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Around The World In 80 Days

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Around The World In 80 Days - Day 1

Day 1, London Victoria Train Station, London, England.

Boarding the Venice-Simplon Orient Express.

Day 1, London Victoria Train Station, London, England.

80 Days - Day 5

Day 3, Venice, Italy.

Great Dustment of the World.

Day 3, Venice, Italy.

80 Days - Day 3

Day 3, Venice, Italy.

Venice, after we've cleaned it.

Day 3, Venice, Italy.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 5

Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece.

Threading ourselves through the eye of a needle.

Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 5

Day 5, Athens, Greece.

With the Evzones of Athens.

Day 5, Athens, Greece.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 8

Day 8, The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt.

On a camel called Michael at the Pyramids.

Day 8, The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 12

Day 12, Saudi Moon II, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Captain Abbas of the Saudi Moon II (crossed out).

Day 12, Saudi Moon II, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 14

Day 14, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Warning: camels crossing.

Day 14, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 18

Day 18, The Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Living on the edge – the facilities of the Al Sharma.

Day 18, The Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 19

Day 19, Al Sharma, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean.

Man with a BBC series on his mind.

Day 19, Al Sharma, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean.

80 Days - Day 20

Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.

Captain Suleyman and Deyji Ramji show me the way.

Day 20, Al Sharma, Indian Ocean.

80 Days - Day 20

Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.

The rising sun wakes Kasim.

Day 20, Al Sharma, Indian Ocean.

80 Days - Day 20

Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.

Life on the Persian Gulf: writing, reading, bedding and, when there’s nothing else to do, filming.

Day 20, Al Sharma, Indian Ocean.

80 Days - Day 20

Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.

With Clem and Ron in the library.

Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 25

Day 25, Mumbai, India.

Preparing to leave the dhow at Bombay.

Day 25, Mumbai, India.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 26

Day 26, Mumbai, India.

A street barber attends to my designer stubble.

Day 26, Mumbai, India.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 30

Day 30, Mumbai, Chennai.

The hot and lively streets of Madras.

Day 30, Mumbai, Chennai.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 38

Day 38, Neptune Diamond, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean.

‘Déjeuner sur la mer’ or barbecue day on the Susak.

Day 38, Neptune Diamond, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 40

Day 40, Neptune Diamond, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean.

‘Déjeuner sur la mer’ or barbecue day on the Susak.

Day 40, Neptune Diamond, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 42

Day 42, Container Port, Hong Kong, China.

Owing to an error in the BBC computer, I’m met by a Rolls-Royce in Hong Kong.

Day 42, Container Port, Hong Kong, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 42

Day 42, Bird Market, Hong Kong, China.

Attacked by a cockatoo in the bird market, Hong Kong.

Day 42, Bird Market, Hong Kong, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 43

Day 43, Kowloon to Cheung Chow Island, Hong Kong, China.

On the ferry to Cheung Chow I note that they call this ‘Millionaire’s Weather’.

Day 43, Kowloon to Cheung Chow Island, Hong Kong, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 44

Day 44, Pearl River, Guangzhou, China.

Life on the barges.

Day 44, Pearl River, Guangzhou, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 44

Day 44, Guangzhou, China.

On my way into China.

Day 44, Guangzhou, China.

80 Days - Day 45

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

On the train to Shanghai: Englishmen are a curiosity in Intermediate Class.

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

80 Days - Day 45

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

Boy looking out of the window on the Shanghai Express.

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

80 Days - Day 45

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Zhen-Zhou, China.

At Zhen-Zhou station – China is the last great refuge of steam.

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Zhen-Zhou, China.

80 Days - Day 45

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

Mr Cha making a kind gift of his cap badge.

Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 48

Day 48, Shanghai, China.

Faces of Shanghai.

Day 48, Shanghai, China.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 52

Day 52, Tokyo, Japan.

Bedtime at the capsule hotel in Tokyo.

Day 52, Tokyo, Japan.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 59

Day 59, Neptune Garnet, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

An international incident as we cross the Date Line. N.B. It’s tomato ketchup, not blood.

Day 59, Neptune Garnet, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 62

Day 62, Neptune Garnet, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

Killing time on the 11-day Pacific crossing to Long Beach.

Day 62, Neptune Garnet, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 63

Day 63, R.M.S. Queen Mary, Los Angeles, USA.

On the phone to my agent aboard the Queen Mary.

Day 63, R.M.S. Queen Mary, Los Angeles, USA.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 67

Day 67, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA.

Dog sled approaching, Aspen, Colorado.

Day 67, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA.

80 Days - Day 68

Day 68, Aspen, Colorado, USA.

Aspen, and my stomach, grow smaller as we drift towards the mountains. Note Jake the balloonist’s terrifyingly casual pose on the edge of the basket.

Day 68, Aspen, USA.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 77

Day 77, Leda Maersk, Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

The Leda Maersk thespians.

Day 77, Leda Maersk, Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 79

Day 79, Leda Maersk, Felixstowe, England.

Throwing the line ashore at Felixstowe.

Day 79, Leda Maersk, Felixstowe, England.

Around The World In 80 Days - Day 79

Day 79, Oxford Circus, London, England.

Buying a newspaper, to confirm my date of arrival.

Day 79, Oxford Circus, London, England.

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