- Description: Adam Swanson from Minnesota (USA) embarked on a remarkable journey on the road with his bike
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: acrosstheworldbybike
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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://twowheelsoneworld.org
- 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: In 2007, Francis Tapon became the first backpacker to hike the Continental Divide Trail both ways. His achievements also include the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail. The globetrotter's goal is to visit every country in the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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.francistapon.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16213279
- 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: Tiziano Terzani was an acclaimed Italian journalist and writer renowned for his lifelong reporting from Asia. As Der Spiegel’s Asian correspondent from 1971, he lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, and Bangkok—later settling in India in 1994. He witnessed historic events including the fall of Saigon, Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Maoist China, and the end of the Soviet bloc. His reportage collected in In Asia blends geopolitical insight with cultural and human detail. In A Fortune‑Teller Told Me (1998), he recounts an entire year avoiding planes due to a prophecy, traveling across Asia overland and rediscovering a continent of ordinary people, mystics, and transformations between tradition and modernity. Letters Against War (2004) offers thoughtful reflections after 9/11 on empathy, peace, and the limitations of Western judgment. The End Is My Beginning (2006), written with his son Folco, serves as both memoir and spiritual testament
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1938-2004
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiziano_Terzani
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44534
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Terzani, Tiziano. Un indovino mi disse. Milano: TEA, 1995.
E io che dico: non sono un intellettuale, sono solo un aspirapolvere: giro per il mondo raccogliendo storie. Sempre più isolato. Nessuno vuole davvero ascoltare. Dovrò aspettare un’altra occasione per essere riscoperto.
Tiziano Terzani, Un'idea di destino. Diari di una vita straordinaria
Ho scoperto prestissimo che i migliori compagni di viaggio sono i libri: parlano quando si ha bisogno, tacciono quando si vuole silenzio. Fanno compagnia senza essere invadenti. Danno moltissimo, senza chiedere nulla.
Tiziano Terzani, Un indovino mi disse
Ogni posto è una miniera. Basta lasciarcisi andare. Darsi tempo, stare seduti in una casa da tè a osservare la gente che passa, mettersi in un angolo del mercato, andare a farsi i capelli e poi seguire il bandolo di una matassa che può cominciare con una parola, con un incontro, con l'amico di un amico di una persona che si è appena incontrata e il posto più scialbo, più insignificante della terra diventa uno specchio del mondo, una finestra sulla vita, un teatro di umanità dinanzi al quale ci si potrebbe fermare senza più il bisogno di andare altrove. La miniera è esattamente là dove si è: basta scavare.
Tiziano Terzani, Il missionario e lo stregone, 1997
Viaggiare era sempre stato per me un modo di vivere e ora avevo preso la malattia come un altro viaggio: un viaggio involontario, non previsto, per il quale non avevo carte geografiche, per il quale non mi ero in alcun modo preparato, ma che di tutti i viaggi fatti fino ad allora era il più impegnativo, il più intenso.
Tiziano Terzani, Un altro giro di giostra
- 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
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Museum of Travel and Tourism is a virtual museum dedicated to travel and tourism, founded in 2016. It began as a research platform focused on the biographies of women and men travelers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and has gradually expanded to include contemporary journeys.
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