Long Way Round

It started as a daydream Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor actor and self confessed bike nut noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska It was a revelation he couldn t get out of his head So he picked up the phone and called Charley Boorman, his best friend, fellow actor and bike enthusiast Charley, he said I think you ought to come over for dinner From London to New York, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles started Exhaustion, injury and accidents tested their strength Treacherous roads, unpredictable weather and turbulent politics challenged their stamina They were chased by paparazzi in Kazakhstan, courted by men with very large guns in the Ukraine, hassled by the police, and given bulls testicles for supper by Mongolian nomads.And yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride over 20,000 miles in four months, changing their lives forever in the process As they travelled they documented their trip, taking photographs, and writing diaries by the campfire 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. Read Long Way Round author Ewan McGregor – kino-fada.fr My love of Long Way Round is purely emotional We are not talking about great literature here, nor should anyone expect it After all, the book isn t written It is spoken But that adds to the charm.As these two spoiled boys travel around the world from London to New York, cutting through places like Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, it is the chattiness and comradeship of such close friends living a Boys Own adventure that sucks us in Whether they are shitting their pants when a Russian min My love of Long Way Round is purely emotional We are not talking about great literature here, nor should anyone expect it After all, the book isn t written It is spoken But that adds to the charm.As these two spoiled boys travel around the world from London to New York, cutting through places like Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, it is the chattiness and comradeship of such close friends living a Boys Own adventure that sucks us in Whether they are shitting their pants when a Russian miner comes down the stairs with an AK 47 on his hip or they are overwhelmed with emotion when they spend time with Mongolian kids in the sewers of Ulan Bataar, whether they are arguing over the killing of a Grizzly Bear along the Road of Bones or they are worrying for Ewan s life after a car crash near Calgary, they are really just two real blokes enjoying...Long Way Round is a mentally and physically exhausting journey made by two friends who wanted a break The book is comprised of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman s daily diary entries that were written during the entire trip By sharing both of their personal diaries you are able to get two very different perspectives of their overwhelming trip around the world.In the beginning, I was a little irritated, especially with Ewan He liked to name drop quite a bit and, also, liked to mention which mo Long Way Round is a mentally and physically exhausting journey made by two friends who wanted a break The book is comprised of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman s daily diary entries that were written during the entire trip By sharing both of their personal diaries you are able to get two very different perspectives of their overwhelming trip around the world.In the beginning, I was a little irritated, especially with Ewan He liked to name drop quite a bit and, also, liked to mention whi...This is a true story about two fairly well known people taking a trip across a vast distance The A List actor and a well to do buddy d list actor have a dream and try to put it into action Some of their challenges are ones that most people would not have e.g having a director who does not want you riding a motorcycle to practice for the trip in case you injure yourself before your movie is complete Some of the other challenges they thought were unique to their star power were likely c This is a true story about two fairly well known people taking a trip across a vast distance The A List actor and a well to do buddy d list actor have a dream and try to put it into action Some of their challenges are ones that most people would not have e.g having a director who does not want you riding a motorcycle to practice for the trip in case you injure yourself before your movie is complete Some of the other challenges they thought were unique to their star po...Wow I went into this book with very little expectations, firstly I know nothing about bikes, and secondly I thought that it may be some kind of shameless promotion on behalf of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman but I was incredibly wrong.I was amazed at the journey these men took, and especially amazed at the vast amount of emotion that they both experienced and described throughout the journey and especially at their homecoming This is a book for any travel lover, for those who wish to expe Wow I went into this book with very little expectations, firstly I know nothing about bikes, and secondly I thought that it may be some kind of shameless promotion on behalf of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman but I was incredibly wrong.I was amazed at the journey these men took, and especially amazed at the vast amount of emotion that they both experienced and described throughout the journey and especially at their homecoming Th...I m not even going to blame the fact that I interrupted reading this with a few much better books coming back to it was torturous Too much man whining, too much man bickering, too much Oh but we miss our families so much No one forced you to leave them take this trip, did theyAuthor B in my A Z was Charley Boorman although it says that Long Way Round was just written by Ewan McGregor I m a fan of both actors but I ve never seen the TV show so I went into this with a fresh mind not really knowing what to expect And can I say it was the biggest disappointment.Both authors moaned, whined and cried their way around the globe I know it must be hard to miss those you live with constantly, but they were crying when they left and cried during a lot of the journey When th Author B in my A Z was Charley Boorman although it says that Long Way Round was just written by Ewan McGregor I m a fan of both actors but I ve never seen the TV show so I went into this with a fresh mind not really knowing what to expect And can I say it was the biggest disappointment.Both authors moaned, whined and cried their way around the globe I know it must be hard to miss those you live with constantly, but they were crying when they left and cried during a lot of the journey When they weren t crying they were moaning about the conditions of the road, which they should have expected and each other On top of that it was hard to tell which of them were narrating Their writing styles were very similar and when events ha...Disappointed I wanted and expected to like this There are pieces of it that I did like, such as the instances of interacting with Ukrainians and Mongolians Those pieces, approximately 20% of the book, are lost in constant whining about the authors disagreements with each other and their support crew members, not having enough privacy from media, missing their families, and generally what was going on inside their own heads The authors show some writing talent and a stern e...London to New YorkA tale of two dudes on bikesFriendship and follyThis book was kinda boring and whiny for a couple of rich dudes on bikes with a film crew following them around.Long Way Round is a fairly well known 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 McGregor was already quite a famous actor, appearing in Star Wars, Trainspotting and Big Fish Boorman was considerably less well known, in the shadow of both Ewan and hisfamous father John Boorman the direc...

• English
• 12 May 2018
Ewan McGregor
• Hardcover
• 320 pages
• 0743499336
• Ewan McGregor
• Long Way Round