• Description: Diether H. Ebeler was a German long-distance motorcyclist. Between 1952 and 1956 he completed a journey through 42 countries across four continents on a Hoffmann-Vespa scooter with a trailer, accompanied by an unnamed companion described as a Countess. His route covered Europe, North Africa, the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India, and North America. He recounted the journey in Randnotizen eines Weltenbummlers ("Marginal Notes of a Globetrotter"), the publication details of which are not fully documented in available sources
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • 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
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Ebeler, Diether H. Randnotizen eines Weltenbummlers.
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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