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Eighteen countries Five shock absorbers Two bikers One amazing adventureAfter their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn t shake the travel bug And after an inspirational UNICEF visit to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in depth And so they set off on their 15,000 mile journey with two new BMWs loaded up for the trip Joining up with producer directors Russ Malkin and David Alexanian and the Long Way Round team, their route took them from John O Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan and Charley faced their hardest challenges yet With their trademark humour and honesty they tell their story the drama, the dangers and the sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic and wonder. Best Download Long Way Down by Ewan McGregor For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have lost some of their naivete in their second world stomping journey, and that innocence has given way to a touch of privilege that leads to some insufferable whining and a lot of indignance at the world s ills This journey through Africa isabout making their Unicef dates than it is about discovering the world they re riding through and that isn t a b...In general I enjoyed this book However, its odd that they spent so much time riding and writing about Europe when in fact the context is supposed to be a trip through Africa Having just traveled in Ethiopia, I enjoyed that part the most And they provided a glimpse into other regions that I hope to visit Overall I feel that the authors are honest about their travels like the irritation you feel when traveling for long periods of time with friends and family or the disgust at the raw smells In general I enjoyed this book However, its odd that they spent so much time riding and writing about Europe when in fact the context is supposed to be a trip through Africa Having just traveled in Ethiopia, I enjoyed that part the most And they provided a glimpse into other regions that I hope to visit Overall I feel that the authors are honest about their travels like the irritation you feel when traveling for long periods of time with...A very weak 2 stars The journal entries like style of he said, he said bored me to tears It dragged the narrative down to a crawl and made a journey that was interesting boring There were parts that were worth it but they were so diluted in the incessant flow of boring, redundant informations that unfortunately the thrill of being on the road on motorbikes in Africa was lost unlike Long Way Round where you were there in Mongolia, on the Road of Bones St...I didn t like this as much as Long Way Round There was still a lot of amazing things that happened to them throughout this journey, but it didn t feel as monumental as the first journey I am looking forward to seeing the show when it comes out on DVD.I m not sure how I feel about this book other than I still really like Ewan McGregor and their travels are interesting except do we really need to know that Ewan had to purchase new underwear because the ones he brought pinched his bum What s interesting about this book is that this book wasn t published when it was supposed to and was a number of months late I often wonder why, and after reading about 1 4 of the book, am thinking that perhaps the writing needed to be fleshed out a little I m not sure how I feel about this book other than I still really like Ewan McGregor and their travels are interesting except do we really need to know that Ewan had to purchase new underwear because the ones he brought pinched his bum What s interesting about this book is that this book wasn t published when it was supposed to and was a number of months late I often wonder why, and after reading about 1 4 of the book, am thinking that perhaps the writing needed to be fleshed out a little see ...There are just two books I think that have returned to the shelf without finishing reading But this is the one that made me angry the most.As someone who has taken long tours on a bicycle in Kenya and currently planning to do an Ethiopia Malawi tour, I hoped that it would tell the stories about the struggles on the road that make one a tougher, better person in touch with the reality of the landscape that one passes through and the PEOPLE that are HUMAN and that inhabit that landscape It was There are just two books I think that have returned to the shelf without finishing reading But this is the one that made me angry the most.As someone who has taken long tours on a bicycle in Kenya and currently planning to do an Ethiopia Malawi tour...Good book Did not enjoy it as much as their first book Long Way Round.Having been fascinated by Africa for many years, I watched Long Way Down before Long Way Round, and am following the same pattern with the books Yes, I am aware I am doing this all out of sequence Reading along as they traveled, it was wonderful to see the experiences Ewan and Charley had through their own eyes Not everyone has such an opportunity, be it due to time, money, or both I think it s great that they had such an opportunity to experience the world in such a way, and took it Was it Having been fascinated by Africa for many years, I watched Long Way Down before Long Way Round, and am following the same pattern with the books Yes, I am aware I am doing this all out of sequence Reading along as they traveled, it was wonderful to see the experiences Ewan and Charley had through their own eyes Not everyone has such an opportunity, be it due to time, money, or both I think it s great that they had such an opportunity to experience the world in such a way, and took it Was it completely on their own No They had a film crew with them, a team medic, a guy who handled security if needed , and fixers for each country People may scoff at that, but let s not forget that Ewan is a known actor, wh...This travelogue has an alternating POV between Charley and Ewan, and while their voices can be quite endearing and down to earth and even humorous, I thought that their entries would have benefitted from some judicious editing It s like reading someone s diary with all of the boring parts left in The book doesn t really come to life until the pair reach Africa and there was way too much journey build up for my taste I didn t really mind the way the book plugs their UNICEF projects that is This travelogue has an alternating POV between Charley and Ewan, and while their voices can be quite endearing and down to earth and even humorous, I thought that their entries would have benefitted from some judicious editing It s like reading someone s diary with all of the boring parts left in The book doesn t really come to life until the pair reach Africa and there was way too much journey build up for my taste I didn t really mind the way the book plugs their UNICEF projects that is, of course, the point of the whole project But at its best, the travel project offers a perspective on what will be, for most of us, distant and exotic lands Very few of us will get to visit places like Libya, and few of us will want to, frankly But the men s experiences of places like Rwanda, which are so different from the brutal internecine conflict ...12 MAY 2007 John O Groats, Scotland Ewan and Charley argue, bitch, whine and enjoy themselves travelling on motorbikes to London, France, Italy Rome and Naples In Italy they see what appears to be a pyramid modelled on the Egyptian ones It is the pyramid of Cestius a Roman who decided to be buried Pharaoh style after Rome had conquered Egypt Journey carries on down to the port of Trapani where they get a boat to Tunis At El Jem there is an an...

Long Way Down
  • English
  • 21 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 1847440533
  • Ewan McGregor
  • Long Way Down