It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor -- acclaimed actor and self-confessed bike nut -- noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska. It was a revelation he couldn't get out of his head. So he picked up the phone and called his fellow actor-slash-biker friend Charley Boorman and told him it was time to hit the road.... Long Way Round Beginning in London, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia; across the Pacific to Alaska; then down through Canada all the way to New York. Long Way Round is the result of their four-month, 20,000-mile joyride. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage charts, and dozens of photographs, this is a freewheeling, fully charged, and uproariously entertaining book about two world-famous individuals who chose the road not taken...and made the journey worthwhile.

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這個計畫，始於一個白日夢。在一個安靜的星期六下午，伊旺麥奎格──著名的電影明星及公認的摩托車瘋子──在家裡鑽研一張世界地圖，他注意到只要搭一小段飛機穿過位於俄羅斯與阿拉斯加之間的白令海峽，就可能騎著摩托車環遊世界。這個出乎意料的發現，一直縈繞在他腦海不去，所以他打電話給他的摯友、同行以及跟他一樣瘋的車狂查理．布爾曼。「查理，」他說，「我想你應該過來吃晚餐……」
從紐約到倫敦，伊旺跟查理追隨他們的影子騎過歐洲，烏克蘭、哈薩克、蒙古、及俄羅斯，越過太平洋到阿拉斯加，然後南下貫穿加拿與美國。但萬里之行在他們巨大的BMW重型機車輪下一哩一哩飛逝時，麻煩也隨之而來。疲憊、受傷及意外不斷地考驗他們的意志。危險、變化莫測的路況、無法預料的天氣及動蕩的政治局勢，在在挑戰他們的耐力。他們在哈薩克被狗仔隊跟蹤；在烏克蘭莫名其妙地被滿屋子槍的男人招待；警察找麻煩；在蒙古遊牧民族的晚餐中吃牛睪丸……
儘管路上阻礙重重，他們還是在四個月之內騎了二萬多英哩，整個過程，永遠改變了他們的生命。旅行的同時，他們也拍下紀錄片、照片及在營火旁寫下日記。《漫漫長路》是他們這段冒險旅程的成果，一個關於二個好朋友騎車環遊世界、排除萬難、實現夢想的紀錄；一本迷人、真誠、妙趣橫生的遊記。

It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor - actor and self-confessed bike nut - noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska. It was a revelation he couldn't get out of his head. So he picked up the phone and called Charley Boorman, his best friend, fellow actor and bike enthusiast. 'Charley,' he said. 'I think you ought to come over for dinner...'
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 over 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.