Palin’s second journey finds him spending five months travelling from Pole to Pole. He also chose great year to travel as 1991 saw the breaking of the USSR and apartheid ending in South Africa and Michael finding himself in the midst of these fascinating changes. As Michael says himself this is a warts and all account as it’s taken directly from his diaries. Feel his pain and joy in this epic journey across the globe.
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'Home seems impossibly far away as we step out onto a rough base of ice and snow. The temperature is -25°C. This is considered warm . . .'
Michael Palin's journey from North to South Pole sees him tackling Arctic ice floes, scaling Sudanese sand dunes and white-water rafting on the Zambezi. Pole to Pole chronicles this awe-inspiring overland adventure by train, truck, bike and Ski-Doo as Michael races against time to finally stand in Scott's shoes in the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Pole to Pole features in the following genres: Travel, eBooks of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations
Pole to Pole is available in Paperback
Pole to Pole was written by Michael Palin and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
Pole to Pole has 304 pages
£9.89