With their trademark humour and honesty, they tell their story: the drama, the dangers, and the sheer exhilaration of riding together again, though a continent filled with magic and wonder. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman prepare for a motorcycle trip from John o Groats, Scotland, to Cape Town, South Africa Ewan breaks his leg with only weeks. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor - actor and self-confessed bike nut - noticed. Riding though spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan and Charley faced their hardest challenges yet. He does that with well-documented motorcycle journeys: The first one was in 2004, another occurred in 2007, with a third in the planning stages. In between acting gigs, Ewan McGregor likes to take mind-expanding trips. Joining up once more with producer/directors Russ Malkin and David Alexanian and the Long Way Round team, and with two new BMWs loaded up for the trip, their route took them from John O'Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa. The Motorcycle Diaries: Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman take the Long Way Round. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. One amazing adventure.Īfter their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Winner of the British Book Awards, Popular Non-Fiction Award, 2008.Įighteen countries. Long Way Down Three years after circumnavigating the globe together, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman undertake another overland motorcycle adventure, this time from John OGroats to South Africa.

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