Ratay Chris, Ratay Erin (w3395)
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- Description: Chris Ratay and Erin Doherty-Ratay are American long-distance motorcyclists from New York City. In 1999 they quit their jobs, sold their Manhattan apartment and departed on what they planned as a one-year round-the-world trip. Starting on 20 May 1999 from Casablanca, Morocco, they rode eastward through 50 countries across six continents on a BMW F650 and a BMW R100PD, each on their own motorcycle. The journey lasted 1,539 days - just over four years - and ended in August 2003. They covered 163,062 km (101,322 miles), beating the existing Guinness World Record for the longest distance ridden by a couple on two motorcycles by 70,800 km (44,000 miles). Total expenditure was approximately $110,000. The most dangerous moment came in Malaysia in July 2000 when Erin was hit by a truck and thrown 30 metres along the road, escaping with minor injuries. The couple appeared on NBC News and in the 2012 documentary Achievable Dream. Erin Ratay is also a subject of the 2013 PBS documentary Driven to Ride
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
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- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.ultimatejourney.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17517346
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| Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites |
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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