- 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: Steve Stevens is known for riding his vintage, high-wheeled "penny-farthing" bicycle around Golden. At 61, he's embarking on a 4'500-mile journey from England to Iran to mimic an 1885 global bike tour by Thomas Stevens, who might be his ancestor. On this antique bicycle, he plans to traverse nine countries, wearing period-appropriate attire and carrying essentials for the trip. Despite previously battling melanoma, which delayed his journey, Stevens is enthusiastic about the adventure, emphasizing the friendly reactions he receives worldwide. He aims to raise funds for Pennies for Peace and the American Cancer Society, leveraging his passion for historical cycling to support education in areas like Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/AroundWorldPenny
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Around The World On A Penny Farthing, Re riding the Route of Thomas Stevens in 1884, 1885, 1886
- Description: The author of "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," this book narrates her personal experiences along the Pacific Crest Trail. Her book was adapted into the film "Wild" in 2014, capturing her journey of self-discovery and adventure on this challenging trail that spans over 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada. The book and the film alike delve into themes of personal struggle, healing, and the transformative power of nature
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1968-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.cherylstrayed.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5092780
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Strayed, Cheryl, e Mondadori. Wild. Milano: Piemme, 2012.
- 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: Stoermer was a Swiss cyclist who was killed in a road accident one week before completing a round-the-world bicycle tour
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1970-2009
- 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://stephan-on-tour.planet-maxx.net
Cyclist dies one week from world tour finish. The tourist killed after he was hit by a truck while cycling near Te Puke had been biking around the world for the past three years and was due to fly home on Friday. The man was named today as Stephan Stoermer, 38, of Frankfurt.
- Description: Heinz Stücke is listed in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' for his bicycle travels around the world. Since 1958, he has covered 593'600 km across 5 continents, visiting 257 countries. He primarily finances his travels by selling postcards and a self-produced 20-page brochure. During his travels, he has taken more than 100'000 photographs
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: World Traveller
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1940-
- 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.heinzstucke.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69971
Why did I start cycling? Why did I decide to travel around the world and why did I not stop? These are the questions that I have been asked most often since I started to travel around the world by bicycle almost 50 years ago. I was 20 when I decided to take a bicycle trip, searching for adventure and with the desire to discover the world. That trip lasted two years. When I returned to my hometown in Germany, I realized that I didn't especially like my work and I wondered why I had to spend the rest of my life doing something that did not really interest me. Then I realized that I was much more interested in discovering the world.
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- Description: In 1960, two years before winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, John Steinbeck made a complete tour of the United States in a camper. The book 'Travels with Charley', first published in 1962, narrates the events and encounters of this journey, becoming a fundamental work of travel literature
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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: USA
- Internet: http://www.steinbeck.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39212
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Steinbeck J., Viaggio con Charley : per le strade d’America : un uomo, un cane, una roulotte, La Nuova Italia, 1979.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle Charley. Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level because he made his living writing about it. He wrote of having many questions going into his journey, the main one being "What are Americans like today?" However, he found that he had concerns about much of the "new America" he witnessed.
- Description: Departing in 1959 from England, he cycled 400'000 miles, visiting 159 countries. He returned to England in 1976
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Czech republic, Republica ceca, République tchèque
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stolle W., The world beneath my bicycle wheels, London, Pelham, 1978.
Walter Stolle's Bicycle Saga, or Around the World in 18 Years. When he was a teenager, Walter Stolle got a crazy idea. “I decided,” he recalls, “that I would make the longest journey ever on a bike.” He did. It covered 400,000 miles—the equivalent of 16 trips around the world—took him to 159 countries and lasted 18 years.
- Description: Jonathan Summerfield has made several attempts to circumnavigate the globe on a velocipede. His route largely follows that of Thomas Stevens, totaling 22'026 miles (33'450 km). The latest attempt started on May 1, 2006, and ended on November 9, 2008
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Joff
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34966334
An adventurer is ending a round-the-world journey on a penny farthing after being robbed at gunpoint in Ecuador. Joff Summerfield was camping at the side of a road when two men tied him up, threw his coat over his head and threatened him with a gun.
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