Long Way Home

I've only watched episodes 1 & 2, so I can't comment on the whole series as yet. From what I've seen so far, the show looks interesting & entertaining. I'm particularly interested in this for ideas to tour around Europe, seeing as I'm based on said continent.

Where I think this show will suffer is with comparisons to Long Way Round / Down. If you're looking for that kind of adventure travel show, then this series will not scratch that itch. That isn't to say that this series doesn't look good, because it does. But this is road bikes touring interesting places in Europe, not big off roaders touring the middle of nowhere. For that I'm pleased. It makes travelling to the places in this series much more accessible to most people and that definitely gives another dimension to the viewing, in that you can make a note of destinations and start planning your own trip, should you be a bike rider longing for travel, like myself.

Is this series as breakthrough and cutting edge as Long Way Round? No, but that was 20 years ago. That series was truly a thing of beauty, excitement & wonder and we should count ourselves lucky to have been witness to it all via the tech available at the time. It still holds up incredibly well today as it did 20 years ago and is a highly re-watchable show. But we all need to move on from expecting that again because 1) they've done that b) the world is a vastly difference place and c) everybody's older and slightly more bust-up from years of living & riding.

Does this have the same charm, entertainment, spirit & ethos as the previous 3 series? Absolutely. If you enjoy watching Charley, Ewan, Claudio, Dave, Russ & co doing their thing, then you'll not be disappointed.

8 out of 10 stars based on the first 2 episodes. Fingers crossed that the score keeps going up from there.

P. S.

Would be awesome to see the crew doing a similar thing to this across East & Southeast Asia. It'd still be road based, but with more an adventure feel. Fingers crossed! Either way, it's great to see the crew back together, keep them coming!

Noticeably more mellow and less "adventurous" than the previous three series, but that's a result of both being in Europe and the fact that the guys are now 20 years older than when they did Long Way Round. You can't have quite so wild, rugged, off the beaten track adventures in Europe as you can in Siberia.

Regardless, this is still a very enjoyable series. Easy, stress-free viewing that, for 45 minutes, allows you to forget all the nonsense in the world and instead focus on the best things in life; beautiful landscapes, cities, meeting wonderful people and spending good times with friends. What could be wrong with that?

I've watched all four of these and this one is definitely the tamest. Like another reviewer pointed out, it's Europe. So, less adventurous and more epicurean. We spend ten episodes watching two middle aged men sample the baked goods in a dozen countries while witnessing the quirky sporting events unique to those nations. Not exactly thrilling, not even a little bit edge of the seat, but like a travel documentary that moves too quickly from one thing to the next and leaves you ultimately feeling a bit empty. Despite the beautiful high def imagery and a couple of transcendent moments (usually around the colorful characters the men meet along the way; in one case some lovely music that's made) this season was a little disappointing.

Would've given it a 10 because I'm a fan of all past seasons, and loved this one too, but I just finished it and feels like I only watched the trailer, where's the rest! 😩😩 So much time is wasted on the intro. Apple really screwed it with the lenght of the episodes, this is not a sitcom! It's the only travel show I like and they make it like it's a youtube video, have some respect for all the production thats goes into it, which was also so short this time! I loved seeing how they prepared for trips, but it's over now 😓. Thankfully, Ewan and Charlie are as fun as always and I'm glad the did it again.

I came home today after a rather shocking assault on a subway, I was so depressed. I have to say that this show completely healed my heart and restored my faith and people's love for each other. Too often we forget the best things in life, like Mother Nature and the laugh with an old friend. The best things in life are still the best things in life. Thank you for making the show and helping me heal after a hard day. There's still goodness and beauty in the world. May I also add, I'm so glad that there are some rich people who actually know how to spend all that money! Hope there's another season.