The female explorers 'shocked' the history of world tourism

Not only men, the history of exploring the world also honors many female explorers. They not only set new records but also inspire other women to keep proving themselves and conquer new lands.

Jeanne Baret is said to have discovered Bougainivellea, a flower she named after the leader of the expedition.

Between 1766 and 1769, Jeanne Baret, a French botanist and explorer, became the first woman to circumnavigate the world aboard the Étoile, in admiral Bougainville's expedition.

At that time, French women were forbidden to board ships of the navy and she had to disguise herself as a man to join the expedition, under the new name Jean Baret. The mission set out in France in 1766. During the trip, her main duties were to collect plants, rocks, and seashells, and to support the naturalist Philibert Commerçon.

Jeanne Baret is also credited with discovering and naming Bougainvillea – a purple vine named after the leader of the expedition, Louis Antoine de Bougainville. She returned to France in 1775, lived in Saint-Aulaye for the rest of her life, and died in 1807.

Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain in London, where Isabella Bird was the first woman to become a member

Born in 1831 in England, Isabella Bird is a famous naturalist, writer and photographer. She traveled a lot around the world and wrote books about her experiences. Despite facing poor health, dangerous lands and invaders, Isabella persevered with her journeys into old age.

Isabella Bird's first trip was to America in 1854. Then she went to Australia in 1872, then Hawaii, back to America. In 1878, Isabella Bird went to Asia and explored many countries such as Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore. When she was over 60 years old, she still went to India, Tibet, Iraq and Turkey. Ky. Her last trip was to Morocco, then returned and fell ill in 1904.

With her contributions, Isabella Bird became the first woman to be appointed a member of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain in 1892.

Book cover by Nellie Bly, documenting her trip around the world in less than 80 days

Inspired by Jules Verne's famous book Around the World in 80 Days, Elizabeth Cochrane, aka Nellie Bly made the circumnavigation of the world in just 72 days and set a world record at the time. that point.

Nellie Bly is a famous journalist in the US, and also a contributor to the foundation of the investigative journalism genre.

In November 1889, she began a journey of more than 40,000km on the ship Augusta Victoria. She traveled through England, France, Italy, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan. and returned to America in January 1890.

Specifically, her journey lasted 72 days, 6 hours 11 minutes and 14 seconds and set a new world record at that time for the fastest time to circumnavigate the world.

Annie Londonderry begins her journey around the world from the Boston Massachusetts State Building

Annie Londonderry was born in Latvia but immigrated to America in 1875. In 1894, she set off on a bicycle from the Boston Massachusetts State House, saying goodbye to her husband and three young children.

She then boarded the La Touraine and traveled to France and to the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, China and Japan. After returning to America, she cycled through many cities from the west coast to the east coast.

She returned home to Boston in September 1895, just 15 months after leaving. The New York World issue of October 20, 1895 described her journey as 'the most extraordinary journey a woman has ever undergone'.

Although much remains unclear around the cause of this trip, it is still a great inspiration of the time.

Amelia Earhart waves from her plane in 1932 after becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone

Amelia Earhart (born 1897 in Kansas) is an American female aviator and writer. She began learning to fly a plane in 1921. Less than eight years later, in June 1928, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. It took the plane "Friendship" just 21 hours to fly from Port Trepassey in Newfoundland, Canada to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean at Burry Harbor in Wales.

Not stopping there, she went on to set the record for being the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean alone in 1932. She then continued to make flights across the Pacific Ocean, from Mexico City to Mexico City. New Jersey. Unfortunately, in an attempt to fly around the world, she and the plane went missing at sea in 1937.

For her brave journeys, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious US Distinguished Flying Cross award for being the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Sheila MacDonald became the first woman to climb Mount Kilimkaro at the age of 22

In 1927, at the age of 22, Shiela MacDonald became the first woman to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. At that time very few people were able to successfully climb Kilimanjaro, even her male companion at the time had to give up.

Kilimanjaro is the highest standing mountain in the world at 4,600 m from the base and the highest mountain in Africa. Shiela MacDonald has inspired others. Kristina Schou Madson is currently the fastest woman to climb to the top of Kilimanjaro, in 6 hours 52 minutes 54 seconds. In 2018, Montannah Kenney became the youngest person to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 7.

La Palma in the Canary Islands is where Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz began her circumnavigation of the world

In March 1978, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz began her voyage from the Canary Islands near the coast of Morocco, in a sailboat built by her husband. She then crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean. Crossing Australia, the Indian Ocean, she circled the Cape of Good Hope to return to the starting point.

Having crossed more than 3,000 nautical miles in 400 days, this Polish female sailor became the first woman to sail around the world alone.

Just two months later, sailor Naomi James re-enacted Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz's journey, and many have followed in their footsteps. Laura Dekker currently holds the record for being the youngest girl to circumnavigate the world by sailboat at the age of 16.

Jessica Nabongo was the first black woman to visit every country in the world.

Jessica Nabongo is Ugandan-American. She succeeded in becoming the first black woman to set foot in all countries in the world in October 2019, after arriving in country number 196, Seychelles.

Jessica Nabongo has a great influence in the travel world, her Instagram account currently has 200,000 followers and many people support her journey. She shared that she traveled to open her mind, observe people and culture: 'I am not too interested in noisy entertainment. I just wanted to be there, like spending hours at a ranch in South Sudan or sitting at a market in Malawi just watching men play Bao (a game popular in East Africa)' .

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance car trip from Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bertha Benz was born on May 9, 1849 in Pforzheim (Germany) into a wealthy family. She is the wife and partner of Karl Benz - the inventor of the first real car and co-founder of Mercedes-Benz.

In 1886, Mr. Benz introduced the Patent-Motorwagen - the world's first automobile, with 3 models. In which, the third model (Patent-Motorwagen No.3) is a model produced in small quantities. However, Bertha Benz clearly saw the potential of this innovation. So, on the morning of August 5, 1888, she left a brief message for her husband on the kitchen table that she was visiting her grandmother's house, and then quietly departed with her two sons Eugen and Richard.

The Benz family lives in Mannheim and their destination is in Pforzheim, about 90 km away. This journey is also the first long distance trip made by car.

A similar trip can now be made from the German state of Baden-Württemberg by following the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.