Aloha Wanderwell: First Woman to Travel Around the World in an Automobile
16 Dec 2011 00:56 Africa/Lagos Aloha Wanderwell: First Woman to Travel Around the World in an Automobile IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What's blonde, blue-eyed, six-feet tall and looks like a leading actress? She's Aloha Wanderwell – the first woman to travel around the globe in a car; she was 16. And, AlohaWanderwell.com is dedicated to preserving her nitrate films, books and more. It all started when Aloha read an ad in the Riviera edition of the Paris Herald: "Brains, Beauty and Breeches – World tour offer for lucky young woman wanted to join an expedition – Asia, Africa..." She quickly set out to convince the expedition's leader, Captain Walter Wanderwell, that she was the one for the job. "This true story of an incredible journey – the Wanderwell Expedition – took place in the 1920s. Over the years, it's been buried and now needs to be preserved and retold," says Richard Diamond, Aloha's grandson. During this world tour, ...