false 613890 12 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...'<P>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. <P>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. <I>Long Way Round</I> 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.<P> 1114895 2004 Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World total:534|5:148|4:211|3:145|2:26|1:4| 534 2075 804 125 2 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Apr 01 09:44:58 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 09:56:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 09 02:32:26 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 02:33:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 22 02:27:31 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 02:27:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 10:52:09 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:22:00 -0700 2009 I was amazed at the journey these men took, and espec...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Aug 13 08:28:56 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 08:37:17 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 03:06:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 14:29:31 -0800 2009 1
And come away from it even more biased, thanks to Ewan's affinity for animals. ("Maybe I should be a vegetarian" he says. Yes, Ewan. You should be.)

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The dedication of their friends and support group to enable them to take this ride.
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The two characters [McGregor and Boorman] have made this whole journey saga into so much more than it would've been had they done it individually. as apair they have played off each other and have allowed each other to p...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=613890