![]() ![]() ![]() Charley Boorman met children in the Ukraine living under the specter of Chernobyl, met children in Ulan Bataar living under the streets of their home, and traversed the Road of Bones to Magadan. Though he's never officially announced his retirement from acting, Boorman realized he could ride bikes for a living, a very good living, and he began to consider new trips and adventures.īut something else equally important happened. The trip took them from London, through Europe, into Kazahkstan, Mongolia, Siberia, then onto Canada and the US. It didn't take much convincing for Boorman to join McGregor and the Long Way Round was born. ![]() Race to Dakar exemplifies what I love, and what ultimately attracts me, to the best travel literature - the stories of people awakening and changing from their contact with other cultures.Ĭharley Boorman - son of the famous director of Deliverance, best friend of Obi Wan Kenobi, and motorbike aficionado - was in the midst of a stuttering, mid-life acting career when Ewan McGregor talked him into taking a trip around the world on their motorbikes. ![]()
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