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General => Eye Candy | Videos and Pics => Topic started by: houndguy on December 28, 2013, 01:39:29 PM
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>:( So I started watching the "Long way Round" the other night on netflix (http://www.longwayround.com/ (http://www.longwayround.com/)) and I have to say I was disappointed. At least with the first 2 episodes...there are 9 total
If your not familiar with it, Ewan McGregor (famous actor) and Charley Boorman (not famous actor) took a 19,000 mile (30 KM) journey from London to New York.
What bothered me about it was that these guys are so rich that they can afford a staff to arrange visa's, get free gear, arrange sponsorship's. I know for a fact that other riders have made similar journey's on smaller bikes (BMW gave them R1150GS adventure models for promotional consideration). They also had a support crew of at least 4 or 5 members in trucks following them at times. Including a doctor and security personal. The crew and riders all received specialized first aid, security and language lessons.
While I'm not denying the hardship they would have faced, I just wish they would have approached it as less as a TV production.
OK...Jealous rant over.
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I've seen the whole series, and that's exactly what I was thinking: how far would these guys get if the were truly doing this on their own? I like the fact that they are promoting two wheel adventures, but it just rang empty because of the special considerations they get because of their money/name. They also did a follow up series called "Long Way Down", going from the tip of Scotland down to South Africa.
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I've seen the whole series, and that's exactly what I was thinking: how far would these guys get if the were truly doing this on their own? I like the fact that they are promoting two wheel adventures, but it just rang empty because of the special considerations they get because of their money/name. They also did a follow up series called "Long Way Down", going from the tip of Scotland down to South Africa.
Reading the book this week.....I guess I am supposed to know who these guys are?
Slow going......found a new book on Dylan, so skipped over to that.....though I still read my scooter book (Haynes) at bed time to get my dreams in line for a nice night.
Stig
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Reading the book this week.....I guess I am supposed to know who these guys are?
Ewan McGregor played one of the main characters in the "newer" Star Wars trilogy. I think he was the younger Obiwan Kenobe...not sure because I didn't see any of them after the original three movies.
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I consider long way round/down as commercials. Not as riding adventures.
An adventure was Günter Markerts solo trip around the world on a Kreidler 50cc scooter - 15 months starting in 1954!
http://www.kreidler.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41113 (http://www.kreidler.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41113)
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I consider long way round/down as commercials. Not as riding adventures.
An adventure was Günter Markerts solo trip around the world on a Kreidler 50cc scooter - 15 months starting in 1954!
http://www.kreidler.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41113 (http://www.kreidler.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=41113)
This site is an interesting read....!
http://overlandmag.com/resources/history/history-1950s/ (http://overlandmag.com/resources/history/history-1950s/)
I am now searching for Gunther's book in English.(I also collect Brekina VW T1 models from Teningen....the Kreidler Florett Kastenwagen is a very much sought after model/issue from Brekina - I think the Florett was a much-loved roller!
(http://i39.tinypic.com/1zgwdhd.png)
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I never knew these guys had money, wondered how they kept up financial obligations for months on end and jobs that allowed then to be gone.