Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers

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Bill Walker as Old BenCharles Hradilac as Zimmer Davis Roberts as Paul Rupert Crosse as William Still Owen Bush as AuctioneerBill Couch as Bounty Hunter Napoleon Whiting as Free NegroJacque Shelton as Officer on the Bridge Hand-selected by Alastair Humphreys, read about the incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive adventurers who ever lived, including Ibn Battuta (14th-century explorer); Apsley Cherry-Garrard (a member of Scott’s Antarctic expedition); Michael Collins (Apollo Moon mission astronaut) and Nellie Bly (who travelled round the world in less than 80 days). A wide-spread selection of explorers from young to old, male to female and with a range of abilities, these explorers crossed land, sea and sky in the name of adventure and may just inspire readers aged 5+ to do the same. As much as anything else, though, Burton was an explorer who risked his life (and very nearly ended it) countless times. Here are a few particular near-death experiences of note: Vespucci, who’d become a Spanish citizen earlier in his life, went on to be awarded the esteemed post of chief navigator for Spain, which he held until his death in 1512.

Verna Abella seems to be deep in thought. She ignores you at first but eventually turns towards you with a somber look on her face. 'Forgive me. I am not much of a talker these days since Silius left on his journey with Lyndro and the others. Sitting here everyday wishing that they would return has consumed me to the point that I can do nothing else. If only I had some proof of what has happened to Silius. Anything at all would help me in this time of wonder and worry.' From 2 January we’ll be featuring significant albums reviewed 2003-2023 in our featured album sequences as part of GRTR!@20 By Robert Peary – Christie’s, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31193392In May of eighteen fifty-eight, the main industries of Titusville were lumbering, farming and shopping beaver and skunk. In the evening, though, there was light entertainment." By Salviati - http://urbanesalonanddayspa.com/15fa8o-marco-polo.org-cheap, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52252778 These guys would have found their way across entire oceans using only the sun, wind direction, colours in the sea, movement of the waves, and the presence of birds. It’s said that they could even smell the land when it was close by!

He’s hailed as the discoverer of the New World, but this was done 500 years before him by the fiercest warrior-explorers of them all: the Vikings. They went on the ship ‘Discovery’ on a mission to the South Pole, getting as close to it as anybody had ever been. Jen take comfort in the fact that your smile was in my thoughts as I fell into my eternal slumber, destined to dream of you forever. Our tale did not start with so much sorrow. The good cheer as we banded together with our ale and stew on the Queen of Throns. Our dreams and promises of victory. Our hopes.In so doing, he hoped to win a reputation among leaders of his time that he could use to further his fight against slavery. In other words, he’d use any fame and glory that came for good. On an epic 2-year-long search for the source of the Nile in Africa, Burton became so unwell that he could barely walk; his fellow explorer on the trip, John Speke, went temporarily blind. Here, on Homonhom Island, in March 1521, having lost 120 men (out of 270), Magellan befriended the king and ended up fighting in his war.

Magellan was an ambitious, educated, battle-hardened, sea-faring man with the blood of Portuguese nobility in his veins. He sounds like an amazing person in general. Born in Scotland to humble beginnings, he became an esteemed doctor, missionary, author, staunch abolitionist, and national hero. He was knighted in Britain following his second attempt to the Pole in 1908, though, which made serious ground but still didn’t quite make it. Once there, he lay claim to the land, planting Portugal’s flag in the sand and naming it the ‘Island of the True Cross’. Welcome to the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, a unique building in the heart of historic York. This stunning timber framed building was constructed by a fraternity made up of York citizens to provide a base for charity, worship and business in the centre of the city of the city on the banks of the River Foss. Today, as well as being a fascinating museum it is also a scheduled ancient monument and Grade 1 listed building.Irena Pereira says 'You must be the one De'van spoke to. I'm not looking for any of your help. I know that the mighty Absor will return someday and until I am proven wrong I will continue to wait for him to arrive.' Once there, he explored the entire country, from west to east, visiting as many places of Buddhist significance as possible.

Her love affair with flying started when she was 20, at a flying expo in Toronto, where a plane drifted close to her, prompting Earhart to utter the words:and Iron Eyes Cody as Iron Eyes Earl Hammond as CaptainVernett Allen as Cook Davis Roberts as TrooperLenny Geer as ManNaomi Perry as Screaming WomanJacque Shelton as Captain Gibson Steve Irwin, often known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Born on February 22, 1962, in Essendon, Victoria, Australia, Irwin's passion for animals was evident from an early age. His parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, were wildlife experts who ran a reptile and fauna park in Queensland, which ignited Steve's love for wildlife. Gerald Gough: "During his twenty-five years at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, Richard Pratt taught five thousand students representing more than seventy Indian tribes. From Carlisle came famous people, such as Jim Thorpe. Thorpe is regarded by many as the greatest athlete of all time. Hundreds of less famous but equally important young men and women return to their tribes from Carlisle to help their people. Although its football team played and beat the greatest colleges in America, Carlisle was really not a college — it was a training school. It granted no degrees. When it closed its doors in nineteen-eighteen, it left a job only partly done... a job that still remains to be completed. But the work of Richard Pratt was the start of a Great Adventure." One of the best-known figures in maritime history, Cook’s best-known for three major voyages in the 1700s.