• Description: John Lennox Cook was a British teacher; Tim Hamilton-Fletcher was a British farmer. In 1951 the two friends completed a round-the-world motorcycle journey from London on two Norton Dominator 500 cc motorcycles, covering 30,800 km (19,150 miles) overland in 93 days of riding and a further 24,000 km (15,000 miles) by sea in 31 days of boat travel. Their route and exact itinerary are not fully documented in available sources. Lennox Cook recounted the journey in The World Before Us, published in 1956
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • 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
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Cook, John Lennox. The World Before Us. London: Quality Book Club, 1956.
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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