- Ewan McGregor: [Said to camera when "bumping" into Ted while in Mongolia] This is Ted Simon who wrote Jupiter's Travel's, our hero and guru, and the reason why we're all here. Ted Simon wrote Jupiter's Travel's and if you haven't read it yet you should go and buy it now.
- Ted Simon (Himself): I think the motorcycle is best because it puts you so much in contact with everything. You experience much more closely the nature of the terrain and almost taste the cultures' that you're riding through, because it exposes you to the climate and to the wind and rain and it's a much more complete experience.