- Description: At only nineteen years old, the enigmatic Dora Rodrigues embarked on a walking journey around the world. She claimed to be the daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant from Amsterdam and reported that she had crossed every country in Europe on foot, as well as Egypt, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In 1912, American newspapers published article after article about the courageous and attractive young woman who supposedly carried “a .38-caliber revolver in true Western style”. Curiously, in the preceding years, no European newspaper made any mention of her supposed trek across Europe, leaving significant doubts about the authenticity of her story
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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://globetrottermanie.nl
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Greeting from Miss Dora Rodrigues the girl from Holland on her trip around the world
- Description: The writer Karl Heinrich Rohwedder, accompanied by his wife, claims to be engaged in a worldwide study tour
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Lo scrittore Karl Heinrich Rohwedder e Signora in Sevilla (Spagna) durante il giro del mondo in viaggio di studio. Il prezzo è volontario!
- Description: Roode walked the routes Amsterdam-Paris and Amsterdam-Rome on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: De Wandelaar met zijn blok van Amsterdam naar Parijs. Tweede reis van Amsterdam naar Rome en terug met een block nan zijn been
- Description: Gottfried Rodrigues left Amsterdam in 1909 for a journey 'Around The World On A Wager.' Without luggage and money, he traveled through Europe, the United States, Japan, China, and Siberia
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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: Around The World On A Wager
Gottfried Rodrigues, a joung adventurous newspaper man from Holland, the land of wooden shoes and windmills, arrived tonight in Ogden on his way to New York, from where, after duo training, he will endeavor to reach the Golden Gate city on the shores of the Pacific in record smashing time.
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- Description: On March 31, 1928, Franz Romer set off solo from Lisbon with the intention of crossing the Atlantic in a kayak. The twenty-nine-year-old German traveled for 4'000 miles over 58 days before reaching the island of Puerto Rico. After six weeks of recovery, he set sail again to reach New York. He was declared missing following a hurricane that caused him to disappear without a trace
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1899-1928
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Romer_(Kapit%C3%A4n)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1448760
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Willi Münch-Khe, Kapitän Romer bezwingt den Atlantik. Ein Tatsachenbericht. Potsdam, 1942.
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- Description: Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Texas, born John Rose, traveled 30'000 miles from 1909 until the 1930s aboard a cart pulled by five goats. He lost his legs in a train accident. Numerous postcards depicting him have survived to this day
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Overland Jack
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1888-1962
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: This Texas Goat Wagon has been over the states of Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kan., Mo., Ill., Ind., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Lo. Ark., Okla., Nedr., Wyo., Mont., S. Dak. and Ariz., a distance of 30'000 miles since 1909. the team was trained by Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Tex., owner and driver. The average weight of each goat being 100 lbs. the harness was manufactured at Big Sandy, Texas, costing $30.00. This team on a test pulled 2.500 lbs. The team averages 10 miles per day with 600 lb. camping outfit. Each goat is fed 2 quarts of grain per day. The wagon was manufactured at Gilmer, Texas, costing $80.00. The team cost $25.00 . Price of pictures 10c each, 3 for 25c. No trouble to answer questions
That buyers are plentiful is shown by the fact that he owns two farms and has a respectable bank account." (...) "He has proved that a man can make his way in the world without even a leg to stand on.
Popular science, 1922
- Description: From Hanover to Shanghai in 1913
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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: Wissenschaftliche Studienreise des Deutschen Weltwanderes Louis H. Rohmeyer des Sportsclub Hannover begonnen 5.11.11 1911-1915
- Description: Arthur Siegfried Romminger jun. is described in the postcard as the smallest of the globetrotters. He finished his first year of life on June 11, 1910, started walking on June 12, 1910, and on the same day, along with his parents, embarked on a world tour without money, and plans to have completed it by the age of 6
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- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Arthur Siegfried Romminger jun. der kleinste Globetrotter. Beendete am 11 Juni 1910 sein erstes Lebensjahr, fing am 12 Juni 1910 an zu laufen und begab sich am selben Tage in Begleitung seiner Schwester Erika, 3 Jahe alt, nebst Eltern, auf die Reise um die Welt ohne Geld, und gedenkt er dieselbe im Alter von 6 Jahren beendet zu haben
- Description: Travels in France of a One-Legged Globetrotter
- 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: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: De Marseille à Paris à pied, voyage entrepris par 2 unijambistes, délégués du syndicat des Estropiés Français
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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