Michael Palin takes another trip - this time through the Sahara.

I thought this series would take Mr. Palin and his crew across the Sahara Desert.
Boy, was I wrong.

This journey Mr. Palin takes us on is a trip through the Sahara region of Africa.
He does traverse the grand desert (in a most unique way) but most of his travels take him into villages, towns and cities and mingle him in with all kinds and sorts of people groups and people.
Mr. Palin thrives when he meets people and spends any time at all with them. It is evident he enjoys those he meets and most are quite memorable to him.
The sites, locations, ancient ruins and landscapes he travels through are also remarkable.
There is a lot going on in this region, within and around this desert - all vastly varied, unique and mostly amazing.

The production of this series is a more abbreviated, a bit more slick than Mr. Palin's "Around The World In 80 Days" journey.
It seems like BBC felt like they had to rush things up, tighten things up and decided to stay with main parts of the trip and not so much the small details that marked the "80 Days" trip.

The series is still amazing, however.
It should not be missed.

I am not expert on the Sahara, never said I was, but after watching only the first episode of this series I found I knew even less than I thought I did about the great desert.
After viewing the entire series, I have conquered my lack of understanding of the Sahara region and now can safely say I know a little bit about it.
And what I know about the region is not at all what I thought I would know about the region.

This reviewer sums it up:

DVD.net.au | Terry Kemp
If like most people, BBC executives included, you thought the Sahara was just a big sand dune with little in it and certainly nothing of interest, 
then spend some time with Michael Palin on his four month journey and be surprised, interested and amused at the number of wonders that this most desolate of environments has to offer.

Take the trip with Mr. Palin.
Find out what all my fuss is about.


Michael Palin's Travel Homepage.
Find the DVD series here.