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- Description: Round-the-world trip undertaken between 2009 and 2010 by Ophélie and Paul-Henri (brother and sister) aboard two mopeds (Solex)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Moped, Motorino, Cyclomoteur
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Paul-Henri Vanthournout. 2012. Le tour du monde à VéloSolex: 14 mois, 18 000 km, 25 pays, 4 continents. Editions Techniques pour l'Automobile et l'Industrie.
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- Description: Steve Vaught walked from Oceanside, California, to New York City, between April 10, 2005, and May 9, 2006. The 2'800-mile (4'500 km) journey allowed him to lose 110 pounds
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Fat Man Walking
- 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://thefatmanwalking.com
Steve Vaught, the self-proclaimed "Fat Man Walking," arrived in New York on Tuesday after a nearly 3,000-mile walk across the country to lose weight and find happiness.
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- Description: In 1982, the English company BOC Gases organized the BOC Challenge, a single-handed race around the world, an endurance event "One person, One boat, Around the world". Renamed AroundAlone and later VELUX 5 Oceans, it is the longest individual race in any sport: it spans a distance of 43'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velux_5_Oceans_Race
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257717
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- Description: The two Verdonck brothers and their colleague Meersman departed from Brussels with the idea of reaching Léopoldville, in Belgian Congo, by bicycle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Raid audacieux Bruxelles-Congo et retour - pour la première fois à vélo
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- Description: Michel Vernay and Ettore Zampiceni embarked on a round-the-world journey on foot between 1903 and 1911
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Record pédestre mondial 67 000 km 15 avril 1903 - 15 avril 1911
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- Description: Tom Vernon is the author of numerous radio and television broadcasts, as well as publications in the "Fat Man on a Bicycle" series. The author undertook several bicycle trips, initially for dietary purposes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Fat Man
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vernon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7817946
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Vernon T., Fat Man on a Bicycle: A Discovery of France, ISIS Large Print Books, 1997.
After several years working as a presenter and interviewer for BBC Radio 4, Vernon's first travelogue series was Fat Man On A Bicycle. As the title implied, Vernon was obese and the first episode followed the health tests he had to undergo before setting off on his journey, which took him from Muswell Hill to the Mediterranean coast of southern France. He would repeat this journey fifteen years later for the TV series, Fat Man in France.
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- Description: Globetrotter about whom little or nothing is known, active around the nineteen tens of the twentieth century
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le globetrotter Vion de Roubaix, Championnat de France
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- Description: William Virgin was the first cyclist to traverse the route connecting Perth to Brisbane in 1897. He used a bicycle provided by the Dux Cycle Company
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Australia
Mr. William Virgin, the cyclist who rode into Melbourne from Perth on Saturday, is a fitting successor on the journey to Mr. William Snell, holder of the Coolgardie to Melbourne record. Mr. Snell wanted to visit his people in the Western district of Victoria, and, instead of worrying about trains and boats he jumped on his bicycle and rode across at the rate of nearly 100 miles a day.
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- Description: On August 11, 1896, Giovanni Vivoli, a resident of Bologna living in Lugano, set out on foot from the city on Lake Lugano towards Paris. There are no attestations confirming the actual accomplishment of the feat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gazzetta Ticinese, 10 agosto 1896.
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About us
Museum of Travel and Tourism is a virtual museum dedicated to travel and tourism, founded in 2016. It began as a research platform focused on the biographies of women and men travelers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and has gradually expanded to include contemporary journeys.