- Description: The globetrotter's book narrates her adventure: a solo sailing race around the world
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Autissier I., Sola intorno al mondo, TEA, 2003.
- Description: Le 6 juillet 1954, l’abbé Balois, nanti seulement de son Lambretta, de quelques bagages, de multiples visas et de sa passion de découvertes, partait de Tours. Le 28 septembre, il arrivait à Ceylan, ayant parcouru 15'000 km à travers la France, l’Italie, la Yougoslavie, la Grèce, la Turquie, la Syrie, l’Irak, l’Iran, le Pakistan et l’Inde
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1921-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Lambretta
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Balois, Claude. Namo Lanka: De Tours à Ceylan en scooter. 1955.
- Description: Denis Bartell became the first person to walk across the Simpson Desert unassisted in 1984, whilst walking across Australia from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Gulf St Vincent. He followed the 'French Line' - a route taken by the CGG surveyor Roy Elkins 21 years prior who also completed the walk but with the assistance of a support crew. In recognition of his achievement, he was named the Australian Geographic's Adventurer of the Year in 1995
- 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://www.desertwalker.com.au
- Description: Born on 20 January 1993 in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, UK, Kane Avellano departed on 31 May 2016 on a 2008 Triumph Bonneville to circumnavigate the world solo by motorcycle. He completed the journey on 19 January 2017 at South Shields Town Hall, having covered 45,062 km (28,000 miles) across 36 countries and six continents in 233 days, with no support vehicle. In August 2017 Guinness World Records verified his achievement as the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle solo (male), at the age of 23. He raised £2,200 for UNICEF during the trip. The record was subsequently broken by Henry Crew in 2019, who completed the circumnavigation at age 22
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: BonnieTour
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1993-
- 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://kaneavellano.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48471649
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Youngest Person to Circumnavigate the Globe by Motorcycle (Male)." Guinness World Records. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/414566-youngest-circumnavigation-by-motorcycle-male.
- Description: A passionate traveler, Tito Barbini boasts numerous journeys and an equal number of publications. Among the most significant is 'Le nuvole chiedono permesso', which recounts a journey from Patagonia to Alaska made on foot and by bus
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://lenuvolenonchiedonopermesso.blogspot.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22069313
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barbini T., Le nuvole chiedono permesso : dalla Patagonia all’Alaska cento giorni a piedi e in corriera, Polistampa, 2007.
- Description: Between 1956 and 1959, explorer Cesare Battaglini embarked on a journey on a specially prepared Lambretta 150D from the Innocenti experimental lab in Milan, crossing all continents and covering a total of 160'000 kilometers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Lambretta
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://it.lambrettawatches.com/blogs/nyheter/160000-km-on-lambretta-scooter-the-story-of-dr-cesare-battaglini
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Cesare Battaglini, Ceylon, India, Oriente misterioso ed Africa esplorati col mio scooter. Diario di viaggio, Edizioni Cobra
- Description: David Baird crossed Australia on foot, pushing a wheelbarrow for 4'115 km. The purpose of his endeavor was to raise funds for cancer research. It took him 112 days to complete the journey, and he raised approximately 20'000 dollars
- 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
British man runs 2557 miles across Australia... with a wheelbarrow
A 65-year-old British man has almost completed an epic 2557 mile run across Australia, while pushing a wheelbarrow.
- Description: Dave Barr was a Vietnam veteran, and the first double amputee to circumnavigate the globe on a motorcycle. In 1990, riding a 1972 Harley-Davidson Super Glide with no support, he spent approximately 3,5 years covering 83,000 miles (134,000 km) across six continents. In 1996‑1997, he set a record by traversing Europe, Russia, and Siberia in winter, covering 13,000 miles (20,900 km) under extreme conditions. In 2002, he completed Australia’s four cardinal extremes in 10,000 miles (16,000 km) in 45 days, known as the “Southern Cross” ride
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1952-2024
- 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.davebarr1972.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5228296
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Barr, Dave. Riding the Edge. 1995.
- Description: The first woman to undertake a solo transatlantic crossing
- 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: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-Handed_Trans-Atlantic_Race
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Baumann E., Sola contro l'Atlantico, Mursia, 2001.
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