Ewan keen to get back on his bike (From Bury Times)

Ewan keen to get back on his bike

12:13pm Monday 23rd November 2009

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Ewan McGregor seems keen to get back on his motorbike.

He talked about his hopes to get on the road again in Hollywood, where he was hosting the Go Go Gala - a glitzy charity bash raising funds for the GO Campaign, which empowers young people to raise money for vulnerable children across the globe.

Following his motorbike adventures with best mate, Charley Boorman, the actor said he was keen to do more exploring: "I had such an amazing experience travelling through Russia and central Asia and down through Africa that it would be crazy not to do more because I really enjoy it."

Ewan said being in Africa had affected him "very profoundly".

"I'd heard people talk about how there's a real sense of belonging when you're there, and I experienced that. In the central part of Africa I felt completely at home and like I needn't ever be anywhere else, there was a real sense of connection to that place.

"It's complicated because there's a great many wonderful, positive things about Africa and there's also stark horrors there. Whole generations have been decimated by HIV and Aids. It's very complicated. I got to the end of my journey and felt not a great sense of elation that we'd made it but a deeper sense of confusion about what's going to happen there."

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