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- Description: Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore was an American journalist who, between 1889 and 1890, engaged in a race around the world against the more famous Nellie Bly. The idea was to retrace the steps outlined by Jules Verne in the novel "Around the World in 80 Days". On November 14, 1889, the two journalists departed from New York: Nellie Bly, sponsored by the New York World newspaper, headed west, while Elizabeth Bisland, sponsored by Cosmopolitan magazine, headed east. Ideally, both ladies outperformed Phileas Fogg: Nellie Bly set a new record by returning to New York on January 25, 1890, taking 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes to complete the world tour. Bisland returned a few days later, specifically on January 30, 1890, thus taking 76 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: B.L.R. Dane
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1861-1929
- 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://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bisland/stages/stages.html
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5362424
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bisland E., A Flying Trip Around The World, 1891. Marks J., Around the World in 72 Days: The race between Pulitzer's Nellie Bly and Cosmopolitan's Elizabeth Bisland, Gemittarius Press, 1993.
If, on the 13th of November, 1889, some amateur prophet had foretold that I should spend Christmas Day of that year in the Indian Ocean, I hope I should not by any open and insulting incredulity have added new burdens to the trials of a hard-working soothsayer – I hope I should, with the gentleness due a severe case of aberrated predictiveness, have merely called his attention to that passage in the Koran in which it is written, "The Lord loveth a cheerful liar" – and bid him go in peace. Yet I did spend the 25th day of December steaming through the waters that wash the shores of the Indian Empire, and did do other things equally preposterous, of which I would not have believed myself capable if forewarned of them. I can only claim in excuse that these vagaries were unpremeditated, for the prophets neglected their opportunity and I received no augury.
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- Description: Florence Margaret Charlotte Blenkiron was the first woman to win a gold medal for reaching over 100 mph on a motorcycle at Brooklands race track. With Theresa Wallach, she crossed the Sahara by 600cc Panther motorcycle from London to Cape Town in 1934–35, making the return journey on her own in 1935–36
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1904-1991
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Blenkiron
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65770315
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wallach, Teresa. The Rugged Road: Due donne e una moto, Da Londra a Città Del Capo. Roma: Ultra, 2014.
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- Description: Lady Anne Blunt, niece of the poet Lord Byron and a student of the art critic John Ruskin, distinguished herself through her travels in the Middle East. She is regarded as one of the first Western women to travel in central Arabia, reaching the city of Ha’il and crossing regions that were still little known. Through her travel writings, she provided detailed observations that contributed to the ethnographic and geographic knowledge of the Arabian Peninsula. Voyage en Arabie recounts the journey she undertook with her husband, the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, in the Najd region (present-day Saudi Arabia) during the winter of 1878–1879. Lady Anne (1837–1917), daughter of the Earl of Lovelace and granddaughter of Lord Byron, was also known as an accomplished horsewoman and breeder of Arabian horses. The book was first published in London in 1881 by John Murray under the title A Pilgrimage to Nejd; it was written by Lady Anne and edited with the support of Wilfrid Blunt. The French translation by Léopold Derôme (1833–1889) appeared in Paris the following year. Derôme, a man of letters and bibliophile, added a substantial introduction in which he proposed an interpretation of Bedouin societies based in part on the Blunts’ observations. During their journey, the Blunts traveled with nomadic tribes of the Najd as far as Baghdad and stayed with the Al Rashid dynasty in their fortified capital of Ha’il, rivals of the Saudi clan. At one point, Wilfrid Blunt even considered serving as a diplomatic intermediary to the emir. Lady Anne paid particular attention to the horses she encountered, assessing and riding them during excursions, including hunting trips. The book is illustrated by Gaston Vuillier, based on Lady Anne’s sketches and descriptions, with engravings produced by Charles Barbant
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1837-1917
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Asia
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Blunt,_15th_Baroness_Wentworth
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451969
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Blunt, Anne. Voyage en Arabie. Pèlerinage au Nedjed, berceau de la race arabe. Paris: Hachette, 1882.
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- Description: Departing in the early 1900s, in an initial postcard he appears with his wife accompanied by the caption 'A couple of globe-trotters'. In a subsequent postcard, a newborn is also featured, with the caption 'A family of globe-trotters'
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Bulgaria
- 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: Un couple de globe-trotters, Le tour du monde à pied, Pierre V. Boneff, journaliste bulgare, avec sa femme, fait à pied le tour du monde entier et il calcule de l'accomplir en 15 ans. L'objet du voyage est de connaître les peuples. Il est muni de certificats et de lettres de recommandations du Ministre de Bulgarie, des Consulats Français, Anglais et Autrichien à Sofia, et de la Société touriste de Bulgarie. Puisqu'il s'est proposé de faire le voyage sans argent, il se confie exclusivement à cette carte, laquelle restera é l'acheteur comme souvenir de son passage dans cette ville.
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- Description: Departing around 1915, the three members of the group, Booy L., Krijnberg A., and Enden A.V.D., embarked on a round-the-world journey on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
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- Description: In 1939, Mary Bosanquet rode the two ponies Timothy and Jonty from Vancouver, Canada, to New York, USA
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bosanquet M., Saddlebags for Suitcases, Long Riders' Guild Press, 2001. Bosanquet M., Canada ride: across Canada on horseback, University of London Press, 1952.
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- Description: A woman of intrepid spirit, unyielding determination, and a thirst for knowledge, she embarked on solo journeys across the American continents – North America in 1885, Central America and the Caribbean in 1886, and South America in 1887. At every destination, she sought out what she termed "the most humble people," diligently recording her observations for future publications back in Paris. In her travel accounts, she challenged the prevailing societal views about adventurous women. Her journey in 1888 took her to India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sumatra, Vietnam, China, and Japan. In subsequent years, she continued her travels to Africa, Europe, and returned to America. Facing numerous adversities, including attacks by brigands and thieves, her travels were a testament to her courage and resilience
- 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: -
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3263687
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bourbonnaud L., Les Amériques ; Amérique du Nord, Antilles, Amérique du Sud, Paris, 1889. Bourbonnaud L., Les Indes et l'Extrême Orient, impressions de voyage d'une parisienne, Paris, 1892. Bourbonnaud L., Seule à travers 145,000 lieues terrestres, maritimes, aériennes, Paris.
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- Description: For a bet, the author committed to completing three laps around France
- 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: A la suite d'un pari M. Boureau Marcel, Rover-Scout indipéndant, doit faire 3 fois le tour de France à pied et avec sa chienne, couchant sous une tente et vivant au grand air dans le délai de 2 ans - il n'a pour vivre que la vente de ses cartes postales
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- Description: Nelson Bradt set off from New York on April 9, 1891, for a 2,500-mile coast-to-coast journey to San Francisco, where he arrived on July 4. An article in the San Francisco Morning Call, published on July 5, 1891, recounts the key moments of his adventure
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Another transcontinental tour on the Eagle. Nelson A. Bradt finishes his trip to San Francisco on his Eagle. Riding days, 62; distance travelled, 4420 miles; average, 71.5 miles per day
Yesterday as the grand military and civic parade was disbanding a lone cyclist arrived from New York, fresh and hearty to all appearances, after a ride which from start to finish, lacked but a few days of filling three months of his history.