- Description: Tour of France by a 'mutilated' globetrotter; the story does not seem to be confirmed in official documentation
- 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
- Internet: http://lelensoisnormandtome4.unblog.fr/2016/01/24/qui-fut-marcelle-devred/
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour de France d'une petite martyre de guerre
- 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 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: Bicycle tour around the world at the end of the nineteenth century
- 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
- Internet: https://www.thewheelmen.com/sections/americanjourneys/shiningsea/rogers.php
The Rogers brothers from Millbury, Massachusetts made an interesting 4000-mile bicycle ride to the Pacific coast in the summer of 1890, but it is not known what type of wheels they rode. It seems likely that they used some type of ordinary for the 1890 chain driven safeties were not yet well suited to long rides. If the brothers had arrived in Portland, Oregon on safeties, the newspaper correspondent covering their arrival would likely have commented on the this unusual fact rather than simply noting that "the wheels ridden are still in good condition."
- 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: The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was a historic event that took place in 1924, when four Douglas World Cruiser aircraft from the United States Army Air Service completed an incredible journey around the globe. Departing from Seattle, the brave crews faced enormous challenges, flying over distances never before covered by aircraft. The route included stops in Alaska, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and across the Atlantic, before returning to the United States. After 175 days and over 27'000 miles, only two of the four aircraft completed the journey
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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/First_aerial_circumnavigation
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492508
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Douglas World Cruisers – first to circumnavigate the globe
Pilots of the 1924 Round The World Flight
- Description: In the 1930s, Miguel Divo traveled by car from Buenos Aires to New York
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Buenos Aires to New York
- 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 the early 1900s, J. B. Doussineau traveled with his camel from Marseille to Paris
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Others, Altri, Autres
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Un globe-trotter fin de siècle - Sa petite famille et son Château roulant. Ex-boulanger victime de la Compagnie de l'Ouest, sans indemnité et sans aucun secours de l'Assistance Publique a fait le voyage de Marseille à Paris à dos de dromedaire et a subi, le 29 janvier 1911, l'opération de la laparotomie, Hôtel-Dieu, Salle Saint-Côme
Les légendes des photos varies, des fois, voyage de Marseille à Paris, d’autres fois de Vichy à Paris. Certaines aussi sont nommés « en Algérie à la recherche du chameau » alors que les mêmes photographies sont également nommés « sur le parcours » (de Marseille -ou Vichy- a Paris).
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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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