Re: [Long Way Down] 五月中要出發了!
LWD的官網建好了, 聽說有很多的影片, 不過我還沒時間看
http://www.longwaydown.com/
再來幾篇報導
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=742742007
McGregor saddles up for 15,000 miles of motorbike marathon
Mon 14 May 2007
Raymond Hainey
Film superstar Ewan McGregor set off yesterday on his latest motorbike
adventure under a veil of secrecy.
McGregor, 36, best known for his role in Star Wars, and friend Charley
Boorman, 40, son of movie director John, set off from Scotland's most
northerly point, John O'Groats, early on Saturday morning on a 15,000
marathon bike trip to Africa.
The pair - who three years ago travelled 20,000 miles across Europe to
America on another televised trip - decided they wanted to keep the start of
their latest trek as low-key as possible.
Only a few trusted friends and family were told the exact time they would be
heading off.
Ewan's father, Jim, and fighter pilot brother Colin, who is based at RAF
Leuchars, were there to see the pair set off on their three-month trip, which
will be filmed for a BBC series.
One John O'Groats local said: "We had heard Ewan and Charley were leaving
from here but nobody was sure when.
"The whole thing almost got off to a false start after Charley had problems
with his bike and they were delayed for an hour.
"Ewan's dad and his brother were there to give them a big send-off and Ewan
and Charley looked really up for it."
McGregor's mother Carol last night maintained the low-key approach to her
superstar son's latest adventure, to be televised as The Long Way Down.
She said: "I just don't want to say anything about it at all."
The journey will see father-of-three McGregor and Boorman bike down through
Europe and into Africa, ending at the continent's most southerly point, Cape
Town in South Africa.
Trainspotting star McGregor's wife, Eve, is expected to join the pair later
this month for part of the bike ride.
Like their first trip, they will use their journey to publicise the work of
UNICEF, visiting several of the organisation's projects along the route.
The duo will travel through as many as 20 countries including France, Italy,
Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. They expect to arrive at their destination sometime
in August.
But it is when they reach African danger-spots such as Sudan, Ethiopia,
Uganda and Rwanda that they expect to encounter the most problems.
The pair have decided not to use hi-tech satellite navigation systems but
rely on old-fashioned maps instead.
Motoring giant BMW supplied the two R1200GS Adventures bikes the pair are
using for the journey.
A BMW spokesman said: "The bikes are totally standard - we've fitted some
crash bars and some luggage holders but other than that, they're the same as
you would see in the shops."
He added: "The boys have had the bikes for two weeks to get used to them."
Three years ago, McGregor and Boorman travelled 20,000 miles across the globe
on their first bike journey, filmed as The Long Way Round, driving through
eastern Europe, Mongolia, Siberia and Alaska, before eventually arriving in
New York.
At one point, the pair were held by gun-toting militiamen as they crossed
into the Ukraine. The border guards failed to recognise them and refused to
let the pair go until they produced relevant documents.
http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=499678
Ewan rides into Tynedale
Published on 17/05/2007
Actor Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman were spotted in Tynedale on Monday.
The motorbike-riding duo were taking a break from filming their latest
television series, Long Way Down – a travelogue taking them from John O’
Groats to Cape Town – when they dropped into the Riverside Cafe in
Chollerford.
David Rooney, of Sharpley Farm, said: “I was sat inside having a cup of
coffee when I suddenly recognised Ewan McGregor.
“What a lovely guy! I chatted away with him. He couldn’t have been nicer.”
Author and presenter Clive James was also spotted on Monday, filming a
documentary at Housesteads fort on Hadrian’s Wall.
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