- Description: Enrico Toti was an Italian adventurer and patriot, born in Rome in 1882. Despite losing a leg in a railway accident, this did not deter him from traveling around the world. Among his most notable journeys, Toti cycled through various parts of Europe, Africa, America, and Asia, demonstrating incredible willpower and adventurous spirit. His most famous journey was from 1908 to 1910 when he left Rome and cycled over 20'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- 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://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Toti
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738527
- Description: Aldo Arrighi and Carla Figini traveled the European coasts starting from Como, heading to North Cape, covering a total of 24'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Arrighi A., Figini C., A Capo Nord, Portogruaro: Ediciclo, 2004.
- Description: In April 1889, Mikhail Asseyev embarked on a journey from Lubny, Russia, to the newly-constructed Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. He journeyed with two mares, Diana, an Anglo-Don, and Vlaga, a Novorossisski. Asseyev traveled "à la Turkmène" – meaning he rode one horse in the morning and the other in the afternoon, with the led horse being completely unburdened. For, as all Long Riders understand, the horse's enemy is not the miles but the weight. Using this method, Asseyev averaged 100 kilometers a day. After traveling more than 3'000 kilometers, upon arriving at the Eiffel Tower with his two mares, the Society for the Protection of Animals awarded him a special gold medal, as his horses were in excellent condition
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.thelongridersguild.com
- Description: Globetrotter dressed as a cowboy engaged in a round-the-world trip to win a bet (details provided in the postcard)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Arizona Dan
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: The american cowboy tourist. Touring the World for a Wager of 10,000 Dollars
- Description: Group of German globetrotters, 1920s
- 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: Zu fuss rund um die Erde
- Description: The two brothers set off in 1936 from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and arrived in London the following year. Their improvised bicycle journey allowed them to avoid conscription. They left without money and with makeshift means to venture on tracks and rare roads, covering 11'000 km. They wrote a diary narrating their experience, titled "The Road to London"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: South Africa, Sudafrica, Afrique du Sud
- 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://www.royalenfield.com/in/en/120-years-of-royal-enfield/1936-side-by-side-through-africa/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Attwell Eric, The road to London, Palladian Press, 1997.
- Description: Vienna-Paris journey in a 700-liter barrel for a bet worth 10'000 crowns
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Distanz-Fassroller Wien-Paris 1900, Parcours kilométrique de Vienne à Paris
- Description: Nan Jeanne Aspinwall Gable Lambell achieved a remarkable feat as the first woman to complete a solo horseback journey across North America. Her historic ride commenced in San Francisco on September 1, 1910, and concluded in New York on July 8, 1911. This journey was undertaken on a bet from Buffalo Bill, in whose Wild West show she and her husband performed. Throughout this expedition, she was accompanied by her Thoroughbred mare, Lady Ellen
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Two-Gun Nan
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1880-1964
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Aspinwall
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6962174
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Nan Aspenwall 1912 Long distance rider (Idaho Falls Idaho) Frank Gable, Chasp Roper
- Description: Tour of Europe that the two friends undertook in 1909
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking around Europe - Der Gang um Europa zu Fuss - Tour d'Europe à pied
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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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