- Description: William Least Heat-Moon, at the age of 38 and after separating from his wife, sets off on a journey across the United States in an old van. This experience becomes the core of one of the travel literature classics, Blue Highways, first published in 1982. In 1999, the author releases another book narrating the adventures of a peculiar journey made in 1995: crossing the United States using waterways
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Least Heat-Moon William
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1939-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Least_Heat-Moon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4020069
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Least Heat-Moon W., Nikawa : diario di bordo di una navigazione attraverso l’America, Torino : Einaudi, 2002.
- Description: In the 1950s, Stanys Urman embarked on a journey around the world on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Latvia, Lettonia, Lettonie
- 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
Stanys Urman il podista lituano, già campione del mondo di marcia, dopo avere sofferto la prigionia in Russia ed avere combattuto su moltissimi fronti, s'è messo a fare il giro del mondo a piedi.
- Description: Steve Vaught walked from Oceanside, California, to New York City, between April 10, 2005, and May 9, 2006. The 2'800-mile (4'500 km) journey allowed him to lose 110 pounds
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Fat Man Walking
- 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: USA
- Internet: https://thefatmanwalking.com
Steve Vaught, the self-proclaimed "Fat Man Walking," arrived in New York on Tuesday after a nearly 3,000-mile walk across the country to lose weight and find happiness.
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- Description: Round-the-world trip undertaken by a couple aboard a Volkswagen Westfalia van in 1964
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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
- Description: n 1986-'87, Nicolas Vanier covers 7'000 km in the wildest regions of the Rocky Mountains and Alaska, a year and a half journey between Wyoming and the Bering Strait. In the early 1990s, he crosses the Siberian taiga from south to north. In 1999, he accomplishes the journey "Odyssée Blanche": the crossing of the Great North by sled from Skagway (Alaska) to Quebec, for a total of 8'600 km. Between 2005 and 2006, he undertakes the "Siberian Odyssey": the winter crossing of Siberia from Irkutsk to Moscow (8'000 km). These journeys have been translated into literary works and documentaries
- 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: Artic, Artico
- Internet: http://www.nicolasvanier.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375042
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Vanier N., L’odissea bianca : l’avventura di un uomo e dei suoi cani nel Grande Nord canadese, RCS Rizzoli Libri, 2001.
- Description: In 1982, the English company BOC Gases organized the BOC Challenge, a single-handed race around the world, an endurance event "One person, One boat, Around the world". Renamed AroundAlone and later VELUX 5 Oceans, it is the longest individual race in any sport: it spans a distance of 43'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velux_5_Oceans_Race
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257717
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- Description: Austrian family engaged in a round-the-world walking tour in 1966
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Austria
- 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: Eine Weltreise zu Fuss Österreich 1966 - ? Expédition uniquement à pied, Autriche
- Description: Round-the-world trip undertaken between 2009 and 2010 by Ophélie and Paul-Henri (brother and sister) aboard two mopeds (Solex)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Moped, Motorino, Cyclomoteur
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Paul-Henri Vanthournout. 2012. Le tour du monde à VéloSolex: 14 mois, 18 000 km, 25 pays, 4 continents. Editions Techniques pour l'Automobile et l'Industrie.
- Description: Tom Vernon is the author of numerous radio and television broadcasts, as well as publications in the "Fat Man on a Bicycle" series. The author undertook several bicycle trips, initially for dietary purposes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Fat Man
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- 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
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vernon
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7817946
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Vernon T., Fat Man on a Bicycle: A Discovery of France, ISIS Large Print Books, 1997.
After several years working as a presenter and interviewer for BBC Radio 4, Vernon's first travelogue series was Fat Man On A Bicycle. As the title implied, Vernon was obese and the first episode followed the health tests he had to undergo before setting off on his journey, which took him from Muswell Hill to the Mediterranean coast of southern France. He would repeat this journey fifteen years later for the TV series, Fat Man in France.
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