- Description: Bicycle journey across Europe, Africa, and 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: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.sattelperspektive.de
- Description: Baptiste Souque, who is blind, undertook a tour of France accompanied by his friend Pierre Barré. Baptiste participated in several similar adventures accompanied by people with disabilities
- 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: 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
- Description: Originally from a well-off farming family in New Lebanon, New York, Stephen G. Spier was one of the first American cyclists to attempt a transcontinental journey in the 1880s. Spier claimed to have crossed the United States by bicycle in 1886, departing from the East Coast and reaching San Francisco. According to an article published in the San Francisco Morning Call on September 11, 1886, he carried a travel logbook signed by postmasters along the route to document the authenticity of his journey. Unlike other cyclists of the time, such as Van Meerbeke, Spier appeared surprisingly fit upon arrival, raising doubts about the truthfulness of his account. Some observers, including Karl Kron (the pseudonym of Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg), questioned the journey, suggesting that Spier may have used freight trains for part of the route—a not uncommon practice among touring cyclists of the era. The last known record of Spier’s cycling activity dates back to 1894, when he promoted a race in Los Angeles after a trip to Mexico. His 1886 journey remains documented only through newspaper articles and indirect accounts, the reliability of which is still debated
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3d2&page_id=653570&v=NC
S. G. Spier, who claims the championship for long-distance riding, arrived in this city on last Thursday evening at 9 o’clock. His principal reason for traversing the continent on a bicycle was to beat the world’s record, made by Thomas Stevens in 1884. Mr. Spier is 22 years old, stands five feet eight inches, and weighs 150 pounds. He came overland on a 52-inch wheel.
- Description: Christopher Somerville is a correspondent for The Times and The Daily Telegraph, specializing in slow tourism, particularly hiking. He has made numerous journeys and publications. Among the most fascinating routes described by the author is the one completed in two months in Crete, along the final stretch of the European Hiking Route E4, totaling 480 km of trails
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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
- Internet: https://www.christophersomerville.co.uk
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Somerville C. Lo scalino d’oro, Viaggio a piedi nel cuore di Creta, EDT.
- Description: Aloha Wanderwell, born Idris Galcia Hall in 1906, was one of the most adventurous explorers of the 20th century. Known as the 'first woman to drive around the world,' Aloha embarked on epic journeys across continents, documenting her adventures with films and photographs
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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://www.alohawanderwell.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4734202
Aloha Wanderwell from Winnipeg in Canada has been described as a female Indiana Jones. The teenage adventurer toured the world aged 16 after answering an ad for a driver in a French newspaper. She went on to travel 380,000 miles over the course of the 1920s and became a global celebrity.
- Description: Journey through Europe and North Africa by the self-proclaimed globetrotter Conrad
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Voyage pour propager l'Esperanto à travers l'Europe et l'Afrique du Nord, fait par W. Conrad, Espérantiste, en 4 ans. La vente de ces cartes est le seul moyen pour ce voyage
- Description: Deanna Sorenson walked 5'000 kilometers along the Australian coast. Starting in 2008 alone, she traveled the road between Perth and Sydney
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- 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
- Internet: https://www.deannasorensen.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sorensen, Deanna. 2003. Going the distance : a walk across Australia / Deanna Sorensen. Manly, N.S.W. : Radiant Coaching Company.
- Description: He covered 30'000 miles by kayak: in 1932, he left from Ulm in Germany and arrived in Australia in 1939
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1907-1993
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Speck
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88968
- Description: Five-year tandem world tour by the Cadet couple
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le tour du monde. M. et Mme. Cadet ont résolu de faire le tour du monde en tandem. Ils ont la ferme intention d'accomplir ce grand voyage en 5 ans
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| Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites |
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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