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Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Nov. 2005

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It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor -- acclaimed 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 his fellow actor-slash-biker friend Charley Boorman and told him it was time to hit the road.... Long Way Round Beginning in London, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia; across the Pacific to Alaska; then down through Canada all the way to New York. Long Way Round is the result of their four-month, 20,000-mile joyride. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage charts, and dozens of photographs, this is a freewheeling, fully charged, and uproariously entertaining book about two world-famous individuals who chose the road not taken...and made the journey worthwhile.

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15.24 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
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"A small miracle of persistence and speed...readable and entertaining." -- Publishers Weekly

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Ewan McGregor was born in Perthshire in 1971. An actor who has appeared in more than thirty films -- Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine, Moulin Rouge, and the second Star Wars trilogy among them -- he rides an MV Augusta F4S and a KTM Duke. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

Charley Boorman was born in England, grew up in Ireland, and currently lives in London with his family. An actor whose first starring role was in Deliverance, he met his costar Ewan while shooting The Serpent's Kiss. He rides a Ducati 748 and is preparing for the2006 Paris -- Dakar rally, if his wife lets him

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books; Illustrated edition (1 Nov. 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743499344
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743499347
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm

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WILL

Great read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 April 2023

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Interesting, inspiring and well written, writing from the perspective of both the authors makes for a different read.

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Mr. Graham Kerr

really good - accompanies the DVD very well

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This is a great book - i really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. I'd watched the Long Way Round on box-set DVD earlier - keen to see it after my own "euro-motorycle adventure" in the summer and loved the DVD set (as did my wife who isn't that into motorcycles). The book is written, i think, on reflection of the trip by both ewen and charlie. It's written as their own accounts so there is a section from "Ewen:" point of view and then an account of a similar timeframe or event from charlies point of view. It provide a lot more detail on what actually happened - things that only got a short time in the DVD get a bit more detail here and its very interesting - the mafia guys house in ukraine for example, there's a lot more detail on what went on but either wasn't captured on film or was edited out for the TV show.
It also covers a lot more on how the guys 'felt' and highlights some of the emotional stresses and strains of a long and difficult trip. It also shows up some stresses in the Ewen / charlie friendship which don't come across on the screen as they are simply made out to be "best buds" in the film.
In sumary - well worth reading and makes a great accompaniment to the DVD set.

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Sue B, NW England

Long Way Round..? You don't need to go as far as they did, to be changed

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I have read my paperback version repeatedly since its purchase back in 2005, but this is my first ever attempt to read it using Kindle. I've never tried Kindle before, so that's going to be new. I find the relationship between the two main protagonists in this journey really quite riveting, as well as their evolving competence with their machines. This book was one of the deciding factors in my own 'long way round' excursion. Nothing like theirs, of course. Not even beyond Europe. 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. Be warned, though - you won't just do it once - it is addictive. I was definitely inspired by Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor's journey.

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L. Hargreaves

FANTASTIC! An emotional journey for them and you!

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What's with all the "Rich boys whinging their way around he world" stuff?! Have you ever done anything like this?! This book is amazing! I'm not into bikes but I really wanted to get on one after finishing this book and watching the DVD. It is an amazing adventure with two actors that simply wanted to ride their bikes. You go throgh the roller coaster of emotions with both of the guys, learning about the different cultures of the world with them. Reading their emotions as they visited UNICEF charities around the world and understanding that they really wanted to make a difference. This is one of the best books I have ever read and I really didin't want it to end. I have massive respect for what the guys did and think this is a must read adventure biogrophy!!! Fabulous!!!!

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a book easy to read with the story been told personally by ...

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Two motorcycling friends go off on a adventure of a life time around the world.a book easy to read with the story been told personally by each rider, how they coped with the highs and lows of each days encounters on the road and the through the countries they traveled. Although their is a lot mentioned about motorcycling terms this book can still be enjoyed by none motorcyclists by experiencing there encounters of the open road riding east from London to New York.

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I enjoyed watching this series a long time ago but in the book, Charley and Ewan come across as spoiled brats who wanted someone else to pay for a holiday for them but weren't prepared to do anything for it. Their adventures are not detailed much in any sort of charismatic way and they spend a lot of time complaining about the roads, the TV production crew and Charley having to sleep in a tent. It's almost like they didn't do enough real planning for the trip, which is what they were warned about before they left!!

I got about half way through and gave up to be honest. Maybe it gets better toward the end, but I have better things to do with my time!

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Fiona M Martin

it arrived very promptly and I am delighted with it

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Whether you have seen the TV series or not this is well worth reading. The second-hand copy I received was immaculate and well packaged, it arrived very promptly and I am delighted with it. It tells the story of Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman's motor bike ride round the world - 20,000 miles of adventures spiked with honesty and great humour. This is a coffee table edition with fantastic photographs. Wonderful value for money.

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catherine mcdonald

Long way round the best adventure ever

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I am a big fan of long way round and I have got the DVD too and you can imagine you are on that mortar bike with them and I love long way down too and I love Ewan and charley they are my favourite adventures and they have fun riding their mortar bikes and they are the best of friends by Catherine McDonald

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