- Description: Romina Maffeis and Francesco Riva, who set off in January 2009 from Bangkok on a tandem bicycle, headed for Origlio (Switzerland)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCJHkQnkjE
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Riva F., Maffeis R., Hello byebye, La Regione Ticino, 11.04.2009. Riva F., Maffeis R., Là dove finiva la Cina, La Regione Ticino, 07.07.2009.
- Description: In 1998, Benoît Lecompte became the first daring individual to swim across the Atlantic. He covered the 5'500 km that separate France from the United States in 74 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1967-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Swimming, A nuoto, A la nage
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Lecomte
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771229
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- Description: Goldie Robbins from Knox County, Indiana, traveled through the West and Midwest of the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. She used a mule-drawn wagon named 'Mule Train traveling America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Yellowstone Pete
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Mule Train traveling America
- Description: Margaret Le Long was the first woman to cycle across the American continent. Starting from Chicago in 1896, she reached California two months later. Among the few items she carried with her was a pistol
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Le Long M., “From Chicago to San Francisco awheel”, Outing XXXI, 1898.
In spite of the opposition of every friend and relative who was on hand to register a protest (and those at a distance objected by mail) I proceeded with my preparations for riding awheel from Chicago to San Francisco.
- Description: Roady Bill and his pony Tony traveled 39'200 miles, starting from New York in 1928 towards San Francisco, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Africa
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Pioneer Covered Wagon; The only pony in the world that ever made this trip. Left New York Jan. 1928, for San Francisco, Calif., Mexico, Canada, Europe and Africa, covering 39,200 miles by land and 24,325 by sea. The only pony in the world that ever made the trip
- Description: Lilian Leland reportedly traveled alone for 60'000 miles around the globe, starting at 25 and taking two years to complete her journey, as detailed in a book published in 1890. However, concrete evidence is scarce. Scatamacchia suggests the journey might never have occurred, proposing the book was likely written to capitalize on the public's fascination with women traveling alone, inspired by Nellie Bly's success, aiming to sell a narrative that catered to public curiosity
- 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://archive.org/details/travelingalonewo00lela
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Leland L., Traveling alone. A woman's journey around the world, New York, The American News Company, 1890. Scatamacchia C., Nellie Bly: Un'avventurosa giornalista e viaggiatrice americana dell'Ottocento, Perugia: Morlacchi Editore, 2002.
The successful accomplishment of a journey of nearly sixty thousand miles, made by a young woman, traveling alone, is calculated to excite wonder and admiration ; and when the record of that journey is replete with original thought, the emanations of a bright intellect, it possesses a special interest.
- Description: Rixhon and Simoens engaged in what they themselves publicized as the 'Tour de France' in 1907
- 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: M. Rixhon, M. Simoens dans leur voyage à pied 1907 - Liège-Marseilles-Bruxelles et retour
- Description: The family, husband, wife, and two children, departed from Orlando, Florida, for Southern Indiana, USA
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Orlando, Fla, to Southern Ind.
- Description: World tour on foot by the globetrotter Lelouvier
- 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: Die Reise um die Welt zu Fuss, Eugène Lelouvier globe-trotter der Zeitung "La Patrie" Paris
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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