- Description: Lady Florence Dixie was a British explorer, writer, and war correspondent who lived during the Victorian era. Born in 1855, she was one of the first women to travel to remote and lesser-known regions. Her most famous adventure was her journey to Patagonia in 1878, where she explored pristine landscapes and encountered indigenous populations. Her experiences in Patagonia were vividly detailed in her book "Riding Across Patagonia", which became a valuable guide for future explorers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1857-1905
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Florence_Dixie
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529148
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Dixie F., Riding Across Patagonia, Long Riders' Guild Press, 2001.
- Description: In 2011, after covering 60'000 km across 3 continents and 38 countries in 14 months, setting a Guinness World Record for the longest journey by quad bike (four-wheeled motorcycles), two Australians crossed the finish line in Sydney, in tribute to their teammate who tragically died mid-journey. Jamie Kenyon, 25, and Kristopher Teddy Davant, 27, known as the "Expedition Quad Squad," crossed the bay bridge on their vehicles, escorted by police and hundreds of motorcyclists, in the final leg of a journey that began in Istanbul. The duo had almost given up after the death of their companion, 24-year-old Italian Valerio De Simoni, whose bike was struck by an out-of-control car in Malawi. In addition to breaking the previous record of 27'141 km, the Quad Squad used their adventure to support the NGO Oxfam and raised the equivalent of about 40'000 euros for the fight against poverty
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Expedition Quad Squad
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://quadsquad.org
- Description: In April 1933, a trio from Mumbai embarked on a nine-year expedition covering over 50'000 miles. They were among the first cyclists to ride through Afghanistan, which was isolated at the time. These adventurers were also present at the Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg and were among the first to cycle across the territories of Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia
- 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: Round the world on push-bikes
When Kaikee Kharas, Rustam Ghandhi and Rutton Shroff were lost in the snow-clad mountains of Afghanistan in the mid 1930s on a nine-year cycling expedition around the world, they knocked on the door of a shepherd asking for food and shelter. The herdsman shared his humble meal with them and provided them place to sleep in, but was nowhere to be seen next morning. When the trio went looking for him in the snowy wastes, they found him deep in slumber and nearly dead. They had to rub his limbs and revive him.
- Description: Scientific and artistic journey undertaken by a group of Germans, started in 1907 in Cologne
- 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: Voyage scientifique et artistique autour du monde. M. Henri Graven, professeur, accompagné de M. Fritz Klein, écrivain, et de M. Alex Kaufmann, étudiant des Beaux-Arts, a entrepris de faire le Tour du Monde en huit ans. Le but du voyage est, outre le résultat sportif et la publication des impressions des pays parcourus, de donner spécialement des notions d'art. Le voyage a commencé le 1er janvier 1907 à Cologne. Les globe-trotters ont comme seule ressource la vente de leur photographie
- Description: Roggero Dollfus, from Lugano, embarked on a round-the-world trip between October 1900 and July 1901. He regularly published accounts in the Corriere del Ticino, letters translated from French to Italian by his mother Laura, which were published in 166 editions of the newspaper
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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: Dollfus R., Viaggio intorno al globo, di un Luganese, Lugano: stabilimento tipografico fratelli Traversa, 1902.
Nell'ottobre 1900 l’egregio nostro concittadino dr. Roggero Dollfus partiva dal Ticino per recarsi a fare un viaggio intorno al globo. Fin dai primi giorni egli prese a scrivere regolarmente alla famiglia le proprie impressioni: le sue lettere, stese in lingua francese e certo non destinate dal suo autore alla pubblicità, portavano un carattere simpaticissimo di sincerità, di freschezza; di evidenza, che avvinse tutti coloro cui fu dato di leggerle.
- Description: In 1891, Sylvain Dornon, a baker from Arcachon (France), traveled the route from Paris to Moscow using 1.20 m stilts. The journey of 1,830 miles was covered in 50 stages, averaging 36.6 miles per day. Dornon's aim was to reach the Franco-Russian Exhibition in Moscow, departing on March 12, 1891, from Place de la Concorde in Paris dressed as a shepherd from Landes. L'Illustration funded the project. The acrobat passed through Paris, Reims, Sedan, Luxembourg, Coblentz, Berlin, Wilna, and Moscow, where he arrived on May 10
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1858-1900
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Dornon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3506981
Sylvain Dornon établit à tout jamais la réputation des Landais en montant sur ses échasses jusqu'au deuxième étage de la Tour Eiffel lors de l'Exposition universelle de 1889. Cette démonstration était en fait une affirmation d'identité, au moment de l'extinction du système agro-pastoral dans les Landes de Gascogne.
- Description: The two war veterans Keller and Plück roamed with a model of Drachenfels (Germany)
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Mit dem Drachenfels und Königswinter durch die Welt. Angefertigt von den beiden Schwerkriegbeschädigten H. Keller u. A. Plück
- Description: In his postcard, Jean Domingo Laveria states his intention to undertake a 14-year round-the-world journey, financing his travels through the sale of postcards
- 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: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde en... 14 ans
- Description: In his postcard, Carlo Auer claims to embark on a round-the-world journey that started in Graz (Austria) on March 2, 1923
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria
- 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: A piedi intorno al mondo - Carlo Auer, studente di scienze commerciali, maestro onorario dei perlustratori portoghesi, da 23 mesi in cammino, 18'500 chilometri già percorsi. Desideroso di conoscere e di studiare il commercio, l'industria e l'agricoltura del mondo intero, la vita sociale e nazionale dei diversi popoli, ho cominciato il 2 marzo 1923, partendo dalla città di Graz (Austria), questo viaggio per una durata di sette anni. Ho attraversato l'Austria, la Jugoslavia, l'Italia, la Francia meridionale, tutta la Spagna, il Portogallo, il Marocco Spagnuolo, la Corsica. Continuerò il mio viaggio per il sud dell'Italia e i Balcani. Soltanto dalla vendita del mio ritratto io traggo sussidi, come pure dai doni che mi possono venir fatti dalle autorità, dai consolati ed altri analoghi organismi, ai quali sempre mi presento per il controllo del mio viaggio
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