- Description: A journey of 67'000 miles in 1947-48 by bicycle and on foot
- 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: Rosdail J. H., Biking alone around the world, Hicksville, Exposition Press, 1973.
- Description: George Loher traveled the route from Oakland (California) to New York by bicycle. Departing on August 11, 1895, he decided to take an alternative route compared to those taken by his peers. He followed the Pacific coast to Portland, then headed East towards Idaho, Montana, and Dakota before reaching Chicago. He entered New York on October 30, and as reported by the San Francisco Call on December 17, 1895, "The cyclist traveled over 4'350 miles of roads, trails, and deserts, and has no intention of repeating the journey"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Loher G., The Wonderful Ride: Being the True Journal of Mr. George T. Loher Who in 1895 Cycled from Coast to Coast on His Yellow Fellow Wheel, Harper & Row, 1978. The San Francisco Call, 17.12.1895.
The ACME cyclist back. George Loher, who went from Oakland to New York on his wheel.
- Description: The competition named London to Peking Motor Challenge took place in 1990. It was a rally organized by the Jules Verne Society, held on a route from London to Beijing (Peking). The course retraces that of the 1907 Peking-Paris
- 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: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_to_Peking_Motor_Challenge
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6670842
- Description: From Pontedera to North Cape, two on a Vespa: a 1982 PX, 125cc, that after years of rest in a cellar covers 9'680 kilometers in 34 days – and in the middle, it even takes a cruise on the North Sea by hitching a ride on a boat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: http://www.filippologli.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Filippo Logli, In Vespa a Capo Nord, Exorma Edizioni, 2013.
- Description: Travels in France of a One-Legged Globetrotter
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: De Marseille à Paris à pied, voyage entrepris par 2 unijambistes, délégués du syndicat des Estropiés Français
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- Description: Josef Rottensteiner and an unnamed friend embarked on a journey through Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Switzerland, and Italy: "We are Viennese students and travel in a car we built ourselves. We have already covered 18,000 kilometers in 20 months. We thank the kind donors"
- 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: Ricordo - Senza motore per acqua e terra attraverso tre continenti: Europa, Africa, Asia
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- Description: Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Texas, born John Rose, traveled 30'000 miles from 1909 until the 1930s aboard a cart pulled by five goats. He lost his legs in a train accident. Numerous postcards depicting him have survived to this day
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Overland Jack
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1888-1962
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: This Texas Goat Wagon has been over the states of Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kan., Mo., Ill., Ind., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Lo. Ark., Okla., Nedr., Wyo., Mont., S. Dak. and Ariz., a distance of 30'000 miles since 1909. the team was trained by Overland Jack of Big Sandy, Tex., owner and driver. The average weight of each goat being 100 lbs. the harness was manufactured at Big Sandy, Texas, costing $30.00. This team on a test pulled 2.500 lbs. The team averages 10 miles per day with 600 lb. camping outfit. Each goat is fed 2 quarts of grain per day. The wagon was manufactured at Gilmer, Texas, costing $80.00. The team cost $25.00 . Price of pictures 10c each, 3 for 25c. No trouble to answer questions
That buyers are plentiful is shown by the fact that he owns two farms and has a respectable bank account." (...) "He has proved that a man can make his way in the world without even a leg to stand on.
Popular science, 1922
- Description: Known for his literary works, Jack London was also a sailor, wanderer, hobo, and gold prospector. He published accounts of his wanderings in the work titled "The Road": "I took to 'the road' because I couldn't help it; because I didn't have the money for a train ticket in my pocket; because I was made in such a way that I couldn't spend my whole life 'on the same shift'; because... in short, because it was easier to do it than not to do it." He took his own life in 1916
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1876-1916
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/author/London,+Jack
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45765
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: London, Jack. 1930. La Strada. Milano: Casa Editrice Bietti.
Man-handling was merely one of the very minor unprintable horrors of the Erie County Pen. I say 'unprintable'; and in justice I must also say undescribable.
- Description: In the 1910s, the Berliner E. Losse traveled the roads of Germany accompanied by a barrel
- 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: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Im Interesse des Flugsportes zur Ausnutzung des Patentes E. Losse, Rund um Deutschland, 1 Jahr 6 Monat, Rollt die Kugel, Die ersten Umkreiser des Deutschen Reiches, Um die Wette von 10000 Mark. Die Kugel ist 16 Zentner schwer, Umfang 6 Meter
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