Summary
Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753819906 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753819902 |
| Author: | Michael Palin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 261g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 134mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Phoenix |
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‘The ultimate armchair travel book’– GUARDIAN
The ultimate armchair travel book * Guardian *Coupled with his eye for detail, he has the diarist’s willingness to try anything and to laugh at himself … travel-writing of unpretentious charm and enjoyable originality * Independent *Brisk, fresh and makes you want to go where he has gone * Daily Telegraph *A glorious travel book * Daily Mail *Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
About The Author
Michael Palin
Michael Palin is one of the most popular comic figures of our time. His exploits with the Monty Python team and in subsequent films such as A Fish Called Wanda are now the stuff of legend. It is as the adventurous traveller of his major television series however that he has acquired a vast and loyal following.
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