Le Long Margaret Valentine (w2177)

Le Long Margaret Valentine (w2177)

  • Description: Margaret Le Long was the first woman to cycle across the American continent. Starting from Chicago in 1896, she reached California two months later. Among the few items she carried with her was a pistol
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Le Long M., “From Chicago to San Francisco awheel”, Outing XXXI, 1898.

In spite of the opposition of every friend and relative who was on hand to register a protest (and those at a distance objected by mail) I proceeded with my preparations for riding awheel from Chicago to San Francisco.

Ledig Alfred (w2858)

Ledig Alfred (w2858)

  • Description: Five-year round-the-world trip proposed by German Alfred Ledi, hailing from Leipzig
  • 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro del mondo 1928-1933. Paesi visitati sino ad oggi: 16 stati dell'Europa. Compiacetevi aiutarmi per raggiungere il mio progetto acquistando questa cartolina postale
Lelouvier Eugène (w2183)

Lelouvier Eugène (w2183)

  • Description: World tour on foot by the globetrotter Lelouvier
  • 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Die Reise um die Welt zu Fuss, Eugène Lelouvier globe-trotter der Zeitung "La Patrie" Paris
Leroy L. (w2867)

Leroy L. (w2867)

  • Description: Henri Papillaud and L. Leroy were two Parisian journalists who in 1895 set off on a round-the-world trip without money. They published a newspaper titled "En Route. Journal of the two Parisian reporters Henri Papillaud and L. Leroy"
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • 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
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: En Route, Journal de H. Papillaud et L. Leroy. Les Deux Journalistes Français Partis sans Un Sou de Paris Pour Faire Le Tour Du Monde. 1895.
Lecompte Benoît (w2178)

Lecompte Benoît (w2178)

  • 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
Leigh Fermor Patrick (w3165)

Leigh Fermor Patrick (w3165)

  • Description: Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor was one of the most celebrated travel writers of the 20th century, renowned for his epic trek on foot from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul in 1933–1934. This journey became the basis for A Time of Gifts (1977) and Between the Woods and the Water (1986), with the final section published posthumously as The Broken Road in 2013
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1915-2011
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa, Asia
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leigh_Fermor
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q700616
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Leigh Fermor, Patrick. A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople, from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. London: John Murray, 1977. Leigh Fermor, Patrick. Between the Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople, from the Middle Danube to the Iron Gates. London: John Murray, 1986.
Lenz Frank G. (w2185)

Lenz Frank G. (w2185)

  • Description: Frank Lenz started his global tour in 1892 on a "safety-bicycle" Victor with pneumatic tires (invented by John Dunlop in 1888). He cycled solo across the United States from East to West, entered China, reached Burma, India, and Persia. His adventures were regularly featured in "Outing" magazine. His journey ended tragically in Turkey, just before Erzurum, where he was murdered
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1867-1894
  • 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lenz_(cyclist)
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1443278
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Herlihy D. V., The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Lespinasse P. B. (w2187)

Lespinasse P. B. (w2187)

  • Description: In 1885, he claimed to have traveled the roads of the United States with a piglet following a bet
  • 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: USA
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: P. B. Lespinasse, of Spring Valley, Rockland County, N. Y., having made and lost a wager with a neighbouring farmer on the recent Presidential election, will walk from New York City to Washington D.C., carrying a live pig and rooster. Will start about the first of February from Madison Square, New York City, and arrive in Washington on the eve of March 3d. As a means of defraying the expense of himself and the winner, will dispose of these photographs to democrats and republicans. In fulfilling the above wager, the loser will redeem the amount lost on his return to Rockland County
Leddy I. S. (w2180)

Leddy I. S. (w2180)

  • Description: The family, husband, wife, and two children, departed from Orlando, Florida, for Southern Indiana, USA
  • 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: USA
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Orlando, Fla, to Southern Ind.
Leland Lilian (w2182)

Leland Lilian (w2182)

  • Description: Lilian Leland reportedly traveled alone for 60'000 miles around the globe, starting at 25 and taking two years to complete her journey, as detailed in a book published in 1890. However, concrete evidence is scarce. Scatamacchia suggests the journey might never have occurred, proposing the book was likely written to capitalize on the public's fascination with women traveling alone, inspired by Nellie Bly's success, aiming to sell a narrative that catered to public curiosity
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • 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: https://archive.org/details/travelingalonewo00lela
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Leland L., Traveling alone. A woman's journey around the world, New York, The American News Company, 1890. Scatamacchia C., Nellie Bly: Un'avventurosa giornalista e viaggiatrice americana dell'Ottocento, Perugia: Morlacchi Editore, 2002.

The successful accomplishment of a journey of nearly sixty thousand miles, made by a young woman, traveling alone, is calculated to excite wonder and admiration ; and when the record of that journey is replete with original thought, the emanations of a bright intellect, it possesses a special interest.

Lepre Verena and Luciano (w2186)

Lepre Verena and Luciano (w2186)

  • 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
Letofsky Polly (w2188)

Letofsky Polly (w2188)

  • 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.

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