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• 1946 - 2xxx
• Donne in viaggio, Women travelling, Femmes en voyage
• Opere di beneficenza, Charitable activities, Œuvres humanitaires
• Giro del mondo, Around the World, Tour du monde

• Description: Ffyona Campbell is an English long-distance walker. Between 1983 and October 1994 she completed four consecutive long-distance walks covering approximately 32,000 km (20,000 miles) across four continents over 11 years: the length of Britain (1983), the United States from New York to Los Angeles (1984-1986), Australia from Sydney to Perth (1988), and Africa from Cape Town to Tangier (1991-1993), followed by Europe back to John o' Groats. She raised £180,000 for charities including Raleigh International and Survival International. In 1994 she was hailed as the first woman to have walked around the world. In 1996, however, she admitted in her book The Whole Story that during the American leg she had accepted approximately 1,000 miles of rides in her support vehicle; Guinness World Records subsequently withdrew her associated titles. She later rewalked the American section to complete it legitimately
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
• 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffyona_Campbell
• Social media: https://www.facebook.com/p/Ffyona-Campbell-100067896863700/
• Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937511
• Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Campbell, Ffyona. Feet of Clay: On Foot through Australia. 1991. Campbell, Ffyona. On Foot through Africa. London: Orion, 1994. Campbell, Ffyona. The Whole Story: A Walk Around the World. London: Orion, 1996.

Starting from John O'Groats on the northernmost coast of Scotland in 1983, 16-year-old Ffyona Campbell set out on an epic walk that would take her around the world. Eleven years and 19,586 miles later, she returned to the starting point, having raised £120,000 for charity.

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• 1850 - 1945
• Europa, Europe

• Description: In 1930, he traveled from Switzerland to Turkey and back
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
• Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
• Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
• Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
• Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Schwarz H., Vier Pferde, ein Hund und drei Soldaten: ein ritt nach Stambul und Athen, Rascher, 1937.

It was a special time, an envelope of peace in a war-weary Europe. The 1930s presented a unique opportunity for three wandering Swiss horsemen to journey across a recovering continent, a chance to see the last remnants of nineteenth century village life before it was swept away forever by the horrors of the Second World War.

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• 1850 - 1945
• Stati Uniti, United States, États Unis

• Description: In 1912, Carl Kron and Philip E. Campbell traveled the route from Los Angeles to Boston, a 5'000-mile coast-to-coast journey, for a bet of 1'000 dollars
• 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

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• 1850 - 1945

• Description: In 1933, Captain Al Hansen sailed the route from Oslo to Toronto by boat
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Capt. "Al" Hansen
• 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: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
• Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Capt. "Al" Hansen his crew dog "Mate" cat "sailor" from Oslo, Norway at Toronto, 4.26.33

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• 1946 - 2xxx
• Disabilità e viaggio, Accessible travel, Voyage et accessibilité
• Opere di beneficenza, Charitable activities, Œuvres humanitaires
• Giro del mondo, Around the World, Tour du monde
• 80globetrotters
• Viaggiatore in sedia a rotelle, Wheelchair user traveller, Voyageur utilisateur de fauteuil roulant

• Description: Rick Hansen is a Canadian athlete and activist. After sustaining a spinal cord injury in 1973, he pursued Paralympic sports. From 1985 to 1987 he completed the Man in Motion World Tour, a 26-month wheelchair journey around the world. He travelled approximately 40'075 km (24'901 mi) across 34 countries. The tour aimed to raise funds for spinal cord research and promote accessibility and inclusion. Following the expedition, he established the Rick Hansen Foundation, which supports accessibility initiatives and medical research
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
• Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1957-
• Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wheelchair, Sedia a rotelle, Fauteuil roulant
• Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
• Internet: http://www.rickhansen.com
• Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978803
• Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hansen, Rick. Man in Motion: My Story. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1988.

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• 1850 - 1945
• America del Nord, North America, Amérique du Nord

• Description: William F. Cooper, also known as Caribou Bill, declared his intention to travel around the world with a sled pulled by dogs
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Caribou Bill
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
• Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
• Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Sledge, Slitta, Luge
• Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
• Internet: https://localwiki.org/hsl/William_F._Cooper
• Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: On a World Tour with a Dog Team, New York Times, May 23, 1910.

Bill and his dogs started from Nome in October, 1908, on a four years’ globe-trotting jaunt, and has been since trekking eastward, stopping now and then to rest himself and his animal friends and to have a little fun on the way.

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• 1850 - 1945
• Giro del mondo, Around the World, Tour du monde

• Description: World tour by Anton Hanslian: the globetrotter claims to have started in 1900 in Vienna. In a postcard, he states that he concluded his journey in 1907, after traveling 49'800 kilometers
• 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: Round the World. Anton Hanslian - Champion walker of the World. Started from Vienna, 12th September 1900, walked 19'000 miles. Zu Fuss um die Welt. Anton Hanslian - Weltmeisterschaftsdauergeher. Abmarsch von Wien 12. Sept. 1900, beendet 29. Okt. 1907 zurückgelegt 49'800 Kilometer. Frau gestorben am 1. Juli 1907 in England. Zu Fuss mit einem Kinderwagen von Wien nach Paris. Zu Fuss rund um Europa!

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• 1850 - 1945
• Disabilità e viaggio, Accessible travel, Voyage et accessibilité

• Description: Emile Carlier walked the road from Paris to Marseille despite his physical handicap (an amputated leg). He did it in the company of François Rosin
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
• 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: France, Francia
• Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: De Marseille à Paris à pied, voyage entrepris par 2 unijambistes

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• 1850 - 1945
• Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
• Primato, Guinness World Records, Records du monde

• Description: In 1896, Franky Samuelsen and George Harbo were the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat. On board the "Fox" they had only the essentials: a compass, a sextant, and nautical maps. They departed from The Battery, New York City, on June 6, 1896, and arrived in the Scilly Isles, Great Britain, 55 days later. Their record stood unbeaten for 114 years
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Norway, Norvegia, Norvège
• Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1864-1909
• Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
• Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
• Internet: http://www.bronzesea.org/Pages/TrueLogoftheFox.aspx
• Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5489392

On June 6th, 1896 George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen departed from New York's Battery in an 18 foot rowboat destination Europe.  They took the northern route skirting in and out of the shipping lanes.  The same shipping passages that the Titanic would later use and the same areas fished by Gloucester and Nova Scotia fisherman.