- Description: Bernd Tesch's travels, a renowned German motorcyclist and writer, have left a lasting mark in two-wheeled adventure. Tesch is the author of numerous travel books and guides for motorcyclists, including 'Motorcycle Adventure: Tips and Tricks for Adventurous Riders', which has inspired generations of two-wheeled travelers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1941-
- 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://berndtesch.de
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Afrika-Motorrad-Reisen Ratgeber: Motorrad(Ver-)Führer Für Fernreisen. 2. Aufl. Globetrott-Zentrale Tesch; 1988.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Reisen ist die beste Schule des Lebens
- Description: Peter Root and Mary Thompson set off from Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, in 2011, planning to cycle around the world. After traveling the roads of Europe, the Middle East, and China, they were struck and killed instantly by a pickup truck in Thailand on February 13, 2013
- 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
- Internet: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/18/british-cyclists-killed-thailand
- Multimedia: https://vimeo.com/twoonfourwheels
We are Mary Thompson and Peter Root. At 5.00pm on the 12th July 2011 we got the boat to France with loads of stuff and two bikes. We’ve created this website to document our adventures along the way.
- Description: Trevor Thomas, who became blind in 2006, hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2008, from which he created the documentary Trail of Trust
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Zero/Zero
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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
- Internet: https://www.theblindhiker.com
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- Description: Round-the-world trip undertaken by a couple aboard a Volkswagen Westfalia van in 1964
- 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
- Description: Round-the-world bicycle tour by French writers Alexandre Poussin and Sylvain Tesson
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Tesson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2266390
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Alexandre Poussin, Sylvain Tesson. On a roulé sur la terre. Paris: Pocket, 2008.
- Description: Rob Thompson took his skateboard and equipped it with a trailer to carry essentials. He departed from Leysin, Switzerland, on June 25, 2007, and arrived in Shanghai on September 28, 2008, covering 12'000 kilometers. In his blog, he recounts this incredible adventure, which began a few years earlier with a similar journey but on a bicycle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Others, Altri, Autres
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.14degrees.org
I sat down one day and jotted down some thoughts on why exactly I want to do this. Usually I wouldn’t feel a need to justify myself, but, I mean come on, around the world by recumbent bicycle and skateboard?
- Description: Heidi Triet embarked on a bicycle world tour from 1987 to 1991, which she completed while pregnant. During her journey, she met Claude Marthaler, a well-known Swiss cyclist who was also undertaking the same challenge
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pGdTAUfupk
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Claude Marthaler, A Tire d'elles : Femmes, vélo et liberté, Editions Slatkine, Genève, 2016
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- Description: Austrian family engaged in a round-the-world walking tour in 1966
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria
- 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: Eine Weltreise zu Fuss Österreich 1966 - ? Expédition uniquement à pied, Autriche
- Description: Launched in 2002, The World cruise ship is the largest residential vessel in the world, consisting of 165 luxury residences. In addition to private residences, the ship features a variety of communal areas such as restaurants, bars, a spa, a gym, a library, and even a miniature golf course. Its itinerary is unique, as it is decided annually with the active participation of the residents, allowing them to explore remote and exotic destinations around the world, turning every journey into an unforgettable and personalized experience
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://aboardtheworld.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1495908
MS The World is a residential cruise ship. Unlike other cruise ships, which operate like a resort, it is operated like a condominium complex, with large cabins that can be purchased. The residents, from about 19 countries, live on board as the ship travels. Some residents choose to live on board full-time while others visit periodically throughout the year. The ship is operated by ROW Management, Ltd., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
- Description: Participants in the Trans-Europe Foot Race race across various routes of the Old Continent. In 2003, the route included crossing the continent from Lisbon to Moscow; in 2009, from Bari to the North Cape; while in 2012, from Denmark to Gibraltar
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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
- Internet: http://www.transeurope-footrace.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1773794
- Description: William Least Heat-Moon, at the age of 38 and after separating from his wife, sets off on a journey across the United States in an old van. This experience becomes the core of one of the travel literature classics, Blue Highways, first published in 1982. In 1999, the author releases another book narrating the adventures of a peculiar journey made in 1995: crossing the United States using waterways
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Least Heat-Moon William
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1939-
- 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/William_Least_Heat-Moon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4020069
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Least Heat-Moon W., Nikawa : diario di bordo di una navigazione attraverso l’America, Torino : Einaudi, 2002.
- Description: In the 1950s, Stanys Urman embarked on a journey around the world on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Latvia, Lettonia, Lettonie
- 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
Stanys Urman il podista lituano, già campione del mondo di marcia, dopo avere sofferto la prigionia in Russia ed avere combattuto su moltissimi fronti, s'è messo a fare il giro del mondo a piedi.
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