- Description: The globetrotter's book narrates her adventure: a solo sailing race around the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Autissier I., Sola intorno al mondo, TEA, 2003.
- Description: Joe Ballard was a well-known blacksmith in the community of Salisbury, North Carolina. He is often depicted with an ox-drawn wagon, with which he undertook several journeys across North America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1825-1917
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Joe Ballard, for six years Chairman Republican County Executive Committee, Salisbury, N. C.
- Description: On October 15, 1923, the three members of the Bombay Weightlifting Club, Adi B. Hakim, Jal P. Bapasola, and Rustom B. Bhumgara, embarked on a round-the-world bicycle tour. They covered a route of 44'000 miles in three years and three months, and their adventure was chronicled in a book that is still available in a version published in 2008: 'The World on a Bicycle'
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hakim A. B., Bapasola J. P., Bhumgara R. B., With cyclists around the world, Roli books, 2008.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Noble cycle & motor Co. - This Royal bassett (?) bicycle was used by the world tourists in their tour round the world. The machine has done 40.000 miles
Just in their twenties and living off a shoestring budget, three young Parsis, one from Baroda, ventured on the first ever trip around the world on bicycles on October 15, 1923. The trio covered 44,000 miles in three years and three months across 27 countries and four continents. On their return, Adi Hakim from Vadodara, Jal Bapasola from Mumbai and Rustom Bhumgara from Pune, who later became a freedom fighter, wrote a book of their memoirs from the epic journey, of which but a few copies still exist. The original book includes a foreword by Jawarharlal Nehru and comments from leaders around the world like Benito Mussolini and Calvin Coolidge.”
- Description: German globetrotter who set off on horseback on July 1, 1928, from Essen-Ruhr, Germany, heading towards Central Asia
- 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 horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Essen-Ruhr, Start 1 Juli 1928. Essen, Klein-Asien und Europa
- Description: David Baird crossed Australia on foot, pushing a wheelbarrow for 4'115 km. The purpose of his endeavor was to raise funds for cancer research. It took him 112 days to complete the journey, and he raised approximately 20'000 dollars
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Australia
British man runs 2557 miles across Australia... with a wheelbarrow
A 65-year-old British man has almost completed an epic 2557 mile run across Australia, while pushing a wheelbarrow.
- Description: Emilio Balli, in 1878-1879, took part in one of the first round-the-world trips organized by a society of scholars and European tourists. The journey commenced in Marseille on August 1, 1878, aboard the ship Junon operated by the company Fraissinet. Due to financial difficulties of the organizer, the journey was halted in New York. Emilio Balli and his Geneva friend Alfred Bertrand continued on their own, visiting North America and crossing the Pacific to reach Japan, China, and India. After about 14 months, they returned home through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, stopping in Alexandria, Egypt, Naples, and finally docking in Marseille on September 27, 1879
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1855-1934
- 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: https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/it/articles/017089/2002-01-07/
- Multimedia: https://www.rsi.ch/rete-uno/programmi/intrattenimento/seidisera-magazine/Il-giro-del-mondo-di-Emilio-Balli-1878-1879--1567191.html
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96256699
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: AA.VV: Lo sguardo di un Locarnese sul mondo. Diario fotografico del viaggio intorno al mondo del 1878–1879. Museo Casorella, Locarno.
- Description: A passionate traveler, Tito Barbini boasts numerous journeys and an equal number of publications. Among the most significant is 'Le nuvole chiedono permesso', which recounts a journey from Patagonia to Alaska made on foot and by bus
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- 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
- Internet: http://lenuvolenonchiedonopermesso.blogspot.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22069313
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barbini T., Le nuvole chiedono permesso : dalla Patagonia all’Alaska cento giorni a piedi e in corriera, Polistampa, 2007.
- Description: Dave Barr was a Vietnam veteran, and the first double amputee to circumnavigate the globe on a motorcycle. In 1990, riding a 1972 Harley-Davidson Super Glide with no support, he spent approximately 3,5 years covering 83,000 miles (134,000 km) across six continents. In 1996‑1997, he set a record by traversing Europe, Russia, and Siberia in winter, covering 13,000 miles (20,900 km) under extreme conditions. In 2002, he completed Australia’s four cardinal extremes in 10,000 miles (16,000 km) in 45 days, known as the “Southern Cross” ride
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1952-2024
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.davebarr1972.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5228296
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barr, Dave. Riding the Edge. 1995.
- Description: Erwin George “Cannonball” Baker was a motorcyclist, car racer, and organizer famed for setting over 140 point‑to‑point records. His most celebrated run occurred in 1933 when he drove from New York City to Los Angeles in 53.5 hours (approx. 2,276 km /1,414 miles) in a Graham‑Paige Model 57 Blue Streak 8—a record that stood for nearly 30 years until 1964. In 1941, he completed a trouble‑free 6,517 miles (10,488 km) run in a Crosley Covered Wagon, to demonstrate its fuel economy and reliability. These drives inspired the later Cannonball Baker Sea‑to‑Shining‑Sea Memorial Trophy Dash - better known as the “Cannonball Run” - which itself inspired multiple films and a TV series
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Cannonball Baker
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1882-1960
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Baker
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3732687
- Description: Le 6 juillet 1954, l’abbé Balois, nanti seulement de son Lambretta, de quelques bagages, de multiples visas et de sa passion de découvertes, partait de Tours. Le 28 septembre, il arrivait à Ceylan, ayant parcouru 15'000 km à travers la France, l’Italie, la Yougoslavie, la Grèce, la Turquie, la Syrie, l’Irak, l’Iran, le Pakistan et l’Inde
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1921-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Lambretta
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Balois, Claude. Namo Lanka: De Tours à Ceylan en scooter. 1955.
- Description: On May 4, 1930, Marcel Bardiaux left France to reach Constantinople in his canoe named 'Belle Etoile'. He covered a total of 13'000 km, publishing about ten accounts of his journey in the magazine 'Camping'. On March 10, 1931, Paris Match also featured a report on his circumnavigation, particularly focusing on his return journey
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1910-2000
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Bardiaux
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3288639
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Marcel Bardiaux sur son Canoë "Belle Etoile" - 13.000 km à travers l'Europe dont 8.000 en mer
La fin de la croisière de la "Belle Etoile". Nous avons raconté comment ce jeune navigateur, parti des bords de la Marne le 4 mai dernier sur son canoé, était arrivé, après de nombreuses aventures à Constantinople.
- Description: Pierre Barré, who became paralyzed at the age of 37, undertook a tour of France accompanied by his blind friend, Baptiste Souque
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Pierre Barré, ex-forain, paralysé à l'age de 37 ans, Baptiste Souque, ex-employé de commerce, aveugle, Tour de France à pied au nom des camarades unis par le malheur
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