McGregor off to see the world - Los Angeles Times

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor said Tuesday that he undertook survival skills training and medical emergency lessons for his next big project: a round-the-world trip by motorcycle.

The 33-year-old film star (“Big Fish,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Star Wars: Episode 1 -- Attack of the Clones”) will embark on a three-month journey later this week to New York by way of Eastern

Europe and the hostile terrain of Mongolia, Siberia and Alaska.

Accompanying him on the 20,000-mile trip -- to be filmed for a documentary -- will be his friend Charley Boorman, an actor who is the son of film director John Boorman.

Since January, the pair have trained with ex-soldiers and learned how to perform emergency medical procedures to ensure they can survive any encounters with unfriendly weather, wildlife or

serious accidents.