Question 1

Can you go round the world with almost no money — at 48, alone, in 1846?

Accepted Answer

Ida Pfeiffer did it twice. She travelled on cargo ships, carts and camels, and her books were translated into many languages.

Question 2

Ida Pfeiffer: what happened in 1846?

Accepted Answer

Round the world — Brazil, Chile, Tahiti, China, India, Persia, Russia — and home in 1848.

Question 3

Ida Pfeiffer: what happened in 1851?

Accepted Answer

Round again — Borneo, Sumatra, California, Peru; home in 1855.

Ida Pfeiffer — World · 1846 · twice round, alone · Great Explorers

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