- Description: The two war veterans, Keller and Plück, roamed with a model of Drachenfels (Germany)
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Mit dem Drachenfels und Königswinter durch die Welt. Angefertigt von den beiden Schwerkriegbeschädigten H. Keller u. A. Plück
- Description: Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. In 1931, with navigator Harold Gatty, he circumnavigated the globe in 15,747 km (9,787 mi), taking 8 days, 15 hours, 51 minutes. In 1933, he equipped his Lockheed Vega with an autopilot and radio direction finder and completed the first solo circumnavigation in 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes. He was also a pioneer in high-altitude flying, helping develop one of the first pressure suits and discovering the jet stream. Post died in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935 alongside humorist Will Rogers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1898-1935
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Plane, Aeroplano, Avion
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.wileypost.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264389
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Post, Wiley H. Around the World in Eight Days, with Harold Gatty, 1931.
In 1930, the record for flying around the world was not held by a fixed-wing aircraft, but by the Graf Zeppelin, piloted by Hugo Eckener in 1929 with a time of 21 days. On June 23, 1931, Post and the Australian navigator Harold Gatty, left Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, in the Winnie Mae with a flight plan that would take them around the world, stopping at Harbour Grace, Flintshire, Hanover twice, Berlin, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, Nome, where his propeller had to be repaired, Fairbanks where the propeller was replaced, Edmonton, and Cleveland before returning to Roosevelt Field.
- Description: In 1938, the Englishman King crossed Europe by bicycle
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: King A. H. J., Awheel to the Arctic Circle, London, W. J. Fowler & Son, Ltd., 1940.
- Description: In 1891, Pocock followed the Outlaw Trail, 3'000 miles solo from Canada (Fort McLeod) to Mexico City
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Description: Ken Kifer, renowned bike tourer and American writer, left an indelible mark on the cycling world through his epic journeys and tragic end. Among his numerous adventures, his journey of over 5'000 miles across the United States stands out, where he explored breathtaking landscapes and shared roads with a variety of people and cultures. Kifer didn't just pedal; he meticulously documented every aspect of his journeys, offering invaluable advice and deep reflections on his website, which became a fundamental resource for bike tourers. His life was tragically cut short in 2003 when he was struck by a drunk driver while cycling near his home
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1945-2003
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kifer
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6387948
- Description: Alberto Pozzi and Giancarlo Corbellini are among the members of a group of friends who traveled the Silk Road from Como to Beijing. 13'400 km divided into 93 stages with an average length of about 144 kilometers each, a total ascent of 84'000 meters
- 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: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Corbellini G., Pozzi A., Pedalando lungo la Via della Seta : in bicicletta da Como a Pechino sulle orme di Marco Polo, Boffi Edizioni, 2005.
- Description: Stefano Politi Markovina is a freelance photographer who collects and shares stories, emotions, memories, and images from his travels in about sixty countries
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.stefanopolitimarkovina.com
- Description: Bertha Kimball and Mae Lille, depicted in their postcard dressed as American soldiers from World War I, undertook a journey on foot from Indianapolis, Indiana, to San Francisco, California. This trek covered approximately 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: Mary Henrietta Kingsley was a British explorer and writer who defied social conventions and gender stereotypes to travel through West Africa in the late 19th century. The daughter of a doctor, she set off on her own after her parents’ deaths in 1892, venturing into then little-known regions of Gabon, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon. She paddled canoes up rivers, sailed on small trading vessels, and trekked through rainforests, collecting specimens for the British Museum. Her book Travels in West Africa (1897) blends ethnographic observation, wit, and an independent spirit. She died in 1900 in South Africa, where she had volunteered as a nurse during the Second Boer War
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1862-1900
- 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_Kingsley
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19114163
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Kinsley M., Travels in West Africa, Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons, Macmillan, Londra, 1897.
The funeral cortege of Mary Kingsley at the pier in Simonstown (Wikipedia)
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