You've got your bike, you've got your map and you've got your Wonder Lust, but there are several roads you can go down, with this Package.
The first road being the Charity road. I think its Great and Commendable that the Team are helping Unicef and the Children this or anyway they can.
The second road could be the irony of getting it all for free road. "What! Messrs Mcgregor and Boorman travelling around the World and they need Our charity and support, we'll have to give them a sticker to put on their panniers".
Then possibly there is the third, of selling the package down the road, yeah; they love bikes and the road, now it looks like Mr Boorman is making a career out of it. A writer for a commercial monthly bike mag, now he's doing the Dakar, yes they will be selling the video, book and t shirt soon after no doubt.
Maybe there is a fourth road? I've got it, #...Follow, follow the Yellow Brick Road...#? Only kidding.
It all seems too easy, I sometimes wonder what was the point, apart from helping Unicef etc, just look at all the help they got, what happens behind the camera is anyone's guess.
No, its a great concept and package, I'm not trying to sound like a sceptic, because I've done the sleeping under the stars around Europe on my own travels, there is a slight feeling of empathy with you when things did go amiss, I've been there too, but I would have to question its true purpose.
To be honest I would recommend the DVD of a group of ordinary men who were helped only by their own wit and imaginations riding their own DR350s around the World, called MONDO ENDURO and also by the same riders TERRA CIRCA. They even had to give up their day jobs for this once in a lifetime experience.
I have read the Long way Round book, but this is a case of seeing the movie then you've read the book.
What books do I recommend? The first being Ted Simons Jupiter's Travel's, around the World in FOUR years on a first generation Triumph Tiger during the early '70s. The second book is by Jonny Bealby who wrote the moving story of his travels through Africa on his Yamaha Ténéré, trying to find himself after the sudden death of his Partner during the late '80s. The book is called Running With the Moon.
The Team have done wonders for the image of Motorbiking, I at least hope that through all your hard work, because it certainly was, have set a seed of Wonder Lust in someone, then I say thank you.
Ride Free and don't forget that Lifesaver.
Thanks One and All.
The first road being the Charity road. I think its Great and Commendable that the Team are helping Unicef and the Children this or anyway they can.
The second road could be the irony of getting it all for free road. "What! Messrs Mcgregor and Boorman travelling around the World and they need Our charity and support, we'll have to give them a sticker to put on their panniers".
Then possibly there is the third, of selling the package down the road, yeah; they love bikes and the road, now it looks like Mr Boorman is making a career out of it. A writer for a commercial monthly bike mag, now he's doing the Dakar, yes they will be selling the video, book and t shirt soon after no doubt.
Maybe there is a fourth road? I've got it, #...Follow, follow the Yellow Brick Road...#? Only kidding.
It all seems too easy, I sometimes wonder what was the point, apart from helping Unicef etc, just look at all the help they got, what happens behind the camera is anyone's guess.
No, its a great concept and package, I'm not trying to sound like a sceptic, because I've done the sleeping under the stars around Europe on my own travels, there is a slight feeling of empathy with you when things did go amiss, I've been there too, but I would have to question its true purpose.
To be honest I would recommend the DVD of a group of ordinary men who were helped only by their own wit and imaginations riding their own DR350s around the World, called MONDO ENDURO and also by the same riders TERRA CIRCA. They even had to give up their day jobs for this once in a lifetime experience.
I have read the Long way Round book, but this is a case of seeing the movie then you've read the book.
What books do I recommend? The first being Ted Simons Jupiter's Travel's, around the World in FOUR years on a first generation Triumph Tiger during the early '70s. The second book is by Jonny Bealby who wrote the moving story of his travels through Africa on his Yamaha Ténéré, trying to find himself after the sudden death of his Partner during the late '80s. The book is called Running With the Moon.
The Team have done wonders for the image of Motorbiking, I at least hope that through all your hard work, because it certainly was, have set a seed of Wonder Lust in someone, then I say thank you.
Ride Free and don't forget that Lifesaver.
Thanks One and All.