- Description: In 1949, Major Lamphier Thomas Junior of the American army set a new record by completing the journey described by Jules Verne in just 4 days and 23 hours. To highlight the Air Force Association's aviation awareness campaign, he circled the globe using scheduled airlines, covering 22'140 miles in under five days. Carrying a letter from President Harry Truman to commemorate the Wright brothers' first flight's 46th anniversary, he collected postmarks from 12 countries. Upon his return, the letter was presented to the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association to honor the Wright brothers' aviation milestone at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- 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/Thomas_George_Lanphier_Jr.
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7789984
- Description: In 1998, Benoît Lecompte became the first daring individual to swim across the Atlantic. He covered the 5'500 km that separate France from the United States in 74 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1967-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Swimming, A nuoto, A la nage
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Lecomte
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771229
- Description: Jale Lillinstad, a Dane accompanied by a white goat, passed through Bellinzona on July 29, 1954, and arrived in Rome on August 23 of the same year
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Denmark, Danimarca
- 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: Born in Milan on May 13, 1982, after graduating with a degree in Economics, he worked for nearly four years as an employee in the commercial office of a foundry in Modena. In May 2010, using the savings from his job, he set off on an 82'000-kilometer journey around the American continent on a 1970 Vespa Sprint Veloce. Alone and without sponsors, in total freedom. Upon his return, he published 21 Americas, which recounts the episodes and encounters that inevitably occurred over eighteen months of travel
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Vespanda
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1982-
- 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://www.vespanda.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@Vespanda
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Lavarra Ilario. 2019. 21 Americhe : Viaggio in Solitaria Su Una Vecchia Vespa. Roma: Ultra.
- Description: Eight Years Cycling Around the World
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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: http://www.veraluc.com
- Description: Hannes Lindemann was a German adventurer and physician renowned for his extraordinary feats of solo navigation. His most remarkable crossing occurred in 1956 when he decided to tackle the Atlantic in a small rowboat, becoming one of the first explorers to undertake such an endeavor without the aid of sails. Setting off from the African coast, Lindemann sailed for over 72 days, covering thousands of miles to reach the Caribbean islands. During the journey, he faced fierce storms, giant waves, and solitude, sustaining himself mainly on a diet of fish caught at sea and collected rainwater for drinking
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: http://www.lindemann.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95319
- Description: The two globetrotters traverse Mexico on a Lambretta and then Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Still on two wheels, they face the tropical forest, climb the mountains of the Andes range, surpass the Bolivian highlands over 3'000 meters high, challenging the cold, fatigue, and hunger. Their courage does not falter in front of the legendary Machu Picchu, the ancient Incan temples, and they arrive at La Paz, over 3'500 meters. Then along the roads of Bolivia, Peru, to reach the gateway to Australasia at Ushuaia
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Michel Le Clerc, Jean-Claude Bois, La grande échappée; trois Amériques en scooter, La Toison d'Or, Paris, 1955
- Description: On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left Colorado (USA) to embark on a 5-year journey around the world. She returned home on July 30, 2004, after walking 22'730 kilometers (14'124 miles) and raising $250'000 for cancer research. Polly became the first woman to officially walk 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: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.pollyletofsky.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Letofsky Polly, 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World, Globalwalk Press, 2013.
- Description: A mother's bicycle journey with her daughter from Paris to Rome
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Logan M., Happy endings, New York, Fawcett Popular Library, 1979.
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