Baird David (w1672)

Baird David (w1672)

  • Description: David Baird crossed Australia on foot, pushing a wheelbarrow for 4'115 km. The purpose of his endeavor was to raise funds for cancer research. It took him 112 days to complete the journey, and he raised approximately 20'000 dollars
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
  • 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

British man runs 2557 miles across Australia... with a wheelbarrow
A 65-year-old British man has almost completed an epic 2557 mile run across Australia, while pushing a wheelbarrow.

Barr Dave (w3199)

Barr Dave (w3199)

  • Description: Dave Barr was a Vietnam veteran, and the first double amputee to circumnavigate the globe on a motorcycle. In 1990, riding a 1972 Harley-Davidson Super Glide with no support, he spent approximately 3,5 years covering 83,000 miles (134,000 km) across six continents. In 1996‑1997, he set a record by traversing Europe, Russia, and Siberia in winter, covering 13,000 miles (20,900 km) under extreme conditions. In 2002, he completed Australia’s four cardinal extremes in 10,000 miles (16,000 km) in 45 days, known as the “Southern Cross” ride
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1952-2024
  • 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://www.davebarr1972.com
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5228296
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barr, Dave. Riding the Edge. 1995.
Baumann Edith (w1898)

Baumann Edith (w1898)

  • Description: The first woman to undertake a solo transatlantic crossing
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-Handed_Trans-Atlantic_Race
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Baumann E., Sola contro l'Atlantico, Mursia, 2001.
Balois Claude (w3095)

Balois Claude (w3095)

  • Description: Le 6 juillet 1954, l’abbé Balois, nanti seulement de son Lambretta, de quelques bagages, de multiples visas et de sa passion de découvertes, partait de Tours. Le 28 septembre, il arrivait à Ceylan, ayant parcouru 15'000 km à travers la France, l’Italie, la Yougoslavie, la Grèce, la Turquie, la Syrie, l’Irak, l’Iran, le Pakistan et l’Inde
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1921-
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Lambretta
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Balois, Claude. Namo Lanka: De Tours à Ceylan en scooter. 1955.
Bartell Dennis (w1681)

Bartell Dennis (w1681)

  • Description: Denis Bartell became the first person to walk across the Simpson Desert unassisted in 1984, whilst walking across Australia from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Gulf St Vincent. He followed the 'French Line' - a route taken by the CGG surveyor Roy Elkins 21 years prior who also completed the walk but with the assistance of a support crew. In recognition of his achievement, he was named the Australian Geographic's Adventurer of the Year in 1995
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
  • 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: http://www.desertwalker.com.au
Beard Elspeth (w2989)

Beard Elspeth (w2989)

  • Description: Beard learned to ride a motorcycle at the age of 16. She began her journey in 1982, after completing her third year of architecture studies, using a BMW R60/6 motorcycle. Before setting off, she added soft panniers, a tank bag, and an additional bag attached to the passenger seat. She started from New York City, United States, after shipping her bike from the United Kingdom. From there, she motorcycled to Canada and Mexico before returning to the US and shipping her bike to Sydney, Australia. In Sydney, she spent eleven months working as an architect before motorcycling across Australia. In Townsville, Queensland, she had an accident that left her hospitalized for two weeks. Afterwards, she traveled to Singapore, where she spent 6 weeks replacing stolen documents and gear; then she traveled into Asia. In Thailand, she collided with a dog and recuperated with a local family. At the time of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the entire state of Punjab was closed. Beard forged the necessary permit to get out of the Punjab region and traveled to Pakistan before returning to Europe via Turkey. She arrived in the United Kingdom in 1984, after traveling 35'000 miles (56'000 km). In doing so, she became the first Englishwoman to motorcycle around the world. When Beard returned from the trip, there was little interest in what she had achieved, as she stated in an interview: "After I got back and nobody was interested in what I'd done, I just shoved everything into the back of the garage. I just kind of moved on with my life." Her 2017 autobiography Lone Rider tells her adventure
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Lone Rider
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1959-
  • 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://www.elspethbeard.com
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23901568
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World, Autobiography, 2017, ISBN 9781782438045

In fact, I wasn’t even sure why I was doing this trip, other than as a distraction from the heartbreak of being dumped by Alex, the guy I thought was going to be the love of my life. That, and a yearning for some adventure and unpredictability in my life after three years spent in stuffy classrooms studying for an architecture degree, had brought me to this place.

Beard, E. (2018) Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World. Michael O’Mara Books Ltd.

So the thought of me, a seventeen-year-old girl who’d ventured only as far as the south coast, now riding around the world on her own? Ridiculous. I wondered if it was the fact that I was female. My friends weren’t chauvinists, but 1970s biker culture was quite primitive.

Beard, E. (2018) Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World. Michael O’Mara Books Ltd.

Barbini Tito (w1677)

Barbini Tito (w1677)

  • Description: A passionate traveler, Tito Barbini boasts numerous journeys and an equal number of publications. Among the most significant is 'Le nuvole chiedono permesso', which recounts a journey from Patagonia to Alaska made on foot and by bus
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
  • 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
  • Internet: http://lenuvolenonchiedonopermesso.blogspot.com
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22069313
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barbini T., Le nuvole chiedono permesso : dalla Patagonia all’Alaska cento giorni a piedi e in corriera, Polistampa, 2007.
Battaglini Cesare (w3091)

Battaglini Cesare (w3091)

  • Description: Between 1956 and 1959, explorer Cesare Battaglini embarked on a journey on a specially prepared Lambretta 150D from the Innocenti experimental lab in Milan, crossing all continents and covering a total of 160'000 kilometers
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Lambretta
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://it.lambrettawatches.com/blogs/nyheter/160000-km-on-lambretta-scooter-the-story-of-dr-cesare-battaglini
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Cesare Battaglini, Ceylon, India, Oriente misterioso ed Africa esplorati col mio scooter. Diario di viaggio, Edizioni Cobra
Beard John W. and Lulu (w1690)

Beard John W. and Lulu (w1690)

  • Description: A great many equestrian travelers have been inspired by the feats of those who rode before them. However, John Beard stands out as the only horseback traveler directly influenced by the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody. As a child, after visiting Cody's iconic Wild West show, Beard dreamed of experiencing the Wild West on horseback. It took over sixty years from seeing the flamboyant showman for Beard and his wife Lulu to embark on their dream journey. In 1948, riding a matched pair of horses, Black Diamond and Black Fairy, the Beards set off to traverse the Old Oregon Trail. Their 2'500-mile journey from Oregon to Missouri was a testament to endurance, braving weariness, thirst, hunger, hardship, and danger as they followed the path of their pioneer ancestors. Their adventure, richly documented with photographs, is captured in "Saddles East"
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • 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: USA
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Beard J., Saddles East: Horseback Over the Old Oregon Trail, Long Riders' Guild Press, 2001.

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Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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