Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (Hemingway's Chair and The Truth), three volumes of diaries, Erebus, the Story of a Ship and Great Uncle Harry. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.
A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the
stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes
*Daily Mail*
His easy-going charm and passion for discovery are captivating
*Daily Express*
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the
people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of
information. His approach still towers above its imitators
*Independent*
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with
*Observer*
Palin is as engaging a writer as he is a presenter, and one keeps
turning the pages with anticipation and pleasure
*Sunday Telegraph*
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