- Description: Hannes Lindemann was a German adventurer and physician renowned for his extraordinary feats of solo navigation. His most remarkable crossing occurred in 1956 when he decided to tackle the Atlantic in a small rowboat, becoming one of the first explorers to undertake such an endeavor without the aid of sails. Setting off from the African coast, Lindemann sailed for over 72 days, covering thousands of miles to reach the Caribbean islands. During the journey, he faced fierce storms, giant waves, and solitude, sustaining himself mainly on a diet of fish caught at sea and collected rainwater for drinking
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: http://www.lindemann.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95319
- Description: Mary Livingstone, born Mary Moffat, accompanied her husband David on various exploratory missions in Africa
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1821-1862
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Livingstone_(n%C3%A9e_Moffat)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6718112
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: M. Forster, Good wives?: Mary, Fanny, Jennie & me, 1845-2001, London: Chatto & Windus, 2001.
- Description: A journey of 67'000 miles in 1947-48 by bicycle and on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Rosdail J. H., Biking alone around the world, Hicksville, Exposition Press, 1973.
- Description: Leon Ray Livingston, known as A-No.1, published 13 books and became somewhat of a "king of hobos." In 1894, he traveled the 3'260 miles between New York and San Francisco in 11 days and 6 hours. From 1883, he covered a total of 500'000 miles at a total expense of $7.61
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: A-No.1
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1872-1944
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ray_Livingston
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6524844
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Livingston L. R., Life and adventures of A--no. 1, America's most celebrated tramp, A-No. 1, 2010.
- Description: Peter Root and Mary Thompson set off from Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, in 2011, with plans to cycle around the world. After traveling through the roads of Europe, the Middle East, and China, they were struck by a pickup truck on February 13, 2013, in Thailand, and were killed instantly. Their blog 'Two on Four Wheels' collects the final testimonies of the unfortunate couple
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/18/british-cyclists-killed-thailand
- Multimedia: https://vimeo.com/twoonfourwheels
We are Mary Thompson and Peter Root. At 5.00pm on the 12th July 2011 we got the boat to France with loads of stuff and two bikes. We’ve created this website to document our adventures along the way.
- Description: From Pontedera to North Cape, two on a Vespa: a 1982 PX, 125cc, that after years of rest in a cellar covers 9'680 kilometers in 34 days – and in the middle, it even takes a cruise on the North Sea by hitching a ride on a boat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: http://www.filippologli.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Filippo Logli, In Vespa a Capo Nord, Exorma Edizioni, 2013.
- Description: Roode walked the routes Amsterdam-Paris and Amsterdam-Rome on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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: De Wandelaar met zijn blok van Amsterdam naar Parijs. Tweede reis van Amsterdam naar Rome en terug met een block nan zijn been
- Description: A mother's bicycle journey with her daughter from Paris to Rome
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Logan M., Happy endings, New York, Fawcett Popular Library, 1979.
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- Description: Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Texas, born John Rose, traveled 30'000 miles from 1909 until the 1930s aboard a cart pulled by five goats. He lost his legs in a train accident. Numerous postcards depicting him have survived to this day
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Overland Jack
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1888-1962
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: This Texas Goat Wagon has been over the states of Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kan., Mo., Ill., Ind., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Lo. Ark., Okla., Nedr., Wyo., Mont., S. Dak. and Ariz., a distance of 30'000 miles since 1909. the team was trained by Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Tex., owner and driver. The average weight of each goat being 100 lbs. the harness was manufactured at Big Sandy, Texas, costing $30.00. This team on a test pulled 2.500 lbs. The team averages 10 miles per day with 600 lb. camping outfit. Each goat is fed 2 quarts of grain per day. The wagon was manufactured at Gilmer, Texas, costing $80.00. The team cost $25.00 . Price of pictures 10c each, 3 for 25c. No trouble to answer questions
That buyers are plentiful is shown by the fact that he owns two farms and has a respectable bank account." (...) "He has proved that a man can make his way in the world without even a leg to stand on.
Popular science, 1922
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