
In between these two incredible journeys, he found the time to compete in the Dakar Rally, telling his story in his bestselling book RACE TO DAKAR.Ĭharley's passion for travel and adventure continues in his new challenge - BY ANY MEANS. Along with Ewan McGregor he achieved not only this amazing feat, but also circumnavigated the globe on the LONG WAY ROUND. Four million captivated viewers watched Charley Boorman complete his last adventure - LONG WAY DOWN - which took him from John O'Groats to Cape Town. However, it is not enough to be on the right continent - there is still a huge distance to cover across the outback. After a turbulent five-day crossing from Kupang aboard a handmade boat, Charley and the team are delighted to finally hit the shores of Australia - the end of the journey is in sight! After finally making it to Borneo the team travel across the the Indonesian archipelago. From Bali, Charley embarks upon a series of boat journeys navigating his way across the Indonesian archipelago. The boat carrying the team to Borneo runs into difficulties. He gets off his bike and on to local means of transport, avoiding commercial airlines wherever possible to travel over land and sea on more than 100 different modes of transport, including container ships, dug-out canoes, solar cars and an elephant. Charley returns for his most daring journey so far, covering three continents, 25 countries and over 20,000 miles from Ireland to Australia, the crew comprised only Boorman, Malkin and a cameraman, Paul "Mungo" Mungeam. Travelling from Wicklow, Ireland, to Sydney, Australia, it features him completing the journey using 112 modes of transport and only travelling by plane when absolutely necessary.Īfter Long Way Round and Long Way Down, Boorman and producer Russ Malkin conceived By Any Means in late 2007. Travel Documentaryhosted by Charley Boorman, published byīy Any Means, also known as Ireland to Sydney by Any Means, is a television series following Long Way Round and Long Way Down star Charley Boorman.
