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EN - Description: Round-the-world journey of two men from Essen (Germany)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Others, Altri, Autres
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Wir reisen um die Welt
- Description: David William and John Allen Kunt embarked on a round-the-world journey on foot in the 1970s
- 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
David William e John Allen Kunt, rispettivamente 31 e 23 anni, amici del vice-presidente statunitenze Humphrey, stanno facendo il giro del mondo a piedi per aiutare lo UNICEF.
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- Description: In the 1910s, Robert Wilson circumnavigated the globe with a wheelbarrow sponsored by 'Vuitton' and wearing a colonial helmet
- 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.malle2luxe.fr/malle-louis-vuitton/qui-est-robert-wilson-l-homme-cible-autour-du-monde-avec-sa-malle-vuitton/
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Robert Wilson l'homme cible autour du monde avec sa malle Vuitton
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- Description: Plennie L. Wingo walked backwards along the road from Santa Monica, California, to Istanbul, Turkey, in the 1930s. This unconventional walk of 13'000 kilometers earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He started on April 15, 1931, and reached his destination on October 24, 1932. He later documented his journey in the book Around the World Backwards
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1895-1993
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plennie_L._Wingo
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7204545
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wingo P. L., Around the world backwards, The Restless Texan Who Walked, Eakin Press, 1982.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: World's Backward Walking Champion
Plennie Lawrence Wingo (January 24, 1895 – October 2, 1993) walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey (about 13,000 km/8,000 miles) from April 15, 1931 to October 24, 1932 at the age of 36.
- Description: Characters created by Emilio Salgari in the adventure novel "Al Polo Australe," set in Antarctica at the end of the 19th century. The story begins in Baltimore: at the geographical society's club, there is a discussion about the shipwreck of an exploration ship, the Eira. A dispute arises between Wilkye and Linderman about the best way to reach the South Pole: the former proposes using bicycles, the latter suggests using a ship to navigate through open passages in the ice and then continue on foot. The two organize two separate expeditions, reviving the theme of challenge already present in many novels of the genre. Both crews set sail on the same ship, the Stella Polare. Upon arriving at Graham Land, the Stella Polare disembarks Wilkye's crew and sets off again in search of a passage to reach the vicinity of the Pole. Wilkye sets out with the two brave cyclists, Ugo Peruschi and John Blunt, towards the Pole using a special machine consisting of three bicycles linked together propelled by a petrol engine. Not without difficulties, they will be the first to reach the Pole, but they will be forced into a strenuous return journey, full of unexpected events
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Artic, Artico
- Internet: https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Al_Polo_Australe_in_velocipede
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3607523
La storia comincia a Baltimora, il 26 ottobre 1892. Al circolo della società geografica si discute del naufragio di una nave per esplorazioni, l'Eira. Tra due membri, lo statunitense Wilkye, appassionato di velocipedi, e l'armatore inglese Linderman, nasce una disputa sul modo migliore per raggiungere il Polo Sud: il primo sostiene che lo si può fare in bicicletta, il secondo che è indispensabile una nave per infilarsi in qualche passaggio aperto tra i ghiacci e proseguire eventualmente a piedi. I due decidono così di organizzare due diverse spedizioni, in una sfida tra Stati Uniti d'America e Regno Unito.
- Description: From Alaska to Washington in the 1930s
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1881-1974
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Slim Williams, The Alaskan Adventurer and Musher Who Became World Famous for Driving His Wolf-Dog Team 5'600 Miles Blazing The Proposed Alaska - U.S. Highway. Slim William International Trail, Blazer, Alaska to Washington D.C., 1933
- Description: F. E. Wilvert traversed the road between Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) and San Francisco (California) on stilts during the Panama-California Exposition held in San Diego from March 9, 1915, to January 1, 1917. The stilts were 10 feet and 8 inches tall (3,25 m)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking on Stilts From Harrisburg, PA to Panama Pacific Expo, San Francisco CAL
- Description: Around the world trip started in 1900 and ended in 1935, according to what is written on the postcards
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Arthur Winterfeld
- 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: Viaggio a piedi intorno al mondo. ARTURO WINTERFELD / Viaje á pie alrededor del mundo (135.000) km.) por ARTURO WINTER- / FELD, aleman, de edad 29 años. / Como justificación de mi viaje tengo todos mis certificados necesarios. / Este viaje es principiado en el año 1900 y terminará en el año 1915. / Durante este largo viaje á pie, me obligo á vivir únicamente con la / venta de mis tarjetas postales
- Description: A route connecting the Mediterranean to the North Sea undertaken by Willemstein and Takkenberg aboard a sort of large tricycle weighing 400 kg
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: L'ex-plongeur et son collègue - Les deux hollandais se rendent de Marseille (France-Midi) à Amsterdam (Hollande), parcourant la même route suivie par le Plongeur d'une distance de 2.000 kil. environ. Ils doivent y arriver le 12 juillet 1925 (?). C'est un pari dont le montant sera publié à leur arrivée à Amsterdam. Contrôle officiel. La vente de leurs photos servira pour subvenir à leurs besoins, le reste sera attribué à une bonne oeuvre. Le poids du tricycle est de 400 kilos. Prix: 0 fr 50. Ceux qui désirent une photo du Plongeur peuvent l'obtenir au prix de 0.50
- Description: James C. Wilson was a long‑distance motorcyclist and author of his autobiography Three‑Wheeling Through Africa. In 1927, he embarked on a roughly five‑month journey from Lagos (Nigeria) to Eritrea, riding a Triumph motorcycle with sidecar—possibly making the first motorized crossing of the African continent
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1900–1995
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa, Afrique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(motorcyclist)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55614904
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wilson, James C. Three‑Wheeling Through Africa. Indianapolis: Bobbs‑Merrill Company, 1936.
- Description: As a result of a bet, Tom Winder was the first to circumnavigate the perimeter of the United States of America using a bicycle. He departed from New Orleans on March 4, 1895, and traveled 21'600 miles in 274 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Winder T. W., Around the United States by bicycle, Elmira, Tom Winder Publisher, 1895.
The greatest test that a bicycle ever withstood! Tom W. Winder's tour around the borders of the United States, 21,600 miles. He wore out ten tires, two suits of clothes and five pairs of shoes in 274 days.
- Description: Around the world trip starting from Duchevo, to be completed in 11 years: departed on May 1, 1923
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Czech Republic, Repubblica Ceca, République Tchèque
- 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
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