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''Long Way Round'' (''LWR'') is a British documentary television series, DVD set and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York City on motorcycles. They travelled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska, and continued by road from there to New York. The television series aired 18 October 2004 – 1 February 2005 on Sky 1. ==Overview== From 14 April 2004 to 29 July 2004, Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, motorcycle riding cameraman Claudio von Planta, along with director/producers David Alexanian and Russ Malkin travelled from London to New York City, via Western and Central Europe, Ukraine, Western Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, and Canada, for a cumulative distance of . The only sections of the trip not undertaken by motorcycle were the passage through the Channel Tunnel, by train in Siberia, which circumvented the Zilov Gap; several river crossings and a short impassable section in eastern Russia, which were undertaken by truck; and a flight from Magadan in eastern Russia to Anchorage, Alaska. Upon encountering numerous swollen rivers and a serious lack of functioning bridges while travelling along the Road of Bones to Magadan, the riders got their BMW motorbikes through some fairly deep rivers. The summer runoff from the Siberian winter was in full flow and after a valiant effort, the bikes eventually had to be loaded onto the trucks of passing drivers and ferried across a few of the deepest rivers. The journey visited thirteen countries, starting in the UK, then passing through France, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Canada, and the USA, ending in New York City. The team mainly stayed in hotels while travelling in Europe, North America, and populated parts of Russia, but frequently had no option but to camp after reaching Kazakhstan and Mongolia. They took time to visit a variety of sights and landmarks while travelling, including the Church of Bones in the Czech Republic, the Mask of Sorrow monument (described as the "Mask of Grief" in the show) in Magadan, Russia, and Mount Rushmore in the USA. They ultimately arrived in New York City on schedule and rode into the city accompanied by a phalanx of bikers, including McGregor's father Jim and the Orange County Choppers crew. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Long Way Round」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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