Pushpak
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://bharadwajdayala.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16198514
- Description: Jens Kwass is a German long-distance walker from Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. His documented walks include: a 5,250 km (3,260 miles) round trip from Recklinghausen to Santiago de Compostela and back (2012); a 4,000 km (2,500 miles) walk from Recklinghausen to Kazan, Russia (2015–2016), with a long winter break; and a 900 km (560 miles) walk from France to Santiago de Compostela (2011). His wider project, documented on his blog Wanderleben, aims to walk across as many countries as possible on all continents
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.wanderleben.com/
- Description: Born on 9 August 1936 in India, Satish Kumar, a former Jain monk and peace activist, set off from New Delhi in June 1962 together with his friend E. P. Menon on a peace pilgrimage to the four nuclear capitals of the world - Moscow, Paris, London and Washington D.C. The two walked approximately 12,875 km (8,000 miles) in two and a half years, carrying no money and relying entirely on the hospitality of strangers. The route passed through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, the Soviet Union, Poland, East and West Germany, Belgium, France, England, the United States and Japan. Along the way they delivered a packet of "peace tea" to the leaders of each nuclear power. The journey is recounted in Kumar's book Pilgrimage for Peace (2020)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1936-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish_Kumar
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1105898
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Kumar, Satish. Pilgrimage for Peace: The Long Walk from India to Washington. Totnes: Green Books, 2020.
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