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- Description: John Muir, a renowned American naturalist and conservationist, undertook numerous journeys that took him through vast regions of the United States and the world. Throughout his life, Muir explored the Sierra Nevada in California, visited Alaska, traveled to Africa, South America, and various places in Europe. Among his most significant journeys was his over 1'000-mile walk through the Sierra Nevada in 1868, which allowed him to deeply understand the unique ecosystem of this region. Throughout his life, Muir actively promoted nature conservation and was one of the founders of the United States' National Park System
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1838-1914
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379580
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Muir, John. A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.
John Muir, Earth-planet, Universe. These words are written on the inside cover of the notebook from which the contents of this volume have been taken. They reflect the mood in which the late author and explorer undertook his thousand-mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico a half-century ago. No less does this refreshingly cosmopolitan address, which might have startled any finder of the book, reveal the temper and the comprehensiveness of Mr. Muir s mind. He never was and never could be a parochial student of nature. Even at the early age of twenty-nine his eager interest in every aspect of the natural world had made him a citizen of the universe.
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- Description: In 1958, Colin Fletcher, an Englishman, walked along the eastern coast of California. From this experience, he wrote the book The Thousand-Mile Summer. Among the author's most acclaimed publications is The Complete Walker
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1922-2007
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Fletcher
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5145089
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fletcher, Colin. 1964. The thousand mile summer in desert and high sierra. Berkeley, Calif: Howell-North Books.. Fletcher, Colin, C. L. Rawlins, and Colin Fletcher. 2002. The complete walker IV. New York: Knopf.
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- Description: In 1958, the Englishman John Hillaby walked across England from end to end, covering approximately 1'000 miles. He published several books recounting his experiences
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1917-1996
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hillaby
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6239296
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hillaby, John. 1972. A walk through Europe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
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- Description: In 1977, the Australian Davidson walked 1'700 miles on foot through the deserts of the Australian Outback, sponsored by National Geographic. Based on this experience, she published the book Tracks
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Davidson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7353583
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Davidson, Robyn. 1980. Tracks. New York: Pantheon Books.
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- Description: English walker who traversed Japan on foot, subsequently publishing the book The Roads to Sata: A two-thousand-mile walk through Japan
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1946-1993
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Japan, Giappone, Japon
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Booth
- Multimedia: https://archive.org/details/roadstosata00boot
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706210
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Booth, Alan. 1986. The roads to Sata: a 2000-mile walk through Japan. Harmondsworth: Viking.
Alan Booth (5 December 1946 – 24 January 1993) was an English travel writer who wrote two books on his journeys on foot through the Japanese countryside. The better-known of the two, The Roads to Sata (published in 1985) is about his travels (in 1977) from the northernmost cape in Hokkaidō (Cape Soya) to the southern tip of Kyūshū in Cape Sata. The second, Looking for the Lost, was published posthumously in 1995. Booth also wrote a guidebook to Japan as well as numerous articles on Japan and other topics.
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- Description: Five-year round-the-world trip proposed by German Alfred Ledi, hailing from Leipzig
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro del mondo 1928-1933. Paesi visitati sino ad oggi: 16 stati dell'Europa. Compiacetevi aiutarmi per raggiungere il mio progetto acquistando questa cartolina postale
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- Description: Round-the-world journey by an unknown individual aboard a 'zeppelin' van equipped with a propeller
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde. Doy la vuelta al mundo. Om de wereld
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- Description: Simon Alan Reeve is a television presenter who has produced numerous travel documentaries. Among the most well-known series are Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and Tropic of Capricorn
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1972-
- 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://www.simonreeve.co.uk
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328935
Nel 2003 la BBC trasmise Meet the Stans, una serie in quattro episodi sull'Asia centrale scritta e diretta da Simon Reeve. La realizzazione della serie portò Reeve a visitare il Kazakistan, il Kirghizistan, il Tagikistan e l'Uzbekistan, alla ricerca delle città legendarie della Via della seta, Samarcanda e Bukhara.
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- Description: The American traveler referred to in different sources as Martinet, Tal H. Martinet, or Hippolyte Martinet left Seattle on 19 April 1920, barefoot and without money, intending to circle the globe. He carried basic camping gear and was accompanied by a small dog. Along the way, he signed postcards and promoted ideas such as “return to nature for human regeneration” and “a universal language for human harmony". After crossing the United States, he reached Paris in April 1921, where he stayed briefly. That summer he continued his journey through Switzerland and Italy, then traveled on through Albania, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Burma. He entered China in September 1922 but died of malaria on 30 September in Dali (Yunnan), about 1,700 km (1'056 miles) from his intended destination, Hong Kong. He was buried on a hillside near the town
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://jumelage.org/francais/martinet/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Journal de Genève, August 7, 1921. Libera Stampa, August 24, 1921.
Nous avons reçu la visite d'un Américain, M. Martinet, qui fait le tour du monde pieds nus, portant sur son dos son matériel de campement.