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Long Way Down : An Epic Journey by Motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAtria Books
ISBN-101416577459
ISBN-139781416577454
eBay Product ID (ePID)63895609
Product Key Features
Book TitleLong Way Down : an Epic Journey by Motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicMotorcycles / General, Special Interest / Adventure, Africa / General, General, Europe / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Transportation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorCharley Boorman, Ewan Mcgregor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight21.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-276315
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal916.0433
Table Of ContentContentsPrologue1 Where's Charley?2 Three's a Crowd3 Break a Leg4 Saddle Bags & Steroids5 Five...Four...Three...6 Here We Go, Charley7 Cobblestones, Cars & Kissing8 Sea Legs & Security9 Under African Skies10 Here's Sand in Your Eye!11 Ice Cold in Alex12 Pyramids & Porn13 Riding Bikes & Saving Lives14 The Stuff of Dreams15 The Sand in Sudan16 Kalashnikovs & Customs17 A Cup of Ginger Tea18 The Road at the End of the World19 Stewed & Brewed20 Lola21 Size Does Matter22 Another Country23 Destination: 'Transit'24 Lilongwe Down25 Out in the Cuds with the Girls26 A Motorcycle DiaryAppendix A RouteAppendix B EquipmentSo What Next: UNICEFAcknowledgements
SynopsisEighteen countries. Five shock absorbers. Two bikers. One amazing adventure... After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. And so they set off on their 15,000-mile journey 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. Along the way they rode some of the toughest terrain in the world -- and met some of the friendliest people. They rode their bikes right up to the pyramids in Egypt and visited Luke Skywalker's house in Tunisia. They met people who had triumphed over terrifying experiences -- former childhood soldiers in Uganda and children living amidst the minefields of Ethiopia. They had a close encounter with a family of gorillas in Rwanda and were nearly trampled by a herd of elephants in Botswana. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan and Charley faced their hardest challenges yet. With their trademark humor and honesty they tell their story -- the drama, the dangers and sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic and wonder., This unique travelogue offers the breathtaking account of the authors' three-month motorcycle journey across two continents, that took them from the northernmost tip of Scotland, across Europe, and down through Africa ending in Cape Town.
LC Classification NumberGV1059.53.A35M44
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