- Description: Charles Kenilworth Shepherd served as a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer in World War I, reaching the rank of Captain. In June 1919, aged 23, he arrived in New York and purchased a Henderson Model Z-2 four-cylinder motorcycle, which he named "Lizzie". Eleven days later he headed west on a solo transcontinental crossing of the United States. He covered approximately 8,000 km (5,000 miles) in just over two months, reaching San Francisco in August 1919. The route traversed roads that were little more than unpaved tracks; he used railway lines for river crossings and rebuilt the engine twice along the way. On arrival in San Francisco he sold "Lizzie" on the street and returned to England. In 1922 he published Across America by Motor-Cycle, a travelogue that has become a classic of motorcycle literature
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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: USA
- Internet: https://acrossamericabymotorcycle.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Shepherd, C.K. Across America by Motor-Cycle. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1922.
- Description: Gustave Simon, portrayed in an elegant uniform, describes himself as a 'universal globetrotter' committed to making a round-the-world trip
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Major Gustave Simon
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le tour du monde - De reis rond de wereld. Le plus petit boer du transvaal de la ville de Johannesbourg (Afrique S.) Guerre Anglo-Boer 1899-1902
- Description: Joshua Slocum was the first to circumnavigate the globe solo on an old fishing boat, the 'Spray'. Departing from Boston harbor in April 1895, he headed towards the Azores, Gibraltar, Buenos Aires, the Strait of Magellan, Samoa, and Australia. Upon his return to Boston, he covered 46'000 miles in just over three years. In 1909, he disappeared while sailing in the waters of South America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1844-1909
- 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: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a1993
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505923
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Slocum J., Sailing Alone around the world, Echo Library, 2006.
I had resolved on a voyage around the world, and as the wind on the morning of April 24, 1895 was fair, at noon I weighed anchor, set sail, and filled away from Boston, where the Spray had been moored snugly all winter.
- Description: Clare Consuelo Sheridan was an English sculptor, journalist, and writer - and Winston Churchill’s cousin - known for her daring 1924 motorcycle journey. Disillusioned by the Soviet Revolution in 1923, which had led to her being declared persona non grata in Russia, she nevertheless secured a visa and, with her brother Oswald Frewen, rode approximately 6,801 km (4,226 miles) from Sussex to Odessa on a 799 cc, 7 hp AJS motorcycle with sidecar - nicknamed “Satanella” - widely regarded as the first British motorcycle in the USSR
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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: Europe, Europa, Asia
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Sheridan
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q519590
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sheridan, Clare. Across Europe with Satanella. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925.
People asked why we did not take a motor instead of a motor ‘sidecar. They were extra-ordiriarily fertile in recommending makes of motor-cars. And I had to explain that - yes, we have no motor-car - no, we belong to the fraternity of vagabonds.
Sheridan, Clare. Across Europe with Satanella. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925.
- Description: Bicycle journey of Charles Simond who, at the end of the 19th century, ventured onto the Swiss roads
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Simond C., A pedaller abroad: being an illustrated narrative of the adventures and experiences of a cycling twain during a 1,000 kilomètre ride in and around Switzerland, J. Causton, 1897.
- Description: Smith departed from Alaska on November 14, 1905, and arrived in Washington D.C. on February 20, 1907
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Description: Coast-to-coast journey undertaken by Leon Cameron and A. Signor in 1915
- 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: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Coast to coast and return in 1915
- Description: Round-the-world journey of two Austrians who set off from Vienna in 1900, with several mentions in the American press
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Rund um die Erde
- Description: Baptiste Souque, who is blind, undertook a tour of France accompanied by his friend Pierre Barré. Baptiste participated in several similar adventures accompanied by people with disabilities
- 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: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Pierre Barré, ex-forain, paralysé à l'age de 37 ans, Baptiste Souque, ex-employé de commerce, aveugle, Tour de France à pied au nom des camarades unis par le malheur
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