Chris and Erin's Wild Ride
August 11, 2003 3:28 PM Subscribe
In May 1999, Chris and Erin Ratay quit their jobs, sold their Upper West Side Manhattan apartment, and shipped their motorcycles to Morocco to begin a trip around the world. Now, four years, 50 countries, and 100,000 miles later, they're back home. They've kept a continuously updated web journal over the past four years, available here. Ignore the unfortunate font and JavaScript choices and read this couple's incredible story.
Uhm if you sign a book deal and movie rights do you need a step three?
posted by xmutex at 3:46 PM on August 11, 2003
posted by xmutex at 3:46 PM on August 11, 2003
Cool, thanks for the link. This is one of those things that, without the internet, still would have happened and been awesome, but only a handful of people would have known about or been inspired by. Great links grrarrgh00.
posted by cell divide at 3:49 PM on August 11, 2003
posted by cell divide at 3:49 PM on August 11, 2003
Cool link, but this couple did the same thing on bicycles! (not that it's a contest. I envy them all).
They wrote a book about it which I just finished reading and recommend to anyone into immersive travelling.
posted by Mbarron2896 at 5:21 PM on August 11, 2003
They wrote a book about it which I just finished reading and recommend to anyone into immersive travelling.
posted by Mbarron2896 at 5:21 PM on August 11, 2003
Thanks, Mbarron2896, for mentioning that book. I have read it as well, and thought of them when I read the post.
posted by bradth27 at 9:02 PM on August 11, 2003
posted by bradth27 at 9:02 PM on August 11, 2003
A how-to book for people interested in doing the same type of thing: Vagabonding.
posted by LeLiLo at 12:27 AM on August 12, 2003
posted by LeLiLo at 12:27 AM on August 12, 2003
From November, 1962, up to the present day I have been cycling and travelling non stop.
posted by stbalbach at 5:22 AM on August 12, 2003
posted by stbalbach at 5:22 AM on August 12, 2003
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2. Sign a book deal (w/ movie rights)
3. ???????
4. Profit!
posted by strangeleftydoublethink at 3:38 PM on August 11, 2003