Teds the guy who inspired ewan mcgregor and charlie boorman to film long way round. Long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the 19,000mile 31,000 km journey of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman from london to new york city on motorcycles. Motorcycle accessories for touring long way down style. Buy long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman online at alibris. I love these series and have read that there might indeed be a third one planned, long way up, from south american to canada. Sep 06, 20 two guys take a trip of several months on motorcycles. Historically, all our fleet were always fitted with the garmin zumo 660lm and its done us proud for. Charley boorman has spent many years touring the world on his motorbike, sometimes accompanied by close friend ewan mcgregor, with whom he produced the tv series and accompanying books long way round and long way down. Now after more than a decade since their last documentary series, the pair are planning a new expedition that will see them chasing their shadows. I have also heard a lot of stories of bmws hitting 100,000 miles with no serious problems. Long way down ewan and charlie take a adventure motorcycle trip. Did not enjoy it as much as their first book long way round. In long way round, charlie and ewan set the stage for two best friends and their motorcycle journeys across the globe. Long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the.
Created by david alexanian, charley boorman, russ malkin. Ewan and charlie have a good chemistry and it comes through in the book. But that first long trip in 2007 and the major satisfaction experienced by racking up 2800 miles on the clock of my modern classic motorcycle was unsurpassed. Long way round is the result of their fourmonth, 20,000mile joyride. After the sensational success of long way round ewan mcgregor and charley boorman are now starting off for the adventurous long way down, this time travelling through europe and africa. Long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman waterstones.
On long way down, as on the long way round, there will be three bikes in all. Long way round is truly the adventure of a lifetime. Long way round is a mentally and physically exhausting journey made by two friends who wanted a break. They travel from the north of scotland, down through europe, into africa, finally winding up in cape t.
There are two ways to tackle this type of ride light and fast, or heavy and well prepared. The story of his second roundtheworld oddyssey, dreaming of jupiter, was released in 2007. Long way round is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the 19,000mile journey of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman from london to new y. I just bought it a few days ago, and im on chapter 9 already. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 02, 2008 buy long way down digital original by boorman, charley, mcgregor, ewan isbn. Inspired by their unicef visits to africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. May 16, 2005 this book was one of the deciding factors in my own long way round excursion. Guys, weve just wrapped up our adventure across africa for 2019. The only thing i would have liked to have seen done differently is to have a little more of the support characters such as russ and dave involved. If the ktm can handle it the long way round was their chance to prove it. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining travel book about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream.
And so they set off on their 15,000mile journey with two new bmws loaded up for the trip. Personally i think the whole genre has benefitted from the long way round. This is a limited deal of both audiobooks and postcard pack at a fraction of the normal cost. But i may well ride to the shops ktm got some publicity in the book. They travel from the north of scotland, down through europe. With ewan mcgregor, charley boorman, david alexanian, russ malkin. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining travel book documentary about two friends riding round the world together and, against the odds, realising their dream. Oct 04, 2016 author motorcycle rambler posted on october 4, 2016 february 16, 2017 categories uncategorized tags adventure motorcycling, biker, bikers, bmw, charley boorman, ewan mcgregor, helmet, ktm, long way down, long way round, moto guzzi, motorbikes, motorcycle adventures, motorcycle diaries, moulin rouge, nicole kidman, sean connery, serpents kiss. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining adventure about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream. The problem is the planning as each one has taken nearly 9 months from planning to actually doing the ride and both charley and evan find it hard to get their schedules in sync these days but are very interested in doing it.
Training also covered offroad riding, the russian language, and motorbike maintenance. The big question is what motorcycles would they take this time. Long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken in 2007 by ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, from john o groats in scotland through eighteen countries in europe and africa to cape town in south africa. Be the first to ask a question about long way round. Film star ewan mcgregor travels around the world by motorcycle with his best friend, actor charley boorman a unique and fascinating traveladventure book. The two friends travel through many places, such places as siberia, kazakhstan, mongolia, and alaska, before finally ending the journey in new york. For many the long way down and long way round series, following ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their roundtheworld adventure tours, are the reason they started riding adventure motorcycles.
Long way adventurer ewan mcgregor is trading his bmw r 1200 gs adventure for a moto guzzi stelvio and heading from california to the southern tip of chile on his next motorcycle adventure. They travelled eastwards through europe and asia, flew to alaska, and continued on by road to new york. Long way round ewan mcgregor and charley boorman partake on a motorcycle trip around the world. Is it just me, or are the bmw motorcycles they used in the. This book was one of the deciding factors in my own long way round excursion. Id highly recommend the read if you enjoyed the tv. You get to know the cast and crew in a personal way and see the journey through the eyes of avid adventure motorcyclists.
For the type of riding done in the long way round, i believe the bmw was the best choice, ktm would be a close second and would have been lots easier to ride in those sand sections, third would have been something like the suzuki vstrom. The previous book, long way round is now on reserve at the library and i will be reading it next. Our long way round in guest writers by abhi october 14, 2015 1 comment barber has come and gone, which is why i thought it was time to share a tale from reader david sumner about a previous ride out to the historic show. Joining up with producerdirectors russ malkin and david alexanian and the long way round team, their route took them from john ogroats at the northernmost tip of scotland. The long way round motorcycle question ars technica. Long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman alibris. Bonded by a unique friendship and love of motorbikes, long way round documents the adventures of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their extraordinary journey around the world.
Two guys take a trip of several months on motorcycles. It is a followup to the long way round of 2004, when the pair rode east from london to new. Exhaustion, injury and accidents tested their strength. But i dont really like bmw styling, and im not actually going to ride round the world. This documentary series follows actors ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. His british documentary television series long way round and long way down, which originally aired on sky 1, followed mcgregor and his best friend, charley boorman, as they circumnavigated the. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet saturday afternoon, ewan mcgregor acclaimed actor and selfconfessed bike nut. After their fantastic trip around the world in 2004, recounted to acclaim in long way round, ewan mcgregor and charley boorman couldnt shake the travel bug. I think that each of them are fantastic, but i enjoy the dvd best. Ewan mcgregor swaps bmw for moto guzzi motorbike writer. Author motorcycle rambler posted on october 4, 2016 february 16, 2017 categories uncategorized tags adventure motorcycling, biker, bikers, bmw, charley boorman, ewan mcgregor, helmet, ktm, long way down, long way round, moto guzzi, motorbikes, motorcycle adventures, motorcycle diaries, moulin rouge, nicole kidman, sean connery, serpents kiss. Long way round is a fairly wellknown tv series documenting the journey undertaken by actors ewan mcgregor and charley boorman in 2004, riding motorcycles all the way around the world from london to new york, across very remote and wild terrain in kazakhstan, mongolia and siberia. The long way around for 2020 is back again with another exciting route planned, with approximately 25% covering new areas. The book is comprised of ewan mcgregor and charley boormans daily diary entries that were written during the entire trip.
Have your own long way down with me and my good mate billy biketruck next august sept oct and have the ride of a lifetime from cape town to victoria falls via namibia and botswana finishing at the awesome victoria falls hotel. This adventure ride event is a gps navigated adventure ride, taking riders approximately 700km in 2 days, the long way around lake taupo, including offshoots onto private farmland and forestry roads and tracks you may never. Id highly recommend the read if you enjoyed the tv special. This year we used the garmin zumo 595, the 660 and the garmin virb camera. I thought long way round was better, but this was still well worth reading. Ewan mcgregor and charley boorman motorcycle adventure from london to new york. Followed by tv cameras, the long way round sees boorman and mcgregor ride through western europe and ukraine and on to russia, kazakhstan and mongolia across the bering strait into alaska, canada.
Ewan and charleys longawaited long way up set for 2019. Joining up with producerdirectors russ malkin and david alexanian and the long way round team, their route took them from john ogroats at the northernmost tip of scotland to cape agulhas on the southernmost tip of south africa. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage charts, and dozens of photographs, this is a freewheeling, fully charged, and uproariously entertaining book about two worldfamous individuals who chose the road not taken. Further solo adventures have included race to dakar, by any means, and extreme frontiers. The two motorcycle journeys are completely independent of each other. From london to new york via europe, ukraine, russia, kazakhstan. Long way down book by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman. They took advice from experts and embassy officials about. Jan, 2016 long way round ewan mcgregor and charley boorman partake on a motorcycle trip around the world. I have heard a lot of stories of ktms having many problems after 2030,000 miles. The two friends will travel through such places as siberia, kazakhstan, mongolia, and alaska, before finally ending the journey in new york. Aug 23, 2018 for many the long way down and long way round series, following ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their roundtheworld adventure tours, are the reason they started riding adventure motorcycles.
A must for petrol heads and those interested in travel. Charley rides africa with compass expeditions and you. Long way round by charley boorman books hachette australia. From london to new york, ewan mcgregor and charley boorman chased their shadows through europe, the ukraine, kazakhstan, mongolia and russia, across the pacific to alaska, then down through canada and america. Long way round goodreads meet your next favorite book. The long way round motorcycle question ars technica openforum.
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