Hilarious US road trip Bro-Rom-Com

LIVING THE LINGER

"You have wings young Raven, you should spread-em'"

A summer road trip is a great way to switch off from the struggles of daily life. The open highways and the freedom to explore. For brothers Chris & Simon Raven their travel book Living the Linger is a brilliant example of jacking it all in and hitting the unknown wilderness. The sudden break-up with Emily Willow finds Simon Raven, ex-amateur rock god and bored internet producer, on a Boeing 747 bound for Seattle. Led by his twin brother, Chris, who is more than happy to exchange a career in fashion photography for the open road, they embark on a buttock-clenching journey of paranoia and self-doubt as they traverse Interstate 15 across backcountry America.

Along the way the hapless duo bumble through bear infested wilderness, meet the eccentric and plain weird on the American freeway, escape a bullwhip wielding maniac in Missoula and survive the evils of Las Vegas. Testing their friendship to the limit as they battle to reach their nirvana, which exists in the form of the bikini beaches of California, the brothers find inspiration on a journey that exposes the stark truth about work and relationships and which asks the question - what do you really want to do with your life?

Who are the Raven Brothers?

Chris Raven (left) & Simon Raven (right).

Simon and Chris became established as overland travel writers a year later with the publication of ‘Driving the Trans-Siberian’ in 2006 and ‘Carnival Express’ in 2007. The travel writing duo have since driven full circle around the Black Sea, traversed the Trans-oceanic highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast of South America and in 2007 travelled the road to Damascus. In addition to co-writing four travel books, they have documented and photographed multiple off the beaten track destinations across the globe including China’s deep south, tribal India and the Balkan peninsula. 

Simon and Chris have been noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”.

Living the Linger: Freedom on the American Highway
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More books by the Raven brothers

   

Join the Raven brothers on four epic overland adventures across the USA, Russia, Black Sea and South America!

By Chris Raven & Simon Raven

Driving the Trans-Siberian: The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia
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Black Sea Circuit: An Adventure Through the Caucasus
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Carnival Express: A South America Adventure
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Living the Linger: Freedom on the American Highway
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