- Description: The two ladies, Bertha Kimball and Mae Lille, depicted in their postcard dressed as an American soldier from World War I, undertook a journey on foot from Indianapolis, Indiana, to San Francisco, California. It was a trek of about 2'500 miles
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: New York magazine, vol. 14, 1981.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking from Indpls to Frisco
- Description: Hannes Lindemann was a German adventurer and physician renowned for his extraordinary feats of solo navigation. His most remarkable crossing occurred in 1956 when he decided to tackle the Atlantic in a small rowboat, becoming one of the first explorers to undertake such an endeavor without the aid of sails. Setting off from the African coast, Lindemann sailed for over 72 days, covering thousands of miles to reach the Caribbean islands. During the journey, he faced fierce storms, giant waves, and solitude, sustaining himself mainly on a diet of fish caught at sea and collected rainwater for drinking
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: http://www.lindemann.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95319
- Description: Mary Livingstone, born Mary Moffat, accompanied her husband David on various exploratory missions in Africa
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1821-1862
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Livingstone_(n%C3%A9e_Moffat)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6718112
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: M. Forster, Good wives?: Mary, Fanny, Jennie & me, 1845-2001, London: Chatto & Windus, 2001.
- Description: Jale Lillinstad, a Dane accompanied by a white goat, passed through Bellinzona on July 29, 1954, and arrived in Rome on August 23 of the same year
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Denmark, Danimarca
- 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
- Description: Leon Ray Livingston, known as A-No.1, published 13 books and became somewhat of a "king of hobos." In 1894, he traveled the 3'260 miles between New York and San Francisco in 11 days and 6 hours. From 1883, he covered a total of 500'000 miles at a total expense of $7.61
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: A-No.1
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1872-1944
- 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/Leon_Ray_Livingston
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6524844
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Livingston L. R., Life and adventures of A--no. 1, America's most celebrated tramp, A-No. 1, 2010.
- Description: Peter Root and Mary Thompson set off from Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, in 2011, with plans to cycle around the world. After traveling through the roads of Europe, the Middle East, and China, they were struck by a pickup truck on February 13, 2013, in Thailand, and were killed instantly. Their blog 'Two on Four Wheels' collects the final testimonies of the unfortunate couple
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/18/british-cyclists-killed-thailand
- Multimedia: https://vimeo.com/twoonfourwheels
We are Mary Thompson and Peter Root. At 5.00pm on the 12th July 2011 we got the boat to France with loads of stuff and two bikes. We’ve created this website to document our adventures along the way.
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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.
- 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: A mother's bicycle journey with her daughter from Paris to Rome
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Logan M., Happy endings, New York, Fawcett Popular Library, 1979.
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