A new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children leaving home, the dawn of the twenty-first century...
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defence? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply...
Has anybody been and got any good travel info etc?
We're considering going for 14 days next year, we plan on spending a week in either Cat Ba or Ha Long but are looking to do something other in the old quarter in Hanoi for the rest.
@Tripster can you give any travel advice or recommendations...
After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. Thereafter encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes—Marian commences her lifelong love affair with...
Anyone visited from the UK? Planning ahead for next year and looking to get 3 weeks there in early July 2025, not sure where to start with flights, hotels or even best operators to use. Any advice appreciated!
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier—his great-uncle Harry.
Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young...
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