How in 1922 a 16-year-old girl drove around the world in her car

01 Oct 2022

Idris Hall, which is actually the name of this incredible woman, was born in 1906 in the Canadian town of Winnipeg. From a young age, the girl was interested in traveling, having read a large number of books about adventures for boys. When she grew up she saw an advertisement in the Paris Herald newspaper for the recruitment of young women for an expedition to the famous captain Walter Wanderwellʼs expedition. She found him and persuaded him to hire her as a driver and translator. They started their expedition in Nice, France, and then traveled all over Europe. The young girl was photographed in every city and she quickly became famous. She traveled 611 thousand kilometers, visited 80 countries. Over time, the captain and the girl fell in love with each other. At that time, the girl began to call herself Aloha and took the surname Wanderwell. 

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