Thursday, July 21, 2011

Long Way Down (2007)

Creators: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, Russ Malkin, David Alexanian, James Simak, Jim Foster, Claudio Von Planta
In a follow up to the series Long Way Round, Ewan and Charley travel from John O'Groats, Scotland down to Cape Town, South Africa on motorcycles. They travel down through Europe (France and Italy) and Africa, getting close with local cultures and visiting various UNICEF projects.

You are bound to compare this to 'Long Way Round', and Ewan and Charley does not seem to be as isolated as they were in LWR. Russ and David in their 4*4 throughout and their is more of a feel like its the full team together the whole way through. It might have been because of the sheer number of countries they are passing through and the perceived danger while travelling through Africa. Ewan's wife also joins them in a motorcycle for a part of the trip and it was interesting.

They are planning a trip from South America to North America this year. Can't wait for this. Could be named 'Long Way Up'.

Rating: 4/5

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