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Long Way Up

If you’re a fan of adventure travel, motorbikes, electric vehicles, South America, travel documentaries and even better, all of the above, then Long Way Up is essential on-demand viewing. If you’ve already watched Long Way Down and Long Way Round starring best mates Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, you’ll know exactly what I mean. Their new series, filmed in 2019, more than a decade since their last motorbike adventure, follows the pair through South America. They start at the very tip in Ushuaia and travel up through 13 countries including Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America and Mexico until they reach Los Angeles. With sustainability front of mind they cover 13,000 miles on prototype electric Harley-Davidsons, encountering stunning landscapes, fascinating people and battling unforgiving terrain. In episode six (pictured), Ewan and Charley experience challenging conditions in the extraordinary Bolivian desert, captured not only by drone, but cameras built into their helmets. The scenes and moments captured are nothing short of breathtaking. To see for yourself, you’ll find Long Way Up on Apple TV+ (apple.com and tv.apple.com). It’s epic. Gemma Greenwood