Michael Palin in general

Full Circle: A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin - Michael ...

Full Circle is my favourite of Michael Palin s travel books and films. It is also his longest and, probably, his most diverse. In this voyage Michael and his film crew take 10 months to go right the way around the Pacific Rim, a journey of almost 50,000 miles. He starts in the far north, on the Bering Straight where Alaska almost meets Russia. He then travels dow the east coast of Asia, travelling through Russia, Japan, South Korea*, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. He then skips along to the southern part of the pacific visiting Australia and New Zealand before heading to the Americas in Chile. He then veers off towards the Atlantic for a ...

Full Circle: A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin - Michael ...

Full Circle is my favourite of Michael Palin s travel books and films. It is also his longest and, probably, his most diverse. In this voyage Michael and his film crew take 10 months to go right the way around the Pacific Rim, a journey of almost 50,000 miles. He starts in the far north, on the Bering Straight where Alaska almost meets Russia. He then travels dow the east coast of Asia, travelling through Russia, Japan, South Korea*, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. He then skips along to the southern part of the pacific visiting Australia and New Zealand before heading to the Americas in Chile. He then veers off towards the Atlantic for a ...

Sahara - Michael Palin

but his willingness to get involved in a tribal dance for instance - is both infectious for viewers, as well as the people he meets on his journey. There are short history lessons along the way from both Palin, and the various local guides and artists that seem keen to share their knowledge and love of their various homelands, and adopted homelands. The four one-hour episodes are an interesting look at a part of the world that does not receive much attention from travelers. This series is recommended for those who want to know about the Sahara, but don t want to endure the blistering ...

Sahara - Michael Palin

but his willingness to get involved in a tribal dance for instance - is both infectious for viewers, as well as the people he meets on his journey. There are short history lessons along the way from both Palin, and the various local guides and artists that seem keen to share their knowledge and love of their various homelands, and adopted homelands. The four one-hour episodes are an interesting look at a part of the world that does not receive much attention from travelers. This series is recommended for those who want to know about the Sahara, but don t want to endure the blistering ...

Himalaya - Michael Palin

Michael Palin does it again! His sixth travelogue 'Himalaya' is a fascinating day by day diary account of his six month, 3,000 mile journey across central Asia and the World's greatest mountain range between 12 May 2003 - 7 April 2004. Palin travels through some of the most diverse and interesting countries in the world:- Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China and Bangladesh and his account of this trip makes for a fascinating and enlightening read. This wonderful hardback illustarted book complete with stunning photography and maps detailing the lengthy journey makes an excellent coffee table book and even if you arn't interested in reading the diary accounts, the ...

Himalaya - Michael Palin

Michael Palin does it again! His sixth travelogue 'Himalaya' is a fascinating day by day diary account of his six month, 3,000 mile journey across central Asia and the World's greatest mountain range between 12 May 2003 - 7 April 2004. Palin travels through some of the most diverse and interesting countries in the world:- Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China and Bangladesh and his account of this trip makes for a fascinating and enlightening read. This wonderful hardback illustarted book complete with stunning photography and maps detailing the lengthy journey makes an excellent coffee table book and even if you arn't interested in reading the diary accounts, the ...