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You just have to be impressed by this. We all dream of putting it all behind us and traveling the world, but very few of us actually take that first step. And that’s even when considering going by car or plane!

The story

In 2002, at the ages of 62 and 48, Pat and Catherine Patterson decided to leave it all behind. They sold their real estate business and their cars, gave their furniture to their children, and put their home up for rent. Strapping their remaining possessions to two bicycles, the couple set off to bike around the world.

Fifty-seven countries, four continents and almost four years later, the Pattersons look back on their journey as something no less than life-changing.

In 1985, Pat Patterson got his first taste of freedom behind the handlebars of a bicycle when he went on a short tour through China. The trip changed his perspective. “I was beginning to see things differently,” he says.

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Leaving it all behind, to bike around the world

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