In the autumn of 1988 Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by the fictional Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. He had to make the journey in 80 days - accompanied by a BBC film crew - using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg.
Around the World in 80 Days
No.1 bestseller Michael Palin's first travel book of his incredible journey around the world.
Palin set out to circumnavigate the globe in Phileas Fogg's footsteps.