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- 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: 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
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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- 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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- Description: At the end of the 19th century, Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli, founder of the Touring Club Ciclistico Italiano, traveled the roads of Calabria and Basilicata
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1859-1926
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Vittorio_Bertarelli
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3840250
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bertarelli, L. V. Insoliti viaggi: L’appassionante diario di un precursore. 1. ed. Reportage 1900. Milano: Touring club italiano, 2004.
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- Description: Giorgio Bettinelli, a precursor of Vespa enthusiasts, embarked on various adventures using this iconic scooter. A successful writer, he passionately narrated his exploits. In 1992, he started from Mentana (near Rome) to Saigon, traveling 24'000 kilometers in seven months, a journey described in his 1997 bestseller "In Vespa. Da Roma a Saigon." His second trip from Anchorage to Tierra del Fuego spanned 36'000 kilometers from 1994 to 1995. The third journey connected Melbourne to Cape Town, covering 52'000 km in exactly one year from September 1995 to 1996. His fourth, the Worldwide Odyssey, was a three-year global tour from October 1997 to May 2001, spanning 144'000 km from Tierra del Fuego to Tasmania. He detailed these journeys in "Brum Brum. 254'000 kilometers in Vespa," published in 2002 by Feltrinelli. In 2005, the same publisher released "Rhapsody In Black. In Vespa dall'Angola allo Yemen," covering his travels in Central and Southern Africa. His final journey took place in China, where he had relocated and married. Documented in "La Cina in Vespa," this trip occurred in 2006. Bettinelli passed away suddenly in Jinghong, China, on September 16, 2008, at the age of 53
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Vespaman
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1955-2008
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Bettinelli
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3765290
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bettinelli G., In Vespa, Da Roma a Saigon, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2003.
La notizia arrivata dal Sud della Cina ha colpito improvvisamente tutto il grande "popolo dei viaggiatori": il 16 settembre ci ha lasciati Giorgio Bettinelli, vinto da un'infezione sulle rive del Mekong. Giorgio, meglio conosciuto come lo Scrittore-in-Vespa e spesso affettuosamente soprannominato "Vespista per Caso" era forse uno degli ultimi grandi avventurieri-esploratori esistenti, quelli che - per intenderci - fanno del viaggio la missione della propria vita e trovano realizzazione nell'incontro con altri popoli, culture e luoghi.
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- Description: Robert Garside entered the Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world. He left on October 20, 1997, from New Delhi (India), and returned there on June 13, 2003, after covering 30'000 miles and crossing 29 countries
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Runningman
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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.robertgarside.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7344684