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Long Way Down - Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are ready to take their BMW R 1200 GS Adventure for a new iconic motorcycle trip.
Tue May 08 18:30:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
The motorcycle journey of a lifetime is back. After the sensational success of Long Way Round Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are now starting off for the adventurous Long Way Down, this time travelling through Europe and Africa.
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The motorcycle journey of a lifetime is back. After the sensational
success of Long Way Round Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are now
starting off for the adventurous Long Way Down, this time travelling
through Europe and Africa. 2004 they decided to ride around the world
on their BMW R 1150 GS Adventure motorcycles. From London to New York -
accompanied by a camera crew keeping these unique impressions for the
fascination road movie Long Way Round. In May 2007 the iconic
motorcycle adventure rides again. Their 15,000-mile journey on two BMW
R 1200 GS Adventure motorcycles starts at John O'Groats, Scotland and
finishes at the most southern point of South Africa - Cape Agulhas. The
tour will take 20 spectacular countries in total, covering Libya, the
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana and the wilds of the
Namibian Skeleton coast. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have
carefully planned their route to visit those countries and several
UNICEF sites which they feel will provide inspiration and power to
themselves and others. "I can't imagine not ever thinking about
some adventure," said Ewan McGregor. "Long Way Round changed
us all - it bonded us all together and made our dreams come true - and
it's not often something like that happens. Long Way Down is something
you can not only daydream about, but actually do." Regarding his
exploits in the "Race To Dakar" last year, Charley Boorman has
been eager to return to Africa and see more of this amazing continent.
"A few weeks after Long Way Round we had maps out already for the
next big world journey - and Africa seemed like the obvious
choice." Long Way Down is being produced and directed by Russ
Malkin of Big Earth and David Alexanian of Elixir Films, who have
witnessed and documented Ewan and Charley's previous Long Way Round and
Race To Dakar adventures. Ewan and Charley will be supporting UNICEF,
CHAS and Riders for Health on their travels and the www.longwaydown.com
website will keep fans updated with all the latest information on the
trip, including the opportunity to view unreleased footage and
pre-order copies of the book and DVD. The Long Way Down television
series will be shown on the BBC in Autumn/Winter 2007.