In this highly entertaining and fast-paced travelbook, fellow film actors and bike enthusiasts Ewan McGregor andCharley Boorman travel 20,000 miles around the world by motorbike,setting each other challenges on the way, from learning Kung Fu inChina, to flying a MiG jet in Russia. They also take intensivetraining courses in preparation for the trip, including bikemaintenance, self-defence and survival techniques (with Ray Mears).Whilst throwing themselves enthusiastically into the culture of eachnew country - from Alaska to Mongolia, from Canada to Kazakhstan - thetwo friends also have to rely on each other, testing their friendshipand their stamina to the limits.Long Way Round is the action-packed and fascinating account of thetrip and a true portrait of friendship in extremis - as irreverent,engaging and articulate as Ewan McGregor and Charley Boormanthemselves.