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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

Auteur(s): Michael Palin
Narrateur(s): Michael Palin
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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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Pretty good story. Interesting to hear the differences in travel even in the 30 years since this was published. Palin does a good job describing the different places, people and modes of travel.

good nod to the original novel

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Reading the book was fun but listening to it was even better. Brilliantly narrated by Michael palin

Brilliant story and story telling

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I remember this from the BBC TV series, and once owned to physical book, but still enjoyed the audio experience. When I thought about listening again, I realized I didn’t remember the original Jules Verne book, Around the World in 80 Days that inspired Michael Palin to set out on this adventure, so I listened to it first. There is a nice Audible Original dramatization that is free with Audible Plus. I recommend doing this, as Palin makes lots of references to Fogg’s escapades that you’ll miss otherwise. And especially as they are both striving towards the same goal - and it’s a surprisingly tight race!

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