Eighteen countries. Five shock absorbers. Two bikers. One amazing adventure... After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. And so they set off on their 15,000-mile journey with two new BMWs loaded up for the trip. Their route took them from John O'Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa. Along the way they rode some of the toughest terrain in the world -- and met some of the friendliest people. They rode their bikes right up to the pyramids in Egypt and visited Luke Skywalker's house in Tunisia. They met people who had triumphed over terrifying experiences -- former childhood soldiers in Uganda and children living amidst the minefields of Ethiopia. They had a close encounter with a family of gorillas in Rwanda and were nearly trampled by a herd of elephants in Botswana. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures, Ewan and Charley faced their hardest challenges yet. With their trademark humor and honesty they tell their story -- the drama, the dangers and sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic and wonder.

ユアン・マクレガーとチャーリー・ブアマン。二人の名優がバイクで大陸を縦断する本作の本質は、冒険を通じた「魂の脱皮」にあります。過酷な大地で剥き出しになる彼らの誠実な内面と、社会の光影を見つめる深い眼差しが、読者の心を震わせる文学的な輝きを放っています。 映像版が圧倒的な景観で五感を刺激するのに対し、書籍は二人の内省的な独白という「心の地図」を提示します。映像では零れ落ちる細微な感情の揺れを、言葉が鮮烈に補完する。この相乗効果こそが、旅の真実と人生の美しさに触れる鍵となるのです。