Ogland Jim (w2335)

Ogland Jim (w2335)

  • Description: This American athlete embarked on several journeys in the 1990s using an 1887 "Victor Light Roadster" velocipede. Among the most significant routes, he boasts San Francisco - Boston (3'358 miles) and Canada - Gulf of Mexico (1'664 miles)
  • 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
  • Internet: http://www.thewheelmen.org

Retired funeral director Jim Ogland pedaled through Salt Lake City this week during his revival of the first cross-continent bicycle ride, undertaken by outdoor magazine writer Thomas Stevens in 1884.

Old Archie J. Junior (w2337)

Old Archie J. Junior (w2337)

  • Description: The fastest round-the-world flight was made by three USAF B-52 aircraft led by Archie J. Old Junior. Departing in January 1957 from the California base in Riverside, they covered 39'147 kilometers in 45 hours and 19 minutes
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Plane, Aeroplano, Avion
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_J._Old,_Jr.
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4786712
Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2594)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2594)

  • Description: Six men embarked on a journey around the globe without money aboard a small boat. From Vienna, via the Danube, Black Sea, Bosphorus, Marmara Sea, Smyrna, Beirut, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Djibouti, Abyssinia
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria
  • 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
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Ohne Geld durch die Welt
Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2591)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2591)

  • Description: This Dutch family, composed of father, mother, and their two children Hans and Grietje, set off to complete a round-the-world trip
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: On a world's tour born in Holland seeing America. We are Vader, Moeder, Hans and Grietje (Hoppe) from Nederland and are pleased to have met you. We will be at Mills Cleveland Restaurant Sept. 21 to 27. The New Mills Restaurant, located at 315-319 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio, provides new beauty - new refinements in service - new lower prices
Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2593)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2593)

  • Description: World tour of a group of unknown globetrotters
  • 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: Trio International
Ollivier Bernard (w2339)

Ollivier Bernard (w2339)

  • Description: In the spring of 1999, at the age of sixty, Bernard Ollivier set off for Istanbul, backpack in tow, with the firm intention of reaching Xi'an, China, on foot: 12'000 kilometers along the legendary Silk Road
  • 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: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
  • Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Ollivier
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15406937
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Longue marche : à pied de la Méditerranée jusqu'en Chine par la route de la soie, Phébus

A 50 ans, la vie du Français Bernard Ollivier a viré au cauchemar. Mais il a rebondi en réalisant un double exploit: parcourir seul et à pied la Route de la soie et, dans la foulée, fonder une association dédiée à la réinsertion par la marche des adolescents en difficulté.

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2592)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2592)

  • Description: Three globetrotters depicted with backpacks
  • 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: Europe, Europa
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Drei Naturfreunde aus Benthem (?), O.-S., auf einer wissenschaft. Staatenwanderung durch Deutschalnd - Osterreich - Italien - Griechenland e. Aegypten
Old Ernest (w2338)

Old Ernest (w2338)

  • Description: Ernest 'Ernie' Old in 1945 began a series of bicycle adventures that made him famous across the Australian continent. That year, he completed a journey of 1'136 miles (1'828 km) between Melbourne and Sydney in nine days. He set off towards Adelaide (1'138 miles, 1'831 km) in 1946, arriving in eight days. The following year, he covered 6'000 miles (9'650 km) in 56 days passing through Adelaide, Darwin, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney. In 1948, he focused on the Melbourne-Perth route (round trip), totaling 4'500 miles (7'250 km). The long list of adventures continued until 1959, three years before his disappearance, when he crossed Tasmania
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1874-1962
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Australia
  • Internet: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/old-ernest-ernie-11295
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21537425

In 1954, marathon cyclist Ernie Old completed an 80-day bicycle ride, averaging 80 miles per day and finishing on his 80th birthday in Albert Park in Melbourne. This was just one of his remarkable feats – he also served in two wars, patented several inventions and made Prime Minister Robert Menzies an offer he almost couldn't refuse.

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2595)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2595)

  • Description: World tour of six Danes aboard an old Ford
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Denmark, Danimarca
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le tour du monde par six danois, 200.000 km, Les globe-trotters danois dans une vieille Ford. Prix de cette carte à votre gré - merci d'avance

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Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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