- Description: On March 31, 1928, Franz Romer set off solo from Lisbon with the intention of crossing the Atlantic in a kayak. The twenty-nine-year-old German traveled for 4'000 miles over 58 days before reaching the island of Puerto Rico. After six weeks of recovery, he set sail again to reach New York. He was declared missing following a hurricane that caused him to disappear without a trace
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1899-1928
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Romer_(Kapit%C3%A4n)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1448760
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Willi Münch-Khe, Kapitän Romer bezwingt den Atlantik. Ein Tatsachenbericht. Potsdam, 1942.
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- Description: Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Texas, born John Rose, traveled 30'000 miles from 1909 until the 1930s aboard a cart pulled by five goats. He lost his legs in a train accident. Numerous postcards depicting him have survived to this day
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Overland Jack
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1888-1962
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: This Texas Goat Wagon has been over the states of Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kan., Mo., Ill., Ind., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Lo. Ark., Okla., Nedr., Wyo., Mont., S. Dak. and Ariz., a distance of 30'000 miles since 1909. the team was trained by Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Tex., owner and driver. The average weight of each goat being 100 lbs. the harness was manufactured at Big Sandy, Texas, costing $30.00. This team on a test pulled 2.500 lbs. The team averages 10 miles per day with 600 lb. camping outfit. Each goat is fed 2 quarts of grain per day. The wagon was manufactured at Gilmer, Texas, costing $80.00. The team cost $25.00 . Price of pictures 10c each, 3 for 25c. No trouble to answer questions
That buyers are plentiful is shown by the fact that he owns two farms and has a respectable bank account." (...) "He has proved that a man can make his way in the world without even a leg to stand on.
Popular science, 1922
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- Description: In 1890, Thomas Gaskell Allen, accompanied by William Sachtleben, embarked on a world tour using a bicycle. They returned in 1893 having covered 15'000 miles, at the time the longest continuous journey ever undertaken. They documented their adventures in the East in the volume "Across Asia on a Bicycle"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1866-1953
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Allen T., Sachtleben W., Across Asia on a bicycle: the journey of two American students from Constantinople to Peking, Inkling Books, 2003.
The boldness and courage that Thomas Allen and William Sachtleben display in this book is impressive. On June 14, 1890, just one day after they graduated from Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, they set out on a record -breaking journey around the world. As they put it, they did it hoping to add practical experience to the book knowledge they had acquired in college.
- Description: Arthur Siegfried Romminger jun. is described in the postcard as the smallest of the globetrotters. He finished his first year of life on June 11, 1910, started walking on June 12, 1910, and on the same day, along with his parents, embarked on a world tour without money, and plans to have completed it by the age of 6
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Arthur Siegfried Romminger jun. der kleinste Globetrotter. Beendete am 11 Juni 1910 sein erstes Lebensjahr, fing am 12 Juni 1910 an zu laufen und begab sich am selben Tage in Begleitung seiner Schwester Erika, 3 Jahe alt, nebst Eltern, auf die Reise um die Welt ohne Geld, und gedenkt er dieselbe im Alter von 6 Jahren beendet zu haben
- Description: Travels in France of a One-Legged Globetrotter
- 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: De Marseille à Paris à pied, voyage entrepris par 2 unijambistes, délégués du syndicat des Estropiés Français
- Description: A prolific and imaginative writer, Salgari crafted narratives that left a significant impact on the collective imagination, particularly on themes of travel and exploration. This despite the fact that the author hardly ever traveled
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1862-1911
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.emiliosalgari.it
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309786
- Description: Roode walked the routes Amsterdam-Paris and Amsterdam-Rome on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: De Wandelaar met zijn blok van Amsterdam naar Parijs. Tweede reis van Amsterdam naar Rome en terug met een block nan zijn been
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- Description: Josef Rottensteiner and an unnamed friend embarked on a journey through Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Switzerland, and Italy: "We are Viennese students and travel in a car we built ourselves. We have already covered 18,000 kilometers in 20 months. We thank the kind donors"
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Ricordo - Senza motore per acqua e terra attraverso tre continenti: Europa, Africa, Asia
- Description: Zara Kathleen Samuel, who would later be known as Billie Samuel (nee Kesper), marked her place in history as a pioneering American-born Australian cyclist. Born on March 24, 1907, and passing on January 15, 1995, Samuel's contributions to cycling are both notable and inspiring. In 1934, she shattered societal expectations and physical challenges by becoming the first woman to cycle from Melbourne to Sydney, a feat that was unheard of at the time for women. Her determination and skill were further underscored on her return journey, where she broke the women's world record for the fastest ride from Sydney to Melbourne, a record previously held by Elsa Barbour
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1907-1995
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Australia
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Samuel
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62603890
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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