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- Description: Robert Louis Stevenson, famed author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, was also an indefatigable traveler. Frail in health, he turned to travel as both remedy and inspiration. In 1878, he walked through France’s Cévennes region with only a donkey named Modestine, an experience that led to Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, one of the first works of modern travel literature. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's 120 mile, 12 day hike, accompanied only by his stubborn and unwieldy donkey, through the Cevennes of south-central France. A pioneering piece of outdoor literature, it is one of Stevenson's earliest works, and one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping for recreation rather than necessity. He later journeyed to the United States and, from 1888, settled in Samoa, where locals affectionately called him “Tusitala,” the “teller of tales”
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: R.L.S.
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1850–1894
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1512
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stevenson, Robert Louis, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, London, 1879. Stevenson, Robert Louis, In the South Seas, London, 1896.
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- Description: A coast-to-coast journey from Los Angeles to New York completed by the Stewart couple on a sidecar in 1913
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stewart D., Going Some 1913, First Coast To Coast Trip By Motorcycle and Sidecar, Editor Dorothy G. Stewart, 1913.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Going Some, 1913 - first coast to coast trip by motorcycle and sidecar. A true adventure compiled and edited by Doroty G. Stewart
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- Description: Stewart J.W. and his large family (wife and six children), on a wagon pulled by two horses, traveled the 3'000 miles separating Waltrous, Sask from Montreal
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: 3000 Miles - two Horsepower - But Plenty of Faith from Waltrous, Sask to Montreal
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- Description: In 1901, Gaston Stiegler, a journalist for the newspaper Le Matin, completed a round-the-world trip in 63 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Stiegler
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3099157
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stiegler, G. (1901). Le tour du monde en 63 jours. Paris: Société française d'imprimerie et de librairie.
Le 29 mai 1901 à 1 h 50, Gaston Stiegler, homme de lettres et journaliste, s'embarquait dans le train de Russie à la gare du Nord. Le 30 au matin, il arrivait à Berlin, le 31 à Saint-Pétersbourg, le 1er juin à Moscou, le 3 juin à Samara.
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- Description: Clärenore Stinnes, born Clara Eleonore Stinnes, was a German racing driver and one of the first women to completely circumnavigate the globe by car between 1927 and 1929. At the age of twenty-six, she set out in an Adler Standard 6 with only two spare tires and a small crew: two mechanics and the young Swedish cinematographer Carl-Axel Söderström, whom she had met just two days before departure. She crossed Europe, the Middle East, Siberia, the Gobi Desert, Beijing, North America, and the Andes to Buenos Aires, then traveled north again to New York, where they were received by President Hoover. The journey continued by sea to Le Havre and Berlin, covering about 47,000 km (29,200 miles)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Clara Eleonore Stinnes
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1901-1990
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A4renore_Stinnes
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbq-kcZ-rKk
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107778
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stinnes, Clärenore. Im Auto durch zwei Welten: Die erste Autofahrt einer Frau um die Welt, 1927 bis 1929. Promedia, 1996. Söderström, Carl-Axel; Habinger, Gabriele. Eine Frau fährt um die Welt: Die spektakuläre Reise der Clärenore Stinnes 1927–1929. Munich, 2017.
First circumnavigation by car
Racing driver Clärenore Stinnes (Germany), accompanied by film-maker Carl-Axel Söderström (Sweden), embarked upon what is considered to be the first round-the-world drive on 25 May 1927, setting off from Frankfurt in Germany and finishing just beyond the starting point in Berlin on 24 June 1929, a total of 46’063 km (28’622 miles). The pair drove a 50-hp Adler Standard 6 automobile that was unmodified save for two lounge seats, added to give extra comfort. The entire trip took 2 years, 1 month and encompassed 23 countries. The following year, Stinnes and Söderström, who had met just two days prior to their departure in 1927, married.
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- Description: Departing from Prague in 1919, Martin Stojar embarked on a round-the-world trip on foot
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Sportsman international - le premier sourd-muet de la République Tchéco-Slovaque accomplissant le tour du monde à pied
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- Description: On November 1, 1889, Stokes began a round-the-world journey accompanied by George W. Burston: they were the first Australians to undertake the venture. With their velocipedes (penny-farthing machines), they left Melbourne heading for Sydney. Their route touched Java, Singapore, India, Egypt, Europe. They returned to Australia via the United States, where, however, they did not use their bikes. They described their journey in the book "Round the World on Bicycles"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1860-1918
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Booth Anne L., Riding high: Burston & Stokes centenary ride, 1888-1988, Bicycle Victoria, 1988. Burston G. W., Stokes H. R., Round the world on bicycles, Melbourne, George Robertson and Company, 1890.
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- Description: Accompanied by his wife, they are depicted as two cowboys in the postcard
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: Rund um die Welt. Storeck Tommy Ehepaar, aus Mexico - Holland, Belgien, Frankreich, Spanien, Portugal, Schweiz, Jugoslavien, Oesterreich, Ungarn, Polen, Danemark, Deutschland
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- Description: Bessie Stringfield was a pioneering African-American motorcyclist and the first woman to ride solo across all 48 contiguous U.S. states. Starting in 1930, she embarked on eight long-distance solo trips - often on unpaved roads - riding a 1928 Indian Scout and later Harley-Davidsons
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Motorcycle Queen of Miami
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Stringfield
- Multimedia: https://bessiefilm.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4896493