
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
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Michael Palin
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Michael Palin
In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. The rules were simple. He had to make the journey in 80 days using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg. And so, complete with visas, running shoes, an inflatable globe and sound advice from Alan Whicker, Michael Palin began his incredible journey.
Crossing 17 borders and meeting innumerable challenges, he saw Venice from the back of a rubbish barge, rode around the Pyramids on a camel called Michael, and was attacked by a cockatoo in Hong Kong - amongst many other adventures. Phileas Fogg may have brought a Princess back from his travels, but Michael Palin brought back a fascinating and frequently humorous account of the journey of a lifetime.
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Superb Michael Palin travelogue from 1988
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Interesting Journey
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Brilliant!!
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Palin's the writer Bryson hopes to be.
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Wow!
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Nicely done!
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Michael Palin is a great storyteller
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Some reviews mentioned the background music - it is rare and I felt added to the overall production. The only time it felt overdone was at the very end.
I consulted reviews to see if this was a good entry point for Palin's travels. I found it to be so, and will be getting the subsequent books next.
A wonderfully-realized travelogue & time capsule
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Michael Palin brings humour & humanity together
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..ive been hooked Michael Palin travels
the journey of a lifetime
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