- Description: Jeremy See and his wife Sharleen Lim embarked on an ambitious 100-day road trip from London to Singapore, covering 25'000km across 23 countries. Their journey, meticulously planned for three years, was undertaken in their 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser, which was shipped from Singapore to London. They were joined by 11 other couples in separate vehicles, in a trip organized by the Automobile Association of Singapore. This adventure attracted primarily older, wealthy, and retired individuals and tested their love for driving, physical endurance, and relationship resilience
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Singapore
- 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: Europe, Europa; Asia
- Internet: https://www.jeremysee.info/
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/jeremysee
- Description: Loic Munaro is a bicycle traveler who toured the world by bike; he published the video of his world tour on YouTube; in total, he traveled for 3 and a half years and covered 68'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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://loicvelomonde.blogspot.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsB_-zvXSc8DQ6lRT6HN-Wg
Loic Munaro's cycling journey around the world covered a total distance of 68,000 kilometers over a period of 3 and a half years. Here is a detailed itinerary of his incredible adventure.
- Description: Theresa Wallach was an adventure motorcyclist, engineer, mechanic and author. In 1935 she rode a 600 cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle from London to Cape Town, South Africa
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1909-1999
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Wallach
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjNmXQdgqhA
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8030939
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wallach, Teresa. The Rugged Road: Due donne e una moto, Da Londra a Città Del Capo. Roma: Ultra, 2014.
Blenk era silenziosa. Non so a cosa stesse pensando. Probabilmente a ciò a cui pensavo io: all’affidabilità della moto, alle difficoltà del clima, al nostro stato di salute, alle malattie e a tutte le raccomandazioni che ci avevano fatto, o a tutti quei misteriosi beduini dagli occhi neri, che ci fissavano, e ci fissavano. E ci fissavano. Ora che eravamo sole sarebbero stati ospitali? Scivolammo via, puntando dritte verso l’ignoto.
Wallach, Teresa. The Rugged Road: Due donne e una moto, Da Londra a Città Del Capo. Roma: Ultra, 2014.
- Description: In 2015, Jean-Hugues Gooris embarked on a 100-day bicycle journey from Malaga to Bastogne, which he documented in a film. This project proved to be a success, turning him into an established documentary filmmaker who continued to explore and document inspiring stories in lesser-known or conflict-ridden areas
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://terrexplore.com/
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUR_0JWduQk
- Description: Born in Milan on May 13, 1982, after graduating with a degree in Economics, he worked for nearly four years as an employee in the commercial office of a foundry in Modena. In May 2010, using the savings from his job, he set off on an 82'000-kilometer journey around the American continent on a 1970 Vespa Sprint Veloce. Alone and without sponsors, in total freedom. Upon his return, he published 21 Americas, which recounts the episodes and encounters that inevitably occurred over eighteen months of travel
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Vespanda
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1982-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.vespanda.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@Vespanda
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Lavarra Ilario. 2019. 21 Americhe : Viaggio in Solitaria Su Una Vecchia Vespa. Roma: Ultra.
- Description: Florence Margaret Charlotte Blenkiron was the first woman to win a gold medal for reaching over 100 mph on a motorcycle at Brooklands race track. With Theresa Wallach, she crossed the Sahara by 600cc Panther motorcycle from London to Cape Town in 1934–35, making the return journey on her own in 1935–36
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1904-1991
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Blenkiron
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65770315
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Wallach, Teresa. The Rugged Road: Due donne e una moto, Da Londra a Città Del Capo. Roma: Ultra, 2014.
- Description: Association founded by a group of young French globetrotters; among various initiatives, a world tour from which a video was made, awarded at several thematic festivals
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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://solidream.net
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@solidream
En 2008 Morgan, étudiant à Grenoble INP – Génie industriel annonce à ses amis qu’il prépare un voyage autour du monde à vélo, pour une durée d’environ 3 ans. Siphay, ami de longue date, à ce moment là saisonnier en station de ski, répond à la nouvelle avec enthousiasme. Il veut se joindre à l’aventure ! Brian, ami d’enfance des deux compères et étudiant à Toulouse INP-ENSIACET, propose de les rejoindre sur la route, le temps de se convaincre qu’il s’agit d’une expérience exceptionnelle à ne pas rater.
- Description: Around the world trip on a Vespa by Luca Capocchiano in 2014, a project documented in the book titled Around the World at 80 Miles an Hour
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1978-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC3RZusC-5k
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Capocchiano Luca. 2020. Il giro del mondo a 80 all'ora. Parte 1. Viterbo: La Caravella.
Luca Capocchiano nasce nell’agosto del 1978 a Genova, da padre muratore pugliese e madre insegnante piemontese. Completa gli studi di ingegneria meccanica, esclusivamente per dare corso e struttura alla sua più grande passione: le moto da corsa.
- Description: Gianni Ghisla is a motorcyclist who has curated a book where he has encapsulated his experiences gained on roads across the world: Sguardi sul mondo is dedicated to all curious and open-minded individuals who are moved by wonders, both those around the corner and those encountered while traveling: the people, the little things, the enchanting landscapes, the miracles created by human civilization
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- 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://www.salvioni.ch/product/sguardi-sul-mondo
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Ghisla, Gianni. Sguardi Sul Mondo : Come Meravigliarsi Viaggiando in Motocicletta Dal Ticino in Capo Al Mondo. Bellinzona: Salvioni, 2018.
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