- Description: Jonathan Sanders circumnavigated the globe 7 times solo. Between 1986 and 1988, he completed three consecutive circumnavigations, totaling 131'535 km
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Sanders
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6271509
- Description: Two cyclists are cycling the planet: 'A quest to cycle every country on the planet.' As of now, they have visited 102 nations, pedaling for 119'000 miles
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.worldbiking.info
My life was fairly typical until around the age of 30. I attended university, got a job in banking and joined corporate America. Then one day I was plodding through some marketing proposal and suddenly became disillusioned with my career and a future that seemed all too predictable.
- Description: Roger Scott crossed Australia in 109 days of walking, from Darwin to Dover, starting on August 6, 1988, and arriving on November 22 of the same year. During the journey, he promoted fundraising for the Top End Life Education Centre and the NT Spastics Association
- 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: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-04-08/benny-scott-walk-2-recovery-plans-for-pet-friendly-rehab/100936852
- Description: Kevin Sanders (born 14 October 1964, London) and Julia Sanders née Powell (born 1966, Sheffield) are an English motorcyclist couple who hold two Guinness World Records. They met while backpacking in South America in 1997 and married in Cusco, Peru in 2001. In 2002, riding two-up on a BMW R1150GS, they circumnavigated the world in 19 days, 8 hours and 25 minutes, covering 31,319 km (19,461 miles) across 12 countries and four continents - beating the previous record by 12½ days and also surpassing the existing car record by 1 hour and 50 minutes. In 2003, riding a BMW R1150GS Adventure, they completed the Trans Americas route from Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - 27,357 km (17,000 miles) - in 35 days, breaking the previous record by over 12 days. Guinness World Records no longer certifies either category
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: GlobeBusters
- 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://www.globebusters.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/user/GlobeBusters
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40745053
- Description: Traveling since 1986, Thomas Schleicher is cycling around the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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.bicycletraveller.de
- Description: Jeremy See and his wife Sharleen Lim embarked on an ambitious 100-day road trip from London to Singapore, covering 25'000km across 23 countries. Their journey, meticulously planned for three years, was undertaken in their 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser, which was shipped from Singapore to London. They were joined by 11 other couples in separate vehicles, in a trip organized by the Automobile Association of Singapore. This adventure attracted primarily older, wealthy, and retired individuals and tested their love for driving, physical endurance, and relationship resilience
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Singapore
- 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: Europe, Europa; Asia
- Internet: https://www.jeremysee.info/
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/jeremysee
- Description: Journey undertaken by the two young students Sauvage in the summer of 1956 on a Vespa: 25,000 kilometers around the Mediterranean
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Daniel Sauvage e Françoise, Ma Vespa, ma femme et moi, Gallimard, Paris, 1956
- Description: Since 1997, Emil and Liliana hold the absolute record for kilometers traveled: 617'359 (383'609 miles). Departing on October 16, 1984, in a Toyota Land Cruiser, they have crossed 156 countries. They also hold the following records: the longest journey, the highest number of kilometers traveled, and the most countries crossed with a single automobile
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.weltrekordreise.ch
Sono in viaggio dal 1984 e non si sono ancora fermati. Quando sono partiti erano una coppia svizzera di quarantadue anni; adesso di "primavere" sulle loro spalle ne contano sessantacinque, hanno ciocche brizzolate e si trovano decisamente lontani dalle natìe Alpi: sono infatti a Taiwan per l’ennesima tappa di un viaggio ininterrotto che dura da quasi un quarto di secolo e che i due non sembrano proprio intenzionati ad interrompere.
- Description: Sandra Segato pedals through the Great North, covering 1'600 km between Canada and Alaska
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Segato S., Nella terra degli orsi : in bicicletta tra Canada e Alaska, Ediciclo, 2007.
Oltre 1600 emozionanti chilometri in bicicletta superando varie volte i confini tra il Canada e l’Alaska, seguendo la strada che si inerpica tra le vette, con la vista che spazia su pendii boscosi e si apre su panorami spettacolari oltre le catene montuose: un paesaggio primordiale e selvaggio.
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