- Description: World tour of Jules Hosay, world champion of 'walkers'
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- 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: Tour du monde à pied par Jules Hosay, belge, champion du monde des marcheurs
- Description: Gustave Hoste offered postcards to support his world tour on foot. Starting from Brussels on September 4, 1903, his goal was to walk 153'000 kilometers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- 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: Le tour du monde à pied sans argent par le journaliste sportif belge Gustave Hoste. Je suis parti de Bruxelles le 4 septembre 1903, à la suite d'un pari, pour faire 153.000 kilomètres à pied, et partir sans argent: je compte, en faisant 50 à 55 kilomètres par jour, réaliser mon voyage en une huitaine d'années. Pour parvenir à mon existence, j'offre ma photographie en carte postale et compte me faire entendre dans les théâtres et cafés-concerts. Je remercie d'avance toute personne qui aurait la bonté de bien vouloir m'aider dans mon entreprise
- Description: Alberto Pozzi and Giancarlo Corbellini are among the members of a group of friends who traveled the Silk Road from Como to Beijing. They covered 13'400 km divided into 93 stages, each averaging about 144 kilometers, with a total ascent of 84'000 meters
- 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: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Corbellini G., Pozzi A., Pedalando lungo la Via della Seta : in bicicletta da Como a Pechino sulle orme di Marco Polo, Boffi Edizioni, 2005.
- Description: Dorothy Hosmer, born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in 1936, embarked on a journey to Europe aboard the SS President Roosevelt. Her spontaneous decision to cycle from Geneva to Trieste led her to experience adventures across Europe, which she documented in National Geographic Magazine
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1910-2008
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hosmer D., “Pedaling through Poland: An American girl free-wheels alone from Krakow and its medieval byways, towards Ukraine’s restive borderland”, National Geographic, giugno 1939.
- Description: Ludovic Hubler completed his around-the-world hitchhiking journey in Strasbourg. For five years, he hitchhiked across the globe, covering a total of 170'000 kilometers across five continents
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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.ludovichubler.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3068055
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hubler, Ludovic. Le Monde En Stop: Cinq Années À L'école De La Vie. Brest: Géorama éd, 2009.
"Si trattava di realizzare un sogno che avevo da bambino, e di conoscere il mondo” ha dichiarato l’autostoppista professionista ai microfoni di AFP. Nel suo viaggio il ragazzo ha incontrato tantissimi popoli ed etnie, ma anche organizzazioni umanitarie ed ecologiste, ha regolarmente inviato foto ed email per aggiornare il suo resoconto, ha chattato con i bambini di un ospedale francese di cui faceva il portavoce virtuale nel mondo. E ha visto tantissimi tipi di animali, come ad esempio i pinguini.
- Description: World tour organized at the end of the 1920s by two Swiss individuals: Corbond and Maret
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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
Il giro del mondo in motocicletta
Due motociclisti svizzeri, l'ex aviatore Corbond di Friborgo ed il meccanico Maret di Neuchâtel, partiranno il 15 ottobre prossimo da Berna per compiere il giro del mondo in motocicletta. I due arditi sportivi toccheranno i 5 continenti, compresa l'America del Sud, percorrendo una distanza di 135'000 km, di cui 80'000 km in motocicletta. La macchina scelta dai due turisti è una "Allegro" col motore inglese "Villiers", I due motociclisti visiteranno la maggior parte delle colonie svizzere. Il racconto del viaggio, le fotografie o le films saranno pubblicate. Il viaggio durerà due anni e mezzo.
Corriere del Ticino, 06.08.1928
- Description: James Connell authored Some Humorous Experiences of a Globe Trotter, a light-hearted travelogue recounting his journey around the world. Written in a humorous, anecdotal style, the book describes the author’s encounters and misadventures on steamships, in colonial ports, hotels, and trains across Europe, North Africa, India, Ceylon, the Malay Straits, Japan, and Australia, returning via the United States
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Connell J., Some humorous experiences of a globe trotter, Ellis Pub., 1915.
- Description: A 25-year-old traveler claims to have journeyed across various continents, covering a total distance of 32'333 kilometers (20,091 miles)
- 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: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde à pied - Round the world on foot - Vuelta del mundo à pie
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- Description: Angelo Corsaro walked from Catania to the Vatican on stilts, covering 558 miles. On this occasion, he was personally welcomed by the Pope
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: World of Ripley's, Believe it or Not! 1999, p. 50.
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