- Description: Elzéar Duquette was a Canadian long-distance walker, nicknamed the “King of the Walk.” For more than forty years, he covered thousands of kilometres on foot across Canada and beyond. Between 1969 and 1976 he undertook round trips from Montreal to Vancouver, Tokyo, and Paris, covering more than 37,000 km (23,000 miles). He travelled with a small cart, which he called his “coffin,” using it both to sleep in and to carry his belongings. He supported himself by selling souvenirs and through television appearances, becoming a well-known popular figure in Quebec during the 1970s
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: King of the Walk
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1910-1988
- 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elzear_Duquette
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16209712
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Montreal Gazette, Juin 18, 1976.
- Description: Diether H. Ebeler was a German long-distance motorcyclist. Between 1952 and 1956 he completed a journey through 42 countries across four continents on a Hoffmann-Vespa scooter with a trailer, accompanied by an unnamed companion described as a Countess. His route covered Europe, North Africa, the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India, and North America. He recounted the journey in Randnotizen eines Weltenbummlers ("Marginal Notes of a Globetrotter"), the publication details of which are not fully documented in available sources
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Ebeler, Diether H. Randnotizen eines Weltenbummlers.
- Description: In 1951, Gene Espy from Macon (Georgia) became the second hiker to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in one season (Thru-hike). The first was Earl V. Schaffer, who accomplished it three years earlier
- 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: Appalachian Trail
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Espy
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531198
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gene Espy, The Trail Of My Life, The Gene Espy Story, 2008.
- Description: Walker Willem "Wim" Dussel (1920-2004) was a Dutch photojournalist who had previously covered the Dutch Marine Brigade in Indonesia and the Korean War. Manfred Uschold was his German photographer and cameraman companion. Between July 1955 and July 1956 they completed a round-the-world journey, departing from Groningen, Netherlands, on a red 250 cc Maico Maicoletta scooter with sidecar and an 8.5-litre fuel tank, nicknamed "Pechvogel" (unlucky bird), collected from the Maico dealership in Munich. Their route covered Yugoslavia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand - where they boarded a ship to Hong Kong with 50 cattle - Korea, Japan and then North America, riding through the western and eastern United States and returning to Europe. In Japan, Uschold purchased a Fuji Rabbit scooter for the American leg of the trip. Dussel photographed approximately 10,000 negatives during the journey, of which only 36 appeared in his book. The photograph archive is held at the International Institute of Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam. Dussel later made a second world journey by DAF car, recounted in In 'n drafje de wereld rond (1964)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
- Internet: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iisg/albums/72157622841573224/
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17EGUD3fsxU
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Dussel, Wim. De wereld is nog altijd rond: per scooter dwars door Europa, Azië, en Noord-Amerika. Amsterdam: C. de Boer jr, 1957. Dussel, Wim. In 'n drafje de wereld rond. 1964. "Travel Around the World by Scooter in the 1950s." Vintage News Daily. "Wim Dussel's 1950s Photo Collection." Expedition Portal.
- Description: Eduard Edlitzberger and Norbert Wittasek were Austrian long-distance motorcyclists. In 1953 they departed on a Horex-Felber sidecar outfit with the initial intention of riding overland to Persia (Iran). On reaching their destination they decided to continue around the world, riding through Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Ceylon, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan, then crossing by ship to North America and riding through the United States and Canada before returning to Europe. Over 19 months they covered approximately 47,500 km (29,500 miles)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria, Österreich, Autriche
- 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.berndtesch.de/English/Continents/WorldAround/WorldAroundMotorcycle1951-1970.html
- Description: Pat Farmer completed a 21'000 km run from the North Pole to the South Pole in 10 months and 13 days. The purpose of his journey was to raise funds for the Red Cross
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.patfarmer.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143427
- Description: Carol and Ken Duval are Australian long-distance motorcyclists from Brisbane. They met in 1983 and first rode together around Australia and New Zealand in 1985 on a Honda CX650. In March 1997 they departed on their first circumnavigation of the world, completing it in June 2001 having covered 200,000 km across 57 countries, riding two-up on a 1981 BMW R80G/S. In 2007, Ken retired, the couple sold their belongings and started a second circumnavigation. By 2017, after nearly ten years on the road, they had completed a second circumnavigation and had covered close to one million kilometres, both trips on the same motorcycle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Life on a Bike
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_and_Ken_Duval
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97141411
- Description: In April 2004, Barbara Egbert, Gary Chambers, and their 10-year-old daughter Mary began a six-month journey along the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2'650-mile path that crosses the United States, connecting Canada to Mexico
- 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: Pacific Crest Trail
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Egbert B., Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-Year-Old Scrambler on the Pacific Crest Trail, Wilderness Press, 2007.
- Description: Aldo Arrighi and Carla Figini traveled along the European coasts, starting from Como and heading to North Cape, covering a total of 24'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Arrighi A., Figini C., A Capo Nord, Portogruaro: Ediciclo, 2004.
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