- Description: The two ladies, Bertha Kimball and Mae Lille, depicted in their postcard dressed as an American soldier from World War I, undertook a journey on foot from Indianapolis, Indiana, to San Francisco, California. It was a trek of about 2'500 miles
- 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: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: New York magazine, vol. 14, 1981.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking from Indpls to Frisco
- Description: Mary Livingstone, born Mary Moffat, accompanied her husband David on various exploratory missions in Africa
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1821-1862
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Livingstone_(n%C3%A9e_Moffat)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6718112
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: M. Forster, Good wives?: Mary, Fanny, Jennie & me, 1845-2001, London: Chatto & Windus, 2001.
- Description: According to the Gazzetta Ticinese of July 1, 1906, Émile Lonjumeau de Otandidier, described as a "professional globe-trotter,” passed through Lugano during a walking journey from Paris. Having crossed France, the Mont Cenis pass, and the cities of Turin and Milan, he arrived in Lugano’s main square, where his eccentric yet cheerful appearance attracted attention. Unlike other travellers, he declared that he journeyed without a female companion and was content with his solitude. His journey was reportedly motivated by a wager requiring him to return to Paris on foot within a certain period, though the newspaper declined to specify the exact time limit. The account also remarked that, unlike many globe-trotters of the era, he asked for no money from the editors, which earned him the description of a “respectable” traveller
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gazzetta Ticinese, July 1, 1906.
Un globe-trotter. Abbiamo ricevuto oggi in Redazione la visita di Monsieur Emile Lonjumeau de Otandidier, globe-trotter professionale.
- Description: In July 1896, John Foster Fraser, Edward Lunn, and F. H. Lowe embarked on a bicycle tour around the world. They covered 19'237 miles in two years and two months, visiting 17 countries and three continents. Fraser published a book titled "Round the World on a Wheel", in which he narrated the events related to this adventure
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fraser John Foster, Round the World on a Wheel: Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents, Elibron, 2004.
We took this trip round the world on bicycles because we are more or less conceited, like to be talked about, and see our names in the newspapers.
- Description: According to Italian press reports from September 1932, Giuseppe Lista, aged 43, was said to have completed the “Giro d’Italia” seven times using a three-wheeled carriage. The article described his travels as an unusual and enduring feat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1889-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: La Stampa, September 28, 1932.
- Description: George Loher traveled the route from Oakland (California) to New York by bicycle. Departing on August 11, 1895, he decided to take an alternative route compared to those taken by his peers. He followed the Pacific coast to Portland, then headed East towards Idaho, Montana, and Dakota before reaching Chicago. He entered New York on October 30, and as reported by the San Francisco Call on December 17, 1895, "The cyclist traveled over 4'350 miles of roads, trails, and deserts, and has no intention of repeating the journey"
- 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: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Loher G., The Wonderful Ride: Being the True Journal of Mr. George T. Loher Who in 1895 Cycled from Coast to Coast on His Yellow Fellow Wheel, Harper & Row, 1978. The San Francisco Call, 17.12.1895.
The ACME cyclist back. George Loher, who went from Oakland to New York on his wheel.
- Description: In the 1910s, the Berliner E. Losse traveled the roads of Germany accompanied by a barrel
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Im Interesse des Flugsportes zur Ausnutzung des Patentes E. Losse, Rund um Deutschland, 1 Jahr 6 Monat, Rollt die Kugel, Die ersten Umkreiser des Deutschen Reiches, Um die Wette von 10000 Mark. Die Kugel ist 16 Zentner schwer, Umfang 6 Meter
- Description: In 1908, she traveled the road separating Chicago from San Francisco on a tandem bicycle, accompanied by her husband
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1881-
- 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: Ethel Lynn, The Adventures of a Woman Hobo, 1917.
- Description: Leon Ray Livingston, known as A-No.1, published 13 books and became somewhat of a "king of hobos." In 1894, he traveled the 3'260 miles between New York and San Francisco in 11 days and 6 hours. From 1883, he covered a total of 500'000 miles at a total expense of $7.61
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: A-No.1
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1872-1944
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ray_Livingston
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6524844
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Livingston L. R., Life and adventures of A--no. 1, America's most celebrated tramp, A-No. 1, 2010.
- Description: Known for his literary works, Jack London was also a sailor, wanderer, hobo, and gold prospector. He published accounts of his wanderings in the work titled "The Road": "I took to 'the road' because I couldn't help it; because I didn't have the money for a train ticket in my pocket; because I was made in such a way that I couldn't spend my whole life 'on the same shift'; because... in short, because it was easier to do it than not to do it." He took his own life in 1916
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1876-1916
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/author/London,+Jack
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45765
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: London, Jack. 1930. La Strada. Milano: Casa Editrice Bietti.
Man-handling was merely one of the very minor unprintable horrors of the Erie County Pen. I say 'unprintable'; and in justice I must also say undescribable.
- Description: In July 1896, John Foster Fraser, Edward Lunn, and F. H. Lowe embarked on a bicycle tour around the world. They covered 19'237 miles in two years and two months, visiting 17 countries and three continents. Fraser published a book titled "Round the World on a Wheel", in which he narrated the events related to this adventure
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fraser John Foster, Round the World on a Wheel: Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents, Elibron, 2004.
We took this trip round the world on bicycles because we are more or less conceited, like to be talked about, and see our names in the newspapers.
- Description: David MacFadyen, accompanied by his wife on a wagon, set off on foot in 1911 from Stauch’s (Coney Island) to San Francisco, a journey of 3'300 miles
- 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: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking from Stauch's Coney Island, to San Francisco, april 3, 1911
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