- Description: At the age of 71, Al Slusser stepped out of the Pacific Ocean at San Diego, California on October 1, 2009. He took a 3 month break upon arrival to Arizona from November 1, 2009 to February 6, 2010 due to a family illness. On August 13, 2010 Al walked into the coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean at Annapolis, MD. His walk lasted 220 days and he walked 3,188 miles. Al also plans on walking from the bottom of Florida to the tip of Maine and then walking along the West coast as well. He hopes to accomplish all of his walks by the age of 73. The purpose of Al's walks is to raise awareness for disabled senior citizens. Al also lives by the quote, Don't let your dreams die before you do
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Ironman Grandpa
- 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
- Multimedia: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/great-america-walk-ironman-grandpa-al-slusser
- Description: In the mid-nineteenth century, Ida Pfeiffer undertook her first journey around the world, followed by a second a few years later. She is often regarded as one of the first women to complete such a journey alone. Her Frauenfahrt um die Welt (A Woman’s Journey Around the World) recounts her solo circumnavigation, which began in 1846. In this work, Pfeiffer describes her travels across several regions, including South America, China, India, Persia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. She records her observations of cultures and natural environments, as well as the challenges she faced as a woman traveling alone in the mid-nineteenth century
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1797-1858
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Laura_Pfeiffer
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78873
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Scatamacchia C., Nellie Bly: Un'avventurosa giornalista e viaggiatrice americana dell'Ottocento, Perugia: Morlacchi Editore, 2002.
When I was but a little child, I had already a strong desire to see the world. Whenever I met a travelling-carriage, I would stop involuntarily, and gaze after it until it had disappeared; I used even to envy the postilion, for I thought he also must have accomplished the whole long journey.
Pfeiffer, Ida (1852). Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North. London: Ingram.
- Description: Phileas Fogg is the protagonist of Jules Verne's novel "Around the World in Eighty Days." After betting 20'000 pounds with the other members of the Reform Club, he sets off on a journey around the world that he must complete within a limit of 80 days (by 8:45 on December 21, 1872). His route and travel times were as follows: from London to Suez, passing through the Mont Cenis and then Brindisi (seven days); from Suez to Bombay (thirteen days); from Bombay to Calcutta (three days); from Calcutta to Hong Kong (thirteen days); from Hong Kong to Yokohama (six days); from Yokohama to San Francisco (twenty-two days); from San Francisco to New York (seven days); from New York to London (nine days). This itinerary would later be imitated by various travelers who attempted to match or beat Phileas Fogg's record
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phileas_Fogg
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b4SeOwtNYA
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2587533
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Verne Jules, Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni, Roma: Biancoenero, 2013.
- Description: From 1984 to 1986, he cycled around the perimeter of the United States following the loss of two children and his wife
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Smith D. R., One mile at a time: cycling through loss to renewal, Golden, Fulcrum Publishers, 2004.
- Description: Portrayed with a bag and a guitar in hand, the globetrotter Hugo Pfeil embarked on a round-the-world trip on foot
- 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: Zu Fuss um die Welt
- Description: In 2008, Dave Phoenix walked the route from Melbourne to Kurumba, following the path taken by Burke and Wills in 1860
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Australia
- Internet: https://www.burkeandwills.net.au/walk/
- Description: Smith departed from Alaska on November 14, 1905, and arrived in Washington D.C. on February 20, 1907
- 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: USA
- Description: Nicola Pfund's route winds along the borders of the Swiss Confederation, totaling 1,140 km: 'I was looking for a new challenge, and here it is within reach'
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://nicolapfund.ch
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3876318
- Description: Romano Piazzini and Luana Lavagetti-Piazzini are sailing around the globe on a sailboat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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
Delle varie tappe che caratterizzano il giro del mondo in barca a vela, il passaggio attraverso il Golfo di Aden è, di questi tempi, sicuramente una fra le più memorabili e cariche di emozioni. Ai soliti imprevisti e alle consuete incognite legate alla navigazione e alla meteo, vengono infatti ad aggiungersi i rischi di un attacco pirata, nonché il pericolo di venir coinvolti direttamente o indirettamente nei disordini e nelle stragi che interessano l’area compresa fra lo Yemen e la Somalia.
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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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.
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