- Description: James C. Wilson was a long‑distance motorcyclist and author of his autobiography Three‑Wheeling Through Africa. In 1927, he embarked on a roughly five‑month journey from Lagos (Nigeria) to Eritrea, riding a Triumph motorcycle with sidecar—possibly making the first motorized crossing of the African continent
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1900–1995
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa, Afrique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(motorcyclist)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55614904
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wilson, James C. Three‑Wheeling Through Africa. Indianapolis: Bobbs‑Merrill Company, 1936.
- Description: As a result of a bet, Tom Winder was the first to circumnavigate the perimeter of the United States of America using a bicycle. He departed from New Orleans on March 4, 1895, and traveled 21'600 miles in 274 days
- 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: Winder T. W., Around the United States by bicycle, Elmira, Tom Winder Publisher, 1895.
The greatest test that a bicycle ever withstood! Tom W. Winder's tour around the borders of the United States, 21,600 miles. He wore out ten tires, two suits of clothes and five pairs of shoes in 274 days.
- Description: Around the world trip starting from Duchevo, to be completed in 11 years: departed on May 1, 1923
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Czech Republic, Repubblica Ceca, République Tchèque
- 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
- Description: Fanny Bullock Workmann, accompanied by her husband William, traveled through Algeria at the end of the 19th century: it was the first bicycle trip made on the African continent. They also ventured into the Far East and passionately dedicated themselves to climbing the Himalayan massifs
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1859-1925
- 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Bullock_Workman
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q522167
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Workmann F. e W., Algerian memories: A bicycle tour over the Atlas to the Sahara, New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1895.
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- Description: In the 1910s, Robert Wilson circumnavigated the globe with a wheelbarrow sponsored by 'Vuitton' and wearing a colonial helmet
- 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: https://www.malle2luxe.fr/malle-louis-vuitton/qui-est-robert-wilson-l-homme-cible-autour-du-monde-avec-sa-malle-vuitton/
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Robert Wilson l'homme cible autour du monde avec sa malle Vuitton
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- Description: Plennie L. Wingo walked backwards along the road from Santa Monica, California, to Istanbul, Turkey, in the 1930s. This unconventional walk of 13'000 kilometers earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He started on April 15, 1931, and reached his destination on October 24, 1932. He later documented his journey in the book Around the World Backwards
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1895-1993
- 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/Plennie_L._Wingo
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7204545
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wingo P. L., Around the world backwards, The Restless Texan Who Walked, Eakin Press, 1982.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: World's Backward Walking Champion
Plennie Lawrence Wingo (January 24, 1895 – October 2, 1993) walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey (about 13,000 km/8,000 miles) from April 15, 1931 to October 24, 1932 at the age of 36.
- Description: On June 1, 1909, the Woolf spouses departed from Kansas City bound for the Ozark Mountains, accompanied by their dog and a horse-drawn cart. Their luggage included a stove, a tent, blankets, spare parts, and food. Their first outdoor adventure proved to be a discovery that changed their lives. During the journey, Dwight also composed the song 'Take a Walk,' which later achieved some success. Driven by the desire to return to nature, they set out again from Kansas City on May 2, 1910. They reached New York City after 14 weeks of walking, on August 15. Returning by train to Kansas City, they set out again on October 15 for an 8'000-mile journey through Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., New England, California, and Utah. It was commonly believed that their last trip was the longest ever undertaken by a couple. The journey they embarked on the following year, in 1911, kept them away from home until November 1915 and allowed them to walk 20'000 miles. In addition to numerous photographs, they published the book entitled "Tramping and Camping by the Walking Woolfs"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Walking Woolfs
- 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: Woolf D. H. e S., Tramping and Camping by the Walking Woolfs, Kansas City, 1912.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Kansas City To NY With Their Dog. MR. and MRS. D. H. Woolf at camp on the 101 Ranch with the chief of the Ponea Indians
The unique experience of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Woolf, the champion Long Distance Walkers, has awakened general interest through- out the United States.
- Description: Fanny Bullock Workmann, accompanied by her husband William, traveled through Algeria at the end of the 19th century: it was the first bicycle trip made on the African continent. They also ventured into the Far East and passionately dedicated themselves to climbing the Himalayan massifs
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1847-1937
- 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: Workmann F. e W., Algerian memories: A bicycle tour over the Atlas to the Sahara, New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1895.
- Description: F. E. Wilvert traversed the road between Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) and San Francisco (California) on stilts during the Panama-California Exposition held in San Diego from March 9, 1915, to January 1, 1917. The stilts were 10 feet and 8 inches tall (3,25 m)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking on Stilts From Harrisburg, PA to Panama Pacific Expo, San Francisco CAL
- Description: Around the world trip started in 1900 and ended in 1935, according to what is written on the postcards
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Arthur Winterfeld
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Viaggio a piedi intorno al mondo. ARTURO WINTERFELD / Viaje á pie alrededor del mundo (135.000) km.) por ARTURO WINTER- / FELD, aleman, de edad 29 años. / Como justificación de mi viaje tengo todos mis certificados necesarios. / Este viaje es principiado en el año 1900 y terminará en el año 1915. / Durante este largo viaje á pie, me obligo á vivir únicamente con la / venta de mis tarjetas postales
- Description: On June 1, 1909, the Woolf spouses departed from Kansas City bound for the Ozark Mountains, accompanied by their dog and a horse-drawn cart. Their luggage included a stove, a tent, blankets, spare parts, and food. Their first outdoor adventure proved to be a discovery that changed their lives. During the journey, Dwight also composed the song 'Take a Walk,' which later achieved some success. Driven by the desire to return to nature, they set out again from Kansas City on May 2, 1910. They reached New York City after 14 weeks of walking, on August 15. Returning by train to Kansas City, they set out again on October 15 for an 8'000-mile journey through Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., New England, California, and Utah. It was commonly believed that their last trip was the longest ever undertaken by a couple. The journey they embarked on the following year, in 1911, kept them away from home until November 1915 and allowed them to walk 20'000 miles. In addition to numerous photographs, they published the book entitled "Tramping and Camping by the Walking Woolfs"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Walking Woolfs
- 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: Woolf D. H. e S., Tramping and Camping by the Walking Woolfs, Kansas City, 1912.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Kansas City To NY With Their Dog
The unique experience of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Woolf, the champion Long Distance Walkers, has awakened general interest through- out the United States.
- Description: Started on February 12, 1908, the World Car Racing tour aimed to travel from New York to Paris by car. Six teams from France, the United States, Germany, and Italy participated. After 169 days of racing, only 3 cars crossed the finish line
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_New_York_to_Paris_Race
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2982219
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le tour du monde en automobile, carte du raid New York - Paris, par le Détroit de Behring. N. Y. Paris Race
The 1908 New York to Paris Race was an automobile competition consisting of drivers attempting to travel from New York to Paris. This was a considerable challenge given the state of automobile technology and road infrastructure at the time. Only three of six contestants completed the course. The winner was the American team, driving a 1907 Thomas Flyer.
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