Stücke Heinz (w2660)

Stücke Heinz (w2660)

  • Description: Heinz Stücke is listed in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' for his bicycle travels around the world. Since 1958, he has covered 593'600 km across 5 continents, visiting 257 countries. He primarily finances his travels by selling postcards and a self-produced 20-page brochure. During his travels, he has taken more than 100'000 photographs
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: World Traveller
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1940-
  • 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: http://www.heinzstucke.com
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69971

Why did I start cycling? Why did I decide to travel around the world and why did I not stop? These are the questions that I have been asked most often since I started to travel around the world by bicycle almost 50 years ago. I was 20 when I decided to take a bicycle trip, searching for adventure and with the desire to discover the world. That trip lasted two years. When I returned to my hometown in Germany, I realized that I didn't especially like my work and I wondered why I had to spend the rest of my life doing something that did not really interest me. Then I realized that I was much more interested in discovering the world.

Sunderland Zac (w2664)

Sunderland Zac (w2664)

  • Description: Zac Sunderland became famous for being, at the time of his journey, the youngest sailor to solo circumnavigate the globe, starting at the age of 16. Aboard his yacht 'Intrepid', Zac sailed for over 13 months, facing storms, emergency repairs, and close encounters with marine wildlife. With his journey completed in 2009, Zac has inspired young and old around the world
  • 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: http://www.zacsunderland.com
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139172
Tesson Sylvain (w2672)

Tesson Sylvain (w2672)

  • Description: Round-the-world bicycle tour by French writers Alexandre Poussin and Sylvain Tesson
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Tesson
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2266390
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Alexandre Poussin, Sylvain Tesson. On a roulé sur la terre. Paris: Pocket, 2008.
Sullivan Colin (w2661)

Sullivan Colin (w2661)

  • Description: Captain Colin Sullivan ventured into the open sea on multiple occasions with his 'Lone Star'. The two main journeys, documented by his postcards, took him from England to Sydney (1935) and from London to Africa
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Capt. Sullivan
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Capt. Sullivan and "Lone Star" in which he voyaged from England to Africa
Sutherland Louise (w2668)

Sutherland Louise (w2668)

  • Description: Louise Sutherland left London in 1949, returning in 1956 after crossing Europe, Asia, and America. She described her adventures in the book 'I Follow the Wind', written and published directly by Sutherland. In the book 'The Impossible Ride', the author narrates her crossing of the Trans Amazon Highway
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: New Zeland, Nuova Zelanda
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1926-1994
  • 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/Louise_Sutherland
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6688970
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sutherland L., The Impossible Ride: The First Bicycle Ride Across the Amazon Jungle, Southern Cross Press, 1990. Sutherland L., I follow the wind. An account of the author's travels round the world on a bicycle, 1960.

Louise Sutherland planned her own route – one that was far longer and rougher than any Tour de France. She was the first person ever to cycle right across Brazil, through the Amazon Jungle.

Szilassy Aladar (w2673)

Szilassy Aladar (w2673)

  • Description: The two globetrotters depicted in the postcard embarked on a round-the-world walk in 1910
  • 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: Ifj. dr. Szilassy Aladar orvos és Megyercsy Bela ref. lelkipastor, KIE. nemzeti titkar a magyar cserkeszmozgalom meginditoi. 1910
Summerfield Jonathan (w2662)

Summerfield Jonathan (w2662)

  • Description: Jonathan Summerfield has made several attempts to circumnavigate the globe on a velocipede. His route largely follows that of Thomas Stevens, totaling 22'026 miles (33'450 km). The latest attempt started on May 1, 2006, and ended on November 9, 2008
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Joff
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34966334

An adventurer is ending a round-the-world journey on a penny farthing after being robbed at gunpoint in Ecuador. Joff Summerfield was camping at the side of a road when two men tied him up, threw his coat over his head and threatened him with a gun.

Swale-Pope Rosie (w2669)

Swale-Pope Rosie (w2669)

  • Description: Rosie Swale-Pope walked around the world in 5 years. The goal was to cover as much ground as possible by land in the northern hemisphere, without support or technical assistance. Departing from Tenby, Wales, on October 2, 2003, she returned home on August 25, 2008, after going through 53 pairs of shoes
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1946-
  • 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: http://www.rosiearoundtheworld.co.uk 
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4410974
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Swale-Pope R., Just a Little Run Around the World, HarperTrue, 2009.

Rosie Swale-Pope, is an author, adventurer and marathon runner who successfully completed a five-year around-the-world run, raising £250,000 for a charity that supports orphaned children in Russia and to highlight the importance of early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Other achievements include sailing single-handed across the Atlantic in a small boat, and trekking 3,000 miles alone through Chile on horseback.

Takkenberg Ch. (w2675)

Takkenberg Ch. (w2675)

  • Description: The Dutchman Takkenberg left Amsterdam on November 12, 1923, headed for Marseille. He decided to cover the 1'500 kilometers separating the two places by hopping approximately 1.5 million times. It took him 15 months
  • 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: Le plongeur C. Takkenberg - Plongeant d'Amsterdam (Hollande) à Marseille (France-Midi), 1'500 kilomètres. 1 million 1/2 de sauts. Il est parti le 12 novembre 1923 et arrivera le 12 février 1925. C'est un pari dont le montant sera publié à son arrivée à Marseille. Contrôle officiel. La vente de mes Photos servira à subvenir à mes besoins. Durée du voyage: 15 mois

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Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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