• Description: Fanny Bullock Workmann, accompanied by her husband William, traveled through Algeria at the end of the 19th century: it was the first bicycle trip made on the African continent. They also ventured into the Far East and passionately dedicated themselves to climbing the Himalayan massifs
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1847-1937
  • 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
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Workmann F. e W., Algerian memories: A bicycle tour over the Atlas to the Sahara, New York, Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1895.
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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