![]() ![]() Rather than just swan everywhere with a beloved motorbike between his legs, his modes of travel have certainly widened, and here range from armoured cars, to electric bikes (which he readily admits to falling in like with), and copious planes, seacraft and more. There are bandits to avoid, volcanoes to witness, doubtful foodstuffs to taste, and more.Īnd as this is Charley Boorman there is manly, tech-speak adoration of vehicles. Nevertheless there are copious miles to go, mountains to climb and rivers to cross, as he gets from Sydney to Tokyo, travelling roughly round the Pacific Rim, and avoiding some most insalubrious political hotspots along the way. ![]() And, as he admits, this does feel much like an add-on for his Ireland-to-Sydney trek. ![]() Now he's on his fifth trip in as many years, BBC TV crew in hand as always, and we can hardly hope for much in the way of an ordeal, or doubt concerning a failure. One hopes at least they started with very daring, courageous, envelope-pushing exploits, where we might have doubted his success. ![]() It needed the life of the TV at times, but was still enjoyable.įorgive me if I'm wrong, but there seems a ever-diminishing sense of surprise with Charley Boorman's continuing adventures. Summary: A TV accompaniment as our author travels round part of the Pacific Rim by several unusual vehicles. ![]()
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