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- Description: The tour of Germany undertaken by Mr. Beer in the company of his son
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Köln a. Rhein
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- Description: John Foster Fraser was a British journalist and writer best known for completing one of the earliest bicycle journeys around the world. In July 1896, he set off from London with two friends, Edward Lunn and F.H. Lowe, aiming to circumnavigate the globe on high-wheel bicycles made by Rudge-Whitworth. In just over two years, they covered 17'000 miles (about 27'000 km), passing through France, Germany, Russia, India, Japan, the United States, and many other countries. The journey was documented in his book Round the World on a Wheel, which was widely acclaimed and translated into several languages
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1868-1936
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster_Fraser
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6233757
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fraser John Foster, Round the World on a Wheel: Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents, Elibron, 2004.
We took this trip round the world on bicycles because we are more or less conceited, like to be talked about, and see our names in the newspapers.
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- Description: Ana Beker, an Argentine born to Lithuanian immigrants and a lifelong equestrian, was inspired by a lecture from Aimé Felix Tschiffely, who famously rode from Buenos Aires to New York. Tschiffely, known as "Chifeli," detailed his 10'000-mile journey through varied terrains in the New World with his horses Mancha and Gato. Beker, after meeting Tschiffely, shared her own ambitious plan to ride from Argentina to Ottawa, Canada, covering 17'000 miles. Despite Tschiffely's skepticism about her success due to her gender, Beker remained undaunted. However, her journey faced tragedy when her two horses, Principe and Churrito, died in Bolivia
- 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
- Internet: http://www.thelongridersguild.com/Beker-story.htm
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Ana Beker, The Courage to Ride: One Woman's 17,000-Mile Mounted Odyssey from Argentina to Canada, Paperback, 2001
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- Description: The four men claim to be engaged in a world tour, accompanied by a dog
- 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: Reise um die Welt - Around the World
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- Description: Jean Béliveau set out on August 18, 2000, with the goal of walking around the world to promote 'Peace and non-violence for the benefit of the children of the world'. His endeavor was a success: 75'000 km and 54 pairs of shoes later, he returned to Canada in October 2011
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- 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
- Internet: http://www.wwwalk.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2562469
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- Description: In 1903, he set a new record by circumnavigating the world in 54 days, 7 hours, and 20 minutes
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- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
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- 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.
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- 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: 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