- Description: In 1977, the Australian Davidson walked 1'700 miles on foot through the deserts of the Australian Outback, sponsored by National Geographic. Based on this experience, she published the book Tracks
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Australia
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Davidson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7353583
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Davidson, Robyn. 1980. Tracks. New York: Pantheon Books.
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- Description: Round-the-world journey by an unknown individual aboard a 'zeppelin' van equipped with a propeller
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde. Doy la vuelta al mundo. Om de wereld
- Description: Mark Twain, pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is known not only for his literary masterpieces but also for his passion for travel. Twain was an adventurer in the truest sense of the word, and his travels left an indelible mark on his work and personality. One of Twain's most famous journeys was along the Mississippi River, an experience that provided inspiration for his masterpiece 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' Twain was fascinated by life along the river and spent years navigating the Mississippi, observing people and their stories. But Twain did not confine himself to the Mississippi. He embarked on journeys around the world, documenting his experiences with his characteristic humor and wisdom. His famous round-the-world trip in 1895-1896 took him across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. During this journey, Twain encountered illustrious figures and expressed his opinions on a wide range of topics, from colonialism to religion
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Mark Twain
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1835-1910
- 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: http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7245
- Description: English walker who traversed Japan on foot, subsequently publishing the book The Roads to Sata: A two-thousand-mile walk through Japan
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1946-1993
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Japan, Giappone, Japon
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Booth
- Multimedia: https://archive.org/details/roadstosata00boot
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706210
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Booth, Alan. 1986. The roads to Sata: a 2000-mile walk through Japan. Harmondsworth: Viking.
Alan Booth (5 December 1946 – 24 January 1993) was an English travel writer who wrote two books on his journeys on foot through the Japanese countryside. The better-known of the two, The Roads to Sata (published in 1985) is about his travels (in 1977) from the northernmost cape in Hokkaidō (Cape Soya) to the southern tip of Kyūshū in Cape Sata. The second, Looking for the Lost, was published posthumously in 1995. Booth also wrote a guidebook to Japan as well as numerous articles on Japan and other topics.
- Description: Simon Alan Reeve is a television presenter who has produced numerous travel documentaries. Among the most well-known series are Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and Tropic of Capricorn
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1972-
- 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: http://www.simonreeve.co.uk
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328935
Nel 2003 la BBC trasmise Meet the Stans, una serie in quattro episodi sull'Asia centrale scritta e diretta da Simon Reeve. La realizzazione della serie portò Reeve a visitare il Kazakistan, il Kirghizistan, il Tagikistan e l'Uzbekistan, alla ricerca delle città legendarie della Via della seta, Samarcanda e Bukhara.
- Description: Ezra Manning Meeker was an American explorer who traversed the Oregon Trail in 1851 and again in 1905 with an ox-drawn wagon. His feat garnered him some fame, to the extent that he managed to meet Theodore Roosevelt
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Hop King of the World
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1830-1928
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Meeker
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5423387
- Description: Five-year round-the-world trip proposed by German Alfred Ledi, hailing from Leipzig
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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: Giro del mondo 1928-1933. Paesi visitati sino ad oggi: 16 stati dell'Europa. Compiacetevi aiutarmi per raggiungere il mio progetto acquistando questa cartolina postale
- Description: The American traveler referred to in different sources as Martinet, Tal H. Martinet, or Hippolyte Martinet left Seattle on 19 April 1920, barefoot and without money, intending to circle the globe. He carried basic camping gear and was accompanied by a small dog. Along the way, he signed postcards and promoted ideas such as “return to nature for human regeneration” and “a universal language for human harmony". After crossing the United States, he reached Paris in April 1921, where he stayed briefly. That summer he continued his journey through Switzerland and Italy, then traveled on through Albania, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Burma. He entered China in September 1922 but died of malaria on 30 September in Dali (Yunnan), about 1,700 km (1'056 miles) from his intended destination, Hong Kong. He was buried on a hillside near the town
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://jumelage.org/francais/martinet/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Journal de Genève, August 7, 1921. Libera Stampa, August 24, 1921.
Nous avons reçu la visite d'un Américain, M. Martinet, qui fait le tour du monde pieds nus, portant sur son dos son matériel de campement.
- Description: Henri Papillaud and L. Leroy were two Parisian journalists who in 1895 set off on a round-the-world trip without money. They published a newspaper titled "En Route. Journal des deux reporters parisiens"
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: En Route, Journal de H. Papillaud et L. Leroy. Les Deux Journalistes Français Partis sans Un Sou de Paris Pour Faire Le Tour Du Monde, 1895.
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