- Description: Gertrude Bell, born into a privileged British family, became a renowned traveler, archaeologist, and political officer. Her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, was the British minister in Tehran, which she visited in 1892, describing it as "paradise". Her travels extended to the Middle East, where she became fluent in several languages and developed a passion for mountaineering, even naming a peak in the Bernese Alps after her. She published several books, including "Persian Pictures" and "Syria: The Desert and the Sown", sharing her insights on the regions she explored. Notably, her travels led to her imprisonment in Ha'il and eventual election as a Fellow of the Geographical Society
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1868-1926
- 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.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231360
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wallach J., Desert Queen, Anchor Books, 2005.
- Description: Yves Gallot, nicknamed "the King of Walkers", undertook numerous walking adventures, such as his 817 laps around Darcy Square in Dijon or the journey from Lyon to Paris. His exploits, rifle in tow, often graced the front pages of newspapers. Among his most notable adventures, he covered 2'000 km in twenty-eight days, and then 2'421 km by circling Paris 62 times. He also challenged a horse rider in an endurance race, winning after covering 278.2 km. In his "Art of Walking", Gallot shares useful advice on the most appropriate walking technique ("never keep any part of the body stiff"), clothing, balms, diet, and beverages. He noted that if the army followed his principles, soldiers would be expert walkers. Gallot also recounts how he was introduced to walking by the Native Americans of North America, where he had arrived to get as far away as possible from a tyrannical and violent father
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Le roi des marcheurs
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1863-1936
- 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: Gallot, le roi des marcheurs
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- Description: Friedrich Ganz traveled the road between Hamburg and Paris in the cart "Wilma" (named after one of his daughters) pulled by a horse. As he later stated: "The small wagon contains all the conveniences of a modern car"
- 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
- Description: Accompanied by a dog, Frensdorff and Becker set out on a world tour on foot
- 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: zu Fuss rund um die Erde
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- Description: Harry Bensley set off on a world tour wearing an iron mask as part of a bet. Known as “The Man in the Iron Mask” or “The Masked Walker”, his goal was to win the $100'000 prize put up by the bet between John Pierpoint Morgan and Hugh Cecil Lowther Lonsdale. He started from Trafalgar Square on January 1, 1908. Subsequent attestations are rare, leaving doubts about the actual completion of the project
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Man in the Iron Mask; The Masked Walker
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1876-1956
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bensley
- Multimedia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/making_history_20071218.shtml
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5667285
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: The man with the iron mask walking round the world for a $21'000 wager
- Description: Mr. Berrang, likely accompanied by his wife, appears in postcards with two wagons used to cover the distance from Connecticut to California
- 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: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Connecticut to California
- Description: Fukushima was a Japanese army officer who, after the Russo-Japanese war in 1904, chose a remarkable way to return to Japan: riding from Berlin to Vladivostok. This epic crossing of two continents on horseback took one year and four months. One of the journey's objectives was to inspect the construction of the still-under-construction Trans-Siberian Railway and to gather information on local infrastructure, command, and control along the way. During this journey, on March 1, 1893, before entering Manchuria, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. His 14'000-kilometer ride made him a national hero in Japan and earned him the Order of the Sacred Treasures, third class. Upon his return to Japan from his ride across Asia, Fukushima donated his horses to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, where they quickly became famous tourist attractions
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1852-1919
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Russia
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Yasumasa
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q481405
- Description: Postcard produced by Harry Gamler, highlighting the feat of flying around the world
- 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/Transatlantic_flight
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: My flight across the Atlantic to visit the Continent of Europe was thrilling. Harry Gamler now visiting the world. My 25'000 mile flight around the world is mainly to purchase from leading giftware manufacturers for Damler's new gift department
- Description: In the early 1900s, Paul Garnier walked around France
- 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: Tour de France à pied par Paul Garnier (au départ de Nancy, le 5 novembre 1904)
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