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!

It's very touristy, highly planified and not very adventurous and surprising, but people: it's Europe!! It is not so easy to find the middle of nowhere, remote locations, places where there is no network, petrol, food, electricity, people.

So, it cannot be like Africa or South America. Scandinavia, The Alps and the ex USSR countries have some rare dangers (bears, wolves and avalanches), but that's all.

Those who are disappointed were expecting too much.

They tried to make the trip more adventurous by using old bikes, unfortunately they are too reliable.

The best images until now in the Long Way series.

I stumbled on Long Way Home on Memorial Day weekend. Lucky for me the weather was awful because as soon as I watched the 4 available episodes I immediately started watching Long Way Round, Long Way Down and LongWay Up. I love Ewan and Charlie's friendship. I just love everything about where they went, who they met, UNICEF, and their relationship with the crew members. It's a great show that really is a snapshot in time of what was happening globally. The real issues of traveling globally, seeing into their lives and culture. How amazing people can be to help out these 2 crazy guys when they get stuck. I hope we can get at least one more season?!?!? Pretty please?

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.

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.