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Boorman and mcgregor practice not only offroad riding and camping, but more unusual situations like how to give a bribe and how to escape ambush by. In 1987, after leaving school at age 16, he worked as a stagehand at perth repertory theatre and had small roles in their. Ewan and charley take in the wildlife in alaska then head across the border into canada and ride into the yukon region. Ewan mcgregor and charley boorman marvel at the alaskan wildlife before heading towards canada. After a visit to calgary funfair, ewan is almost injured when a reckless driver causes a near fatal accident. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining series about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realizing their dream. Bonded by a unique friendship and love of motorbikes, long way round documents the adventures of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their extraordinary journey around the world. The two friends will travel through such places as siberia, kazakhstan, mongolia.
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