- Description: The group of two Swiss and one Italian traveled 15'000 kilometers by car, from Lugano to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, as part of the charity event Mongolia Charity Rally 2013, a non-competitive race promoted by the English organization Go Help
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://mongolia.charityrallies.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899619
- Description: Project organized and carried out by Caroline Moireaux: a 70'000 km walk around the world, to be completed in an approximate time of 10 years
- 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: http://www.piedslibres.com
Caroline Moireaux est partie il y a trois ans et demi de Cosges pour un tour du monde à pied, pendant 10 ans. Elle raconte pourquoi elle a dû revenir depuis la Sibérie, pour mieux repartir dans quelque temps.
- Description: French expedition composed of Thierry Montaner and Killian Blais started on May 7, 2008, with the aim of walking around the world
- 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.lejsl.com/edition-charolais-brionnais/2014/10/02/le-tour-du-monde-a-pied-rien-qu-a-pied
Pour fêter son centième numéro aujourd'hui, « Envoyé spécial, la suite » largue les amarres. Cap sur les traces de grands voyageurs. Deux ans après un premier reportage, les équipes du magazine ont notamment retrouvé deux globe-trotteurs partis de Valence (Drôme) en mai 2008 pour se lancer un défi fou : réaliser un tour du monde à pied avec un budget de 2 € par jour.
- Description: The group of two Swiss and one Italian traveled 15'000 kilometers by car, from Lugano to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, as part of the charity event Mongolia Charity Rally 2013, a non-competitive race promoted by the English organization Go Help
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://mongolia.charityrallies.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6899619
- Description: Ticinese bike traveler who has completed several routes between Asia and America; the journey from Switzerland to Iran was captured and broadcast in a miniseries produced by the Swiss Italian-language broadcaster (RSI)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1990-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Multimedia: https://www.playsuisse.ch/it/show/799375/lento-e-bello
- Description: Darinka, a traveler, writer, photographer, designer, and videomaker, returned to Italy in 2014 after 15 years abroad to follow her passions. She started a journey on foot from Palermo without money, traveling across Italy for seven months and collecting stories. This experience led to her book "Walkaboutitalia". She later published "Mondonauta", a narrative of her travels from Asia to Scandinavia, tackling deep themes in a beat generation style. Her adventure continues on bicycle and sailboat, aiming to complete a global circumnavigation. During the pandemic, she stopped in Bali, where she wrote "Ballando nel Silenzio" about the Indonesian lockdown
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://darinkamontico.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123113216
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Montico, Darinka. 2015. Walkaboutitalia : l’Italia a Piedi, Senza Soldi, Raccogliendo Sogni. Roma: Ed. dei cammini
- Description: Lotan Baba is an Indian holy man who promotes peace by traveling in a unique manner: rolling. He has covered approximately 30'000 km across Indian cities, averaging 10-12 km per day. He holds the record for the longest distance traveled by rolling (9'846 miles, 15'846 km)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Lotan Baba
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- 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: India
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotan_Baba
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6684616
An Indian holy man trying to promote peace by rolling on the ground all the way from India to Pakistan has been barred from crossing the border because he has no passport, officials said on Monday.
- Description: Simon and Monika Newbound are British long-distance motorcyclists. In May 2002 they departed from Dublin, Ireland, each riding a separate BMW motorcycle, with the goal of circumnavigating the earth by the widest landmass - from Sligo, Ireland to St John's, Newfoundland, Canada - and breaking the existing Guinness World Record of 99,600 km (61,900 miles). On 25 October 2004 they completed a circumnavigation of 101,000 km (63,000 miles) through 71 countries, riding eastward via Norway, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Japan, Canada and the United States. They crossed above the Arctic Circle three times on three different continents, rode through every US state and every Canadian province, crossing North America six times, and traversed the Gobi, Sahara, Mojave and Kavir deserts. In May 2005 Guinness World Records certified their record for the longest journey by motorcycle (team) at 168,800 km (104,887 miles). Neither had prior experience of motorcycle mechanics, and Monika had never undertaken a long-distance trip before
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Spirits of Adventure
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_and_Monika_Newbound
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520104
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Longest Journey by Motorcycle (Team)." Guinness World Records. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-motorcycle-ride-(team).
- Description: Barbara Moore left an indelible mark on the history of long-distance travel. In the 1960s, she embarked on journeys that many would have considered impossible. Her most famous feat was walking the entire length of the United States, from coast to coast, an odyssey that challenged not only her physical endurance but also the social conventions of the time
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Anna Cherkasova
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1903-1977
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: UK
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Moore_(vegetarian)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859170
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