{"product_id":"books-pole-to-pole-with-michael-palin-by-michael-palin","title":"Pole to Pole with Michael Palin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree years after the epic adventure described in \u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Palin was off again. Not circumnavigating the globe, but journeying from one end to the other: the North Pole to the South Pole. Following the 30 degree east line of longitude and using aircraft only as a last resort, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they crossed 17 countries on trains, trucks, ships, rafts, ski-doos, buses, barges, bicycles, and balloons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst making his way down the world, Michael took part in an impressive and eclectic array of activities: a Russian kissing dance in Novgorod, a mud bath in Odessa, white-water rapids on the Zambesi and a squash game at 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Kartoum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of these adventures and more, including trying to buy a camel, are described by Michael Palin in his usual vivid and humorous style, leaving you wide-eyed with wonder whilst also laughing out loud. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480256373009,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780912333410.jpg?v=1777544779","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-pole-to-pole-with-michael-palin-by-michael-palin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}