- Description: Italian journalist, Beppe Severgnini has published numerous works dedicated to travel and tourism
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- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.beppesevergnini.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q818631
- Description: Martyn Sibley is a British social entrepreneur and traveler living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He uses a powered wheelchair and personal assistance. In 2009 he undertook a European journey that contributed to the creation of Disability Horizons, a digital platform focused on disability inclusion and accessible travel. He travels internationally for consultancy, public speaking, and advocacy, linking lived travel experience with digital content and policy engagement
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1985-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wheelchair, Sedia a rotelle, Fauteuil roulant
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://martynsibley.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sibley, Martyn. Everything Is Possible. Morrisville, 2016.
- Description: Sjaak Lucassen is a Dutch long-distance motorcycle traveler renowned for his daring global expeditions. From 1995 to 1998, he logged about 160,000 km (100,000 miles) on a Honda Fireblade. Between 2001 and 2006, he circumnavigated the globe - covering 250,000 km (155,000 miles) - on a Yamaha YZF‑R1 nicknamed “Florentina”. In 2013, he rode from Barrow, Alaska to Key West, Florida, starting with a traversal over sea ice of the Beaufort Sea, towing a sledge. He estimates he’s spent nearly ten years of his life riding. Around 2015, he began building a custom R1 ("aRctic1") to attempt a solo ride to the North Pole under -40 °C conditions across polar ice
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1961-
- 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.sjaaklucassen.nl
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@florentina2001
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16194173
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sjaak Lucassen, Life on 2 wheels, R1 GOES EXTREME, 2014.
- Description: In 1948, Earl V. Schaffer became the first hiker to complete the entire Appalachian Trail (AT) route from Georgia to Maine. In 1965, he hiked the same trail from Maine to Georgia, and in 1998, he traversed it again at the age of 79
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Crazy One
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1918-2002
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Appalachian Trail
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Shaffer
- Multimedia: https://www.npr.org/1998/10/22/1033340/appalachian-hiker
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5326077
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Shaffer, Earl V. Walking with Spring: The First Thru-Hike of the Appalachian Trail. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.: Appalachian Trail Conference, 1995.
- Description: Siegert traveled numerous routes in North America with her husband starting from the 1950s
- 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: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Siegert B., Bicycle across America, Hampton, Nicolin Fields Pub., 1996.
- Description: Dr. Colin Skinner began undertaking long distances in 1984, when he set out to walk from Scotland to England to raise funds for charity. In 1986, he crossed Iceland, in 1988-1989 the United States, and in 1998 New Zealand. In 2009, he crossed the United States again
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Skinner
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5145574
- Description: Phil and Louise Shambrook (UK) travelled 38,143 km (23,701 miles) on a tandem bicycle around the world, departing from Brigg, Lincolnshire, on 17 December 1994 and returning there on 1 October 1997
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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
Phil and Louise Shambrook (UK) travelled 38,143 km (23,701 miles) on a tandem around the world, departing from Brigg, Lincolnshire, UK, on 17 December 1994 and returning there on 1 October 1997.
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/62781-longest-tandem-bicycle-journey
- Description: Ted Simon is a British journalist known for his extraordinary motorcycle journey around the world, which he documented in his successful book 'Jupiter's Travels'. Setting off in 1973 on a Triumph Tiger 500, Simon crossed 45 countries and covered over 78'000 miles in four years, crossing deserts, mountains, and cities in every corner of the globe
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Jupiter
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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.jupitalia.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332234
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Simon T., I viaggi di Jupiter : il giro del mondo in motocicletta, Roma : Elliot, 2010.
In late 1973, sponsored by The Sunday Times, Simon began travelling around the world on a 500 cc Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle. For four years he travelled over 64,000 miles (103,000 km) through 45 countries. Most accounts from his trip are detailed in his book, Jupiter's Travels, while some of the book's gaps are filled in its second part, the book Riding High.
- Description: Andrew Skurka is a backpacker known for his long hikes: 6'875 miles on the Great Western Loop and 7'778 miles along the Sea-to-Sea Route
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.andrewskurka.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758595
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