- Description: American globetrotter who cycled from Jackson, Michigan, to Denver, Colorado
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: P. L. Fison 1500 miles, pedaling from Jackson, Mich., to Denver, Colo.
- Description: Lieutenant Colonel Robert Peter Fleming (1907–1971) was a British adventurer, journalist, soldier, and travel writer, also known as the elder brother of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. The son of Valentine Fleming, a lawyer and Member of Parliament, Peter was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he excelled both academically and as a contributor to the Eton College Chronicle. Peter's adventurous spirit led him in 1932 to join an expedition to Brazil in response to an advertisement in The Times, seeking the missing Colonel Percy Fawcett. Despite challenges and disagreements within the group, Fleming’s journey through Brazil was eventful, culminating in a race to be the first to report back home. His experiences were recounted in his popular book Brazilian Adventure. Fleming’s travels extended to Asia, where he journeyed from Moscow to Beijing, crossing diverse landscapes and interviewing prominent figures. His observations—at times critical of the places he visited—were detailed in his books One’s Company and News from Tartary
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1907-1971
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fleming_(writer)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2605075
He travelled widely in far places;
Wrote, and was widely read.
Soldiered, saw some of danger's faces,
Came home to Nettlebed.
- Description: William Perry Fogg, an adventurous American traveler of the 19th century, is renowned for his extraordinary world tour. Setting out in 1872, Fogg journeyed across several continents, documenting his experiences in detailed travel accounts. Throughout his travels, he visited exotic locations and encountered diverse cultures, amassing a treasure trove of knowledge and stories. His accounts, later published, provide a fascinating glimpse into the varied societies and landscapes of his time. Fogg's adventures inspired Jules Verne in the creation of his famous character Phileas Fogg, the protagonist of "Around the World in Eighty Days"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1826-1909
- 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/William_Perry_Fogg
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64683562
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fogg W. P., Round the World, Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt, Cleveland, Ohio, 1872.
- Description: Charles Cecil Fitzmorris’s career began early, when in 1900 he won a round-the-world trip in a contest and a job as a "super" office boy at the Evening American, an afternoon newspaper. He departed from Chicago and, after 60 days, 13 hours and 20 minutes, returned to the city, completing his journey around the world and setting a new travel record
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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://www.wingnet.org/rtw/RTW001P.HTM
- Description: In 1884, Charles Fletcher Lummis walked the 3'500 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. He documented his 143-day journey with weekly updates published in newspapers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1859-1928
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2959074
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fletcher C., A Tramp Across the Continent, C. Scribner's sons, 1892.
Ma perché vagabondare? Non vi sono abbastanza ferrovie e linee di pullman perché si debba camminare? È quello che mi hanno detto tantissimi amici quando hanno saputo della mia decisione di viaggiare a piedi dall'Ohio alla California; e molto probabilmente è anche la prima domanda che vi verrà in mente nel leggere della più lunga camminata per puro diletto che sia stata mai registrata. (...)
- Description: Charles Henry Foster walked the distance between Chicago and Harvard in 1911
- 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
- Description: Between 1849 and 1851, Gustave Flaubert and Maxime du Camp undertook a literary and cultural journey through the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. Their route included Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, and Italy. Driven by aesthetic, documentary, and philological motivations, the journey represented an intellectual rite of passage and a formative experience of engaging with Oriental otherness. Their accounts, especially Flaubert’s “Voyage en Orient,” belong to the broader corpus of nineteenth-century travel literature
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1821–1880
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Flaubert
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43444
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Flaubert, Gustave. Voyage en Orient. Paris: Charpentier, 1910.
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
Gustave Flaubert
- 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: Two postcards bear witness to the journey started by a group of young globetrotters. The first postcard mentions Franciolini, Casali, and Consonni, while the second includes Franciolini, Lanzi, and Consonni as part of the "expedition". The trip was proposed in 1898 by students Franciolini, Casali, and Consonni, an endeavor spanning 275'000 kilometers
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/giro-mondo-piedi-1.1516347
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro del mondo a piedi in 7 anni. Expédition de globe-trotters - tour du monde à pied en 7 ans. Ricordo dei Trotters che compiono il giro del mondo a piedi
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| Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites |
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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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