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Long Way Round
- Chasing Shadows Across the World
- Narrated by: Mark Bonnar, Rupert Degas
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
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.
And yet despite all these obstacles they managed to ride more than 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. Long Way Round 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.
Critic reviews
"A highly readable and spiritually uplifting book about a dream come true." (Wanderlust)
"Touching and memorable...one for armchair travellers and bike freaks." (Daily Mail)
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-10
Pretty much one long moan fest
Gets your goat a bit when you hear Ewan complain about money all through it. It was quite interesting and no doubt a tricky trip but could of been a lot less of a winge from start to finish.
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- mr
- 03-04-13
Great
A previous review mentioned about moaning but I have defend the moaning. When out in the middle of no where your worst hurdle is yourself. I thought it was insightful to get the bad with good and see that even with the support team it was grueling both mentally and physically. I don't want to hear about the glossy bits I want to know what their fears and concerns are to, thus giving the listener an insightful view about the things we need to worry about and know that later,sometimes, it seems inconsequential. Very useful to smear a little RW to those dreaming of taking a journey like this. What I got from it is what I thought anyway, planning is paramount and this is insightful to hear about the bureaucracy surrounding the boarder control in the Eastern European countries like Kazakhstan. A worth while audible journey to take, grunts and all. The funny thing about this audible is when Charlie is on, it sounds like Ewan in Star Wars.
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- Kevoneone
- 12-08-20
listened to the end in one go
loved the TV show and loved the book highly recommend this book and I done even ride a bike
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- Louis
- 09-07-17
great
good book. love the story. it has inspired me to travel from London to south of italy in 2018. so really looking forward to doing it. Cheers
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-02-23
road trip
fantastic, had seen the programme and it was brilliant, but the book takes u more into the journey and u can picture things as they describe them. shame wasn't Ewen and Charlie tellig it.
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- Kyle
- 30-01-23
outstanding
phenominal right through, loved the series and the book now also the audio book
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- robert sinior
- 22-01-23
Cool cats
I would love if Evan and Charlie would read it ,haven’t said that,guys who read the book did a great job 👍
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- Anonymous User
- 06-04-22
Disappointed
Really looked forward to this audiobook as I’ve loved all the Tvbc series,,skipped loads of stuff, they should learn from Ted Simonyou got into his soul
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- duncan mcnaught
- 17-03-22
Great adventure book
Fantastic book feel like your there with them . I have an identical bike . And completed 2 tours.
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- Stuart Edwards
- 26-08-21
Fantastic
Listened to after watching the series many years before.
A little hesitant of the performances at first but you get used to them and can imagine Charlie and Ewan saying exactly what has been written.
A nice length audiobook, just a shame it’s finished, looking forward to listening to Long away Down.
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