- Description: Berney traveled in Africa and the Americas. In 1958, he presented a report of his travels at the French Language Circle in Lugano: Henry-Maurice Berney included in his report some curious anecdotes (...) about the difficulties that travelers face in the age of jet engines. While previously the Geneva-New York journey could be completed in just over six hours, it now takes at least three weeks to obtain a visa for the United States. And what about all the tricks used by border guards and customs officers in underdeveloped countries to squeeze bribes out of white travelers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: 26'000 km attraverso l'Africa orientale a fianco di un instancabile giramondo, Corriere del Ticino, 6 dicembre 1958
- Description: The French expedition, led by Thierry Montaner and Killian Blais, started on May 7, 2008, with the aim of walking around the world
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.toutenmarchant.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@toutenmarchant
If you happen to see two backpack-toting white men doing some serious walking, chances are they are the globe-trotting French guys who have been walking for the past six years in a journey of a lifetime through many countries that has now brought them to Malaysia.
- Description: In 2007, Stefano Bolliger and Angelina Perrin set off on a bicycle journey from Lugano to India
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bolliger S., Perrin A., Sulla Via della Seta, La Città, luglio 2008.
Sono partiti. Sono montati in sella alla loro bicicletta e hanno iniziato il loro percorso che li porterà a visitare diversi paesi, fino ad arrivare in India.
- Description: Giorgio Bettinelli, a precursor of Vespa enthusiasts, embarked on various adventures using this iconic scooter. A successful writer, he passionately narrated his exploits. In 1992, he started from Mentana (near Rome) to Saigon, traveling 24'000 kilometers in seven months, a journey described in his 1997 bestseller "In Vespa. Da Roma a Saigon." His second trip from Anchorage to Tierra del Fuego spanned 36'000 kilometers from 1994 to 1995. The third journey connected Melbourne to Cape Town, covering 52'000 km in exactly one year from September 1995 to 1996. His fourth, the Worldwide Odyssey, was a three-year global tour from October 1997 to May 2001, spanning 144'000 km from Tierra del Fuego to Tasmania. He detailed these journeys in "Brum Brum. 254'000 kilometers in Vespa," published in 2002 by Feltrinelli. In 2005, the same publisher released "Rhapsody In Black. In Vespa dall'Angola allo Yemen," covering his travels in Central and Southern Africa. His final journey took place in China, where he had relocated and married. Documented in "La Cina in Vespa," this trip occurred in 2006. Bettinelli passed away suddenly in Jinghong, China, on September 16, 2008, at the age of 53
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Vespaman
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1955-2008
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Bettinelli
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3765290
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bettinelli G., In Vespa, Da Roma a Saigon, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2003.
La notizia arrivata dal Sud della Cina ha colpito improvvisamente tutto il grande "popolo dei viaggiatori": il 16 settembre ci ha lasciati Giorgio Bettinelli, vinto da un'infezione sulle rive del Mekong. Giorgio, meglio conosciuto come lo Scrittore-in-Vespa e spesso affettuosamente soprannominato "Vespista per Caso" era forse uno degli ultimi grandi avventurieri-esploratori esistenti, quelli che - per intenderci - fanno del viaggio la missione della propria vita e trovano realizzazione nell'incontro con altri popoli, culture e luoghi.
- Description: Arthur Blessitt is a unique figure known for carrying a large wooden cross on a pilgrimage around the world. Beginning his journey in 1969, he has traveled to every nation and major island group for religious and spiritual purposes. His mission, driven by his Christian faith, has been to spread a message of love and peace. Blessitt's extraordinary journey, spanning several decades and thousands of miles, has earned him a place in the Guinness World Records for the world's longest ongoing pilgrimage walk
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Pilgrim with the Cross
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1940-2025
- 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
- Internet: https://blessitt.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325099
Longest ongoing pilgrimage
As of 24 April 2013, the greatest distance claimed for an around the world pilgrimage is 64'752 km (40'235 miles) by Arthur Blessit (USA), who has been walking on a mission since 25 December 1969. He has visited all seven continents, including Artarctica, having traversed 321 nations, island groups and territories carrying a 3.7 m tall (12 feet) wooden cross and preaching from the Bible throughout.
Guinness Book of World Records 2015
- Description: Christian Bomio Pacciorini traveled around 70'000 km around the world. Starting in May 2007, he returned after 5 years to Torricella-Taverne, in Italian-speaking Switzerland
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1971-
- 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
- Description: Cathy Birchall was the first blind woman to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle. Riding pillion on a 1990 BMW R100RT with her partner Bernard Smith, she covered 26,385 miles (42,500 km), crossing 31 countries across five continents between August 2008 and 2009
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1957-2013
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Birchall
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5053387
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Birchall, Cathy, e Bernard Smith. Touching The World: A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles. Panther Publishing, 2012.
- Description: In 1971, Chay Blyth circumnavigated the globe against the wind from east to west in 302 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The man of steel
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1940-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chay_Blyth
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068577
- Description: Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor are the charming protagonists of a double television series broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky. The first series, made in 2004, is titled "Long Way Round" and recounts the adventures of the two motorcyclists and their crew along the London - New York route. In the second series, titled "Long Way Down," the two friends reunite for a journey that takes them from the northernmost point of Scotland to Cape Agulhas in South Africa. Since then, Boorman has produced numerous other travel-focused series
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.longwayround.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724867
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: McGregor, Ewan, Charley Boorman, and Robert Uhlig. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World. New York: Atria Books, 2004.
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