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. Departing from london on 14th april 2004 the pair travelled through europe, ukraine, russia, kazakhstan, mongolia, siberia, alaska, canada arriving in the usa just over 3 months. Ewan mcgregors long way round bmw r1150gs adventure by two magadan. I came across the motorcycles that ewan mcgregor and charlie.
Buy ewan mcgregor long way round cd original cd soundtrack to accompany the series featuring. Jan 04, 2012 ewan mcgregors look is just as versatile as his acting roles. In 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman embarked on an epic long way round challenge, to bike 20,000miles, cross 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Their trip took them from london through locales such as kazakhstan, mongolia. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage. Buy long way round reprint by mcgregor, ewan, boorman, charley isbn. Ewan mcgregor singing flower of scotland long way round. Fellow film actors and bike enthusiasts ewan mcgregor and charley boorman travel 20,000 miles around the world by.
He is currently working his way, via his bike, from john o groats in scotland to capetown, south africa. Australia has long been a favourite destination for popular bike adventurer charley boorman he lived here for six months a couple of decades ago, prepared for his long way round adventure with ewan mcgregor here and has visited on many occasions. Mcgregor hosted the annual hollywood gala for the go campaign in 2009 and 2010. Ewan mcgregor s accent woes on beauty and the beast eiff 2015 duration.
Of course, the scottish actor doesnt quite know what that isbut after a quick explanation from vanity fair at a t2 trainspotting event at the. 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. Buy long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman from waterstones today. Charley boorman and ewan mcgregor are talking about a third motorcycle adventure.
Despite ewan riding on some gravel in the video, we couldnt image he would ride through the baja desert on a california cruiser. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ewan mcgregor and charley boorman take the long way down to. This book is not just for motorbike lovers or travel buffs,but theres something there for everyone,it was also my first foray into the audio format. Long way round documents the adventures of film stars ewan mcgregor trainspotting, moulin rouge, star wars and charley boorman on their 20,000 mile motor bike trip around the world.
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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. Im often not very quick off the mark at the best of times, but when it came to discovering the wonder that is the 20,000 mile road trip from london to new york the long way round undertaken by actors ewan mcgregor and charley boorman i am positively turtlelike. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Long way round is truly the adventure of a lifetime. Ewan mcgregor and charley boorman take the long way down. Apr 11, 20 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. Long way round is a mentally and physically exhausting journey made by two friends who wanted a break. Ewan gordon mcgregor obe born 31 march 1971 is a scottish actor who has had a lot of success in both mainstream and indie movies. However i decided to keep the america part off of it.
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I came across the motorcycles that ewan mcgregor and charlie boorman rode in their series the long way down at glasgow museum of transport in scotland. 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. Charley boorman from long way round with ewan mcgregor waterstones delight by waterstones. Ewan mcgregor is currently considered a single author. Join facebook to connect with ewan mcgregor and others you may know. The book and the video series ride in tandem for most of the journey. The actor recalls what it was like to arrive in new york city on the final day of his 19,000mile motorcycle trip around the world.
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Long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken by ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, on which they rode south through 18 countries from john o groats in scotland to cape agulhas in south africa via europe and africa in 2007. And after an inspirational unicef visit to africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet saturday afternoon, ewan mcgregor acclaimed actor and selfconfessed bike nut noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world. Ewan mcgregor doesnt know what a woke bae is, but hes. Ewan mcgregors accent woes on beauty and the beast eiff 2015 duration. This acclaimed book by charley boorman is available at in several formats for your ereader. Long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman waterstones. They travelled eastwards through europe and asia, flew to alaska, and continued on by road to new york. This project was inspired by theseries of longway down and long way round, which is a documental about the actors ewan mcgregor and charlie borman traveling europe andasia by motorcycle. Long way round is the result of their fourmonth, 20,000mile joyride. Long way round is a documentary detailing the 20,000mile motorcycle trip he took around the world with best friend charley boorman over 115 days.
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