Dimensions
199 x 132 x 17mm
This is the very best of travel writing with guaranteed appeal to the fans of Bill Bryson.
Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean, but this was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert.
As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes and a long history of commerce and conquest stretching from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republics of today.
On his way, he encounters dangers such as camel stew, being run over by the Paris-Dakar rally, Dakar nightlife as well as returning to the original spot where The Life of Brian was filmed. This is travel writing at its very best.
