British motorcycle gear motorcycle dealership wall, new. Most accounts from his trip are detailed in his book, jupiters travels, while some of the books gaps are filled in its second part, the book riding high. 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. Be warned, though you wont just do it once it is addictive. Id highly recommend the read if you enjoyed the tv special. Motorcycling tv star charley boormans world crashed around him when a motorcycle accident in. The book also features entries from diaries, maps, charts, and dozens of photographs that document the groups journey. On long way down, as on the long way round, there will be three bikes in all. Ewan mcgregor swaps bmw for moto guzzi posted on 9th june, 2015 by mark hinchliffe 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. In long way down, they share their 15,000mile journey, from the northernmost tip of scotland to the southernmost tip of south africa, to ride some of the toughest terrain in the world. Long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a. Long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman waterstones. The long way down and long way round teams were headed up by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman, david alexanian and russ malkin.
Long way round i totally believed the authors as they described how after meeting on a film set these two guys found they were both motorcycle nuts. Inspired by their unicef visits to africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. Vespalambretta scooterfilmgreatest adventureafricatwittertravelinspiration wedding ring. In this followup to their aroundtheworld motorcycle travelogue long way round, actorsbike enthusiasts mcgregor and boorman chronicle an 84day road trip from scotland to south africa.
Long way round and long way down team headed up by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman, david alexanian and russ malkin. As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, and writing diaries by the campfire. Oct 22, 2019 either way, bmw certainly reaped the benefits of the global success the long way juggernaut became, and it hasnt looked back since. A story worth living official trailer inspirational. This book was one of the deciding factors in my own long way round excursion. Watch long way round online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Wolf by wolf author ryan graudin interview and excerpt. Similarly, current fans will continue to debate whether sending the pair off on livewires or pan americas would be the better harley choice for the next round of adventuring. 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. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The only reason i finished it was 1 i love motorcycles and 2 i like travel narratives. Read long way down by ewan mcgregor,charley boorman for free with a 30 day free trial. Personally i think the whole genre has benefitted from the long way round.
I really liked the long way around pbs series and thought this book. Long way round is the result of their fourmonth, 20,000mile joyride. Both of them got inspired by reading ted simons classic travel book jupiters travels to undertake a huge round the world rtw motorbike trip. They are just two downtoearth people looking for adventure. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle. Long way round is truly the adventure of a lifetime. In 2014, actor ewan mcgregor and charley boorman decided to take the long way from london to new york, a journey that spanned a total distance of 18,887 miles. A lot went into planning the two epic motorcycles journeys and even more to turn ewan. One of my favorite travel books, this is a motorcycle trip around the world by two actors. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining series about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realizing their dream. Ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, inspired by jupiters travels, set off on their bmw bikes and head from london to new york.
It tells the story of ewan macgregor and charlie boormans motor bike ride round the world 20,000 miles of adventures spiked with honesty and great humour. Long way round chasing shadows across the world 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. Wolf by wolfs crosscontinental motorcycle race was inspired by the long way round miniseries featuring ewan mcgregor and. Throughout the series, they visit such locales as france, belgium, germany, ukraine, russia, kazakhstan, mongolia and siberia. This is a coffee table edition with fantastic photographs. The book that inspired ewan mcgregors long way round. Dec 12, 2019 inspired by their first book the long way round, the duo share their tales from their motorcycle trip from scotland to south africa. I love these series and have read that there might indeed be a third one planned, long way up, from south american to canada. 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. Jupiters travelsted simons astonishing 4 year motorbike journey around the world.
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. Marvin was around so much during my childhood influenced the way. Long way round beginning in london, ewan and charley chased their shadows through europe, the ukraine, kazakhstan, mongolia, and russia. 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 currently available in paperback and kindle formats. Inspired by their unicef visits to africa, they knew they had to go back and. They travelled eastwards through europe and asia, flew to alaska, and continued on by road to new york. I was definitely inspired by charlie boorman and ewan mcgregors journey. 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. Through breakdowns, prison, war, revolutions, disasters and a californian commune, he travelled into the depths of fear and. It was jupiters travels that inspired mcgregor and boorman to set off on their own trip. Its not deep writing but very raw and gives you a sense for the joys of the long open road. But i may well ride to the shops ktm got some publicity in the book aswell, and theyre the bikes the pair wanted to ride. Ewan mcgregor swaps bmw for moto guzzi motorbike writer.
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. Long way round is a series of journal entries written separately by the pair and recounts an adventure with some interesting characters along the way particularly in ukraine. A lot went into planning the two epic motorcycles journeys and even more to turn ewan and charleys dream trip into a tv documentary. But even with those annoyances i thought the series was interesting, especially the africa portions without the wife. This book of ewan mcgregor and his buddy taking a motorcycle trip from london through europe, into kazakstan, mongolia and russia. What i love most is that they arent pretending to be travel gurus or writers.
Ewan mcgregor charley boorman david alexanian russ malkin. But i dont really like bmw styling, and im not actually going to ride round the world. The book he wrote, jupiters travels, is a travel classic, a wonderful. May 16, 2005 this book was one of the deciding factors in my own long way round excursion. Given the variety of motorcycles and motorcycling activities out there, it was important that we structure our list in a way that values the quality of a given book as much as it does its applicability. Simon rode a motorcycle around the world in the seventies, when such a thing was unheard of. Chasing shadows across the world from the worlds largest. Now in paperback, this second remarkable travel book from famed actor ewan mcgregor and his good friend. In the late 1970s ted simon set off on a triumph and rode 63,000 miles over four years through fiftyfour countries in a journey that took him around the world. Training also covered offroad riding, the russian language, and motorbike maintenance.
Best motorcycle books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Taking turns with the narrative, both are funny, smart and skilled at evoking the thrill of the open dusty, sandy, gravelly, potholed road. Thirtyfive years after she set off on her 35,000 miles 56,000 km adventure on her 1974 bmw r 606, the first british woman to motorcycle around the world has finally published lone rider, a book about her travels a global journey that has inspired countless adventure riders to attempt their own longdistance trips. Mcgregor and boorman were inspired by motorcyclist ted simons book jupiters travels. Buy long way round reprint by mcgregor, ewan, boorman, charley isbn. The series aired on sky 1 from 18 october 2004 1 february 2005 and was repeated on. It was about all the cliches of motorcycle travel the freedom, the. The idea to attempt a 1,000mile motorcycle trek through the colorado mountains came after best selling christian author john eldredge and his three sons watched the 2004 miniseries long way round. I loved the first book and enjoyed this one as well.
Their serialized adventures became a huge tv success, a book, a boxed cd set, etc. The entourage travelled nearly 19,000 miles, as much of it on the bikes as possible, before making it to new york three months later. Books about motorcycles, motorcycle travelogues, or anything motorcycle related. For one, in spite of calling their adventure long way round sky one, theyre. Apr 06, 2015 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. Nov 06, 2005 long way round is a documentary series that follows actors and best friends ewan mcgregor and charley boorman as they travel from london to new york city on the back of motorcycles. Bmw in the long way round recall that at the outset charlie and ewan approached both ktm and bmw about participating in the trip, and that ktm declined on the grounds that they did not feel that the trip would be a success. Charley boorman is a modernday adventurer, travel writer and entertainer. Long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the. 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. 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. Seven years in tibet by heinrich harrer zen and the art of motorcycle maintainance by robert pirsig the motorcycle diaries by ernesto che guevara ghostrider by neil pearl the long way round by ewan mcgregor and charlie borman the long way down by ewan mcgregor and charlie borman. The long way round motorcycle question ars technica openforum. It was a shame they blasted through italy and the other parts of europe so fast though.
In 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman embarked on an epic challenge, to motorcycle 20, 000miles, cross 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. To ask other readers questions about long way round, please sign up. An epic journey by motorcycle from scotland to south africa.