- Description: Bertrand Piccard, son of the explorer Jacques Piccard (the first man to descend into the Mariana Trench), is a Swiss psychiatrist and aeronaut who became famous in 1999 for circumnavigating the globe with a hot air balloon, the Breitling Orbiter 3, alongside pilot Brian Jones
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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://www.bertrandpiccard.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366255
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Piccard B., Jones B., L' ultima grande avventura, TEA, 2001
- Description: Tour of France by Plautz and Guthertz
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Vélo-club Bischheim Strasbourg
- Description: Stefano Politi Markovina is a freelance photographer who collects and shares stories, emotions, memories, and images from his travels in about sixty countries
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.stefanopolitimarkovina.com
- Description: Pidgeon set off with his Islander in 1921 from California, where he returned 4 years later, becoming the second man to circumnavigate the globe solo
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Pidgeon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5671586
- Description: The two war veterans, Keller and Plück, roamed with a model of Drachenfels (Germany)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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: Mit dem Drachenfels und Königswinter durch die Welt. Angefertigt von den beiden Schwerkriegbeschädigten H. Keller u. A. Plück
- Description: Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. In 1931, with navigator Harold Gatty, he circumnavigated the globe in 15,747 km (9,787 mi), taking 8 days, 15 hours, 51 minutes. In 1933, he equipped his Lockheed Vega with an autopilot and radio direction finder and completed the first solo circumnavigation in 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes. He was also a pioneer in high-altitude flying, helping develop one of the first pressure suits and discovering the jet stream. Post died in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935 alongside humorist Will Rogers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1898-1935
- 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: http://www.wileypost.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264389
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Post, Wiley H. Around the World in Eight Days, with Harold Gatty, 1931.
In 1930, the record for flying around the world was not held by a fixed-wing aircraft, but by the Graf Zeppelin, piloted by Hugo Eckener in 1929 with a time of 21 days. On June 23, 1931, Post and the Australian navigator Harold Gatty, left Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, in the Winnie Mae with a flight plan that would take them around the world, stopping at Harbour Grace, Flintshire, Hanover twice, Berlin, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, Nome, where his propeller had to be repaired, Fairbanks where the propeller was replaced, Edmonton, and Cleveland before returning to Roosevelt Field.
- Description: Journalist Paul Pirvu and artist Demetre (Demetrio) Dann undertook a round-the-world walk to win an unspecified sum
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Romania
- 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: 100'000 Kilometres (63'000 english miles) - Must be covered inside of 6 years for a reward
- Description: In 1891, Pocock followed the Outlaw Trail, 3'000 miles solo from Canada (Fort McLeod) to Mexico City
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Description: Ken Kifer, renowned bike tourer and American writer, left an indelible mark on the cycling world through his epic journeys and tragic end. Among his numerous adventures, his journey of over 5'000 miles across the United States stands out, where he explored breathtaking landscapes and shared roads with a variety of people and cultures. Kifer didn't just pedal; he meticulously documented every aspect of his journeys, offering invaluable advice and deep reflections on his website, which became a fundamental resource for bike tourers. His life was tragically cut short in 2003 when he was struck by a drunk driver while cycling near his home
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1945-2003
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kifer
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6387948
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Museum of Travel and Tourism is a virtual museum dedicated to travel and tourism, founded in 2016. It began as a research platform focused on the biographies of women and men travelers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and has gradually expanded to include contemporary journeys.
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