Summary Arriving by ferry to Istanbul, Turkey, Palin stays at the Pera Palas, where Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express and experiences a turkish bath, getting the full treatment from a large staff member. He then takes a train through western Turkey to Marmaris and catches ferries to first Rhodes, Greece then to Cyprus. Palin then visits the British military base at Akrotiri and attends a huge Cypriot wedding. From Limassol, Palin heads for North Africa, his home for the next few months. Catching a boat up the Nile River, he checks out ancient Egyptian ruins with tourists from Sheffield. From Aswan, he catches a ferry bound for Wadi Halfa and braces himself for what appears to be a rough road ahead.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Palin Graham Hancock Neil Hardwick Lasse Lehtinen
Genres : Adventure Documentary
Release date : Nov 3, 1992
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Palin's Travels
Language : English
Filming locations : South Pole, Antarctica
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Prominent Television Passepartout Productions
Summary Arriving by ferry to Istanbul, Turkey, Palin stays at the Pera Palas, where Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express and experiences a turkish bath, getting the full treatment from a large staff member. He then takes a train through western Turkey to Marmaris and catches ferries to first Rhodes, Greece then to Cyprus. Palin then visits the British military base at Akrotiri and attends a huge Cypriot wedding. From Limassol, Palin heads for North Africa, his home for the next few months. Catching a boat up the Nile River, he checks out ancient Egyptian ruins with tourists from Sheffield. From Aswan, he catches a ferry bound for Wadi Halfa and braces himself for what appears to be a rough road ahead.
Genres : Adventure Documentary
Release date : Nov 3, 1992
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Palin's Travels
Language : English
Filming locations : South Pole, Antarctica
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Prominent Television Passepartout Productions
