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Long Way Down: John o' Groats to Cape Town
Long Way Down follows Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's 2007 motorbike ride from John o' Groats in Scotland through Silverstone, Tunisia and the pyramids of Giza to Cape Agulhas and Cape Town.
The route picks five stops along the 12 May to 4 August 2007 journey, from the Scottish start to the southernmost tip of Africa. Pins at Tunisia and Giza are approximate.
Перевода этого маршрута на русский пока нет — показан оригинал (английский).
Хронология и места
Что значат пометки у мест?
- Точное
- Метка стоит там, где всё произошло или снималось на самом деле.
- Приблизительное
- Верный район — город, парк или квартал, — но не точная точка.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman began Long Way Down on 12 May 2007 at the northern tip of Scotland, 690 miles from London. The start was nearly delayed by Boorman's run-in with an official at Gatwick Airport; he took a later flight to Inverness, and the journey began as scheduled. They rode BMW R1200GS Adventure bikes through eighteen countries to Cape Town.
Советы для посещения: John o' Groats is a tourist village on Scotland's north-eastern tip, popular with visitors.
Источники
- Long Way Down (TV series)
- Где искать:
- Route; Border crossings
- John o' Groats
- Где искать:
- Introduction
- Long Way Down (TV series)
The first leg was a four-day ride from John o' Groats back to London, via the McGregor family home in Crieff. On the way they also stopped at Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix, and camped in the middle of the circuit. After that they took the Channel Tunnel to France and rode south to Italy.
Советы для посещения: Silverstone hosts race events; check the circuit's own listings before travelling.
Источники
- Long Way Down (TV series)
- Где искать:
- Route; Border crossings
- Silverstone Circuit
- Где искать:
- Introduction
- Long Way Down (TV series)
After the Sicily ferry, the riders landed in Tunisia and, in the series, visited the set of Star Wars. Tatooine scenes were filmed in Tunisia at Tozeur and Ghomrassen, and abandoned sets from the filming still stand in the desert and can be visited. On arrival the team bribed the local authorities with a few bottles of vodka. Next they rode into Libya.
Не отмечено на картеВозможность посещения не подтвержденаТочность места: The series does not say which Tunisian set they visited, so this stop is not pinned; Tatooine scenes were filmed at Tozeur and Ghomrassen.
Источники
- Long Way Down (TV series)
- Где искать:
- Route; Border crossings
- Tatooine
- Где искать:
- Filming
- Long Way Down (TV series)
Two of the crew, the producer and a cameraman, could not get entry visas for Libya and had to fly from Tunisia to Egypt instead. The riders visited the pyramids, among the largest ever built in ancient Egypt, before boarding a ferry to Sudan. From there the route ran through Ethiopia to Kenya, where they crossed the equator.
Точность места: The series says only that they visited the pyramids; the pin marks the Giza pyramid complex.
Советы для посещения: The Giza pyramid complex is open to visitors.
Источники
- Long Way Down (TV series)
- Где искать:
- Route; Border crossings
- Giza pyramid complex
- Где искать:
- Introduction
- Long Way Down (TV series)
The journey ended on 4 August 2007 at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of the African continent. From there a phalanx of bikers accompanied McGregor and Boorman to Cape Town, similar to their arrival in New York on Long Way Round. The cape is the start of the traditional dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian oceans; a survey marker and a marker shaped like Africa stand at the tip.
Советы для посещения: A survey marker and a marker depicting the African continent stand at the tip.
Источники
- Long Way Down (TV series)
- Где искать:
- Route; Border crossings
- Cape Agulhas
- Где искать:
- Introduction; Geography
- Long Way Down (TV series)
