Motorcycling around the world

After a DVD from Netflix arrived busted, I decided to watch Long Way Round -- a DVD set where Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman ride their motorcycles from the UK through Europe, into Asia, and then get on a plane, fly to Alaska and ride to New York City. It's not something I would have chosen to watch, but there was nothing on TV and I had recently been sent this as a contest win. This was unedited in language and there was some nudity when they were washing in rivers. Overall, it was a really neat series. It was so amazing to see how different people lived in Mongolia than across the border in Russia. I tend to think of myself as someone who can eat anything set in front of me. I may be a bit pickier at home, but if I'm a guest somewhere I can pretty much force anything down. However, they were served male parts of animals different times, and I don't know if I could have eatten that. They did try them.

It's a shame that Mongolia can't be a tourist destination, at least not easily. I think it would be a facinating place to visit, although I don't know I would want to eat Mongolian food! There are only 80 miles of paved roads in the entire country of Mongolia. Isn't that incredible to think about?

It was also amazing when they were in Russia how there was so little and the roads were so difficult and impassible at times. After a short plane flight to Alaska, they were able to buy anything they wanted. Amazing how a few miles of water can make the biggest difference.