Michal Palin has made his travel books available online for free

[sleipnir214]

Former Monty Python Michael Palin now spends his time traveling and documenting his travels. His BBC-produced series have aired in the U.S. and they have been uniformly marvelous.

He's made all of his travel books online at

http://www.palinstravels.co.uk

 

[SteveGlo]

Michael Palin is a multi-talented man. For those who don't know his work well or only from Monty Python I heartily recommend:

A Private Function
G.B.H.
and
Ripping Yarns

amongst many.

 

[KenCunningham]

Michael Palin is a multi-talented man

Of course he is, Steve. He's a Yorkshireman!!

 

[sha76]

Cool, thanks for letting us all know. I've been meaning to get the Himalayan one for a while now.

"Your rock is eroding wrong." -Dogbert

 

[RCorrigan]

Ah........ next B'day then Sha?????
Last one Dublin, Latvia (?) in between & now The Himalayas ....... seperate backpack of G & B's I'm presuming


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[sha76]

That's going to confuse any non-TTUKers! For the uneducated Green & Black (G & B) are makers of very good chocolate.
Yep, do like travelling, (managed Tallin (Estonia), Cork, Prague and Brussels since Dublin, plus another birthday), wish I had the time & budget of Micheal Palin though! Himalayas may be a while off & I'm a bit scared that if I ever see Everest I'll start wanting to climb it!

"Your rock is eroding wrong." -Dogbert

 

[SilentAiche]

Call me crazy (you wouldn't be the first, so there's no trophy or anything) but I always thought Monty Python's cartoons were goofy and unnecessary.

These guys are funny as hell, so why waste their time on goofy cartoons?

My favorite (amongst impossible competition): the dead parrot, who is said to be not dead but only "pining for the Fjords." Classic!

Tim

(let the hackles be raised!!)

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[elanor]

Hey Tim!
Thank you! I thought it was just me! As a Python fan for more years than I care to remember, I've always been more than a little ashamed that I didn't like the animation very much - some of it is exceedingly funny, but most of it is a bit of a let-down. I've always felt "Yes, yes, we get it, Terry's a genius, but can we get on with the sketches?"
Thanks!
Elanor

 

[RCorrigan]

I'm shamelessly hijacking this thread to cover spelling ......... So apologies up front.


ELANOR Correct spelling of that name ???????
Only ask as I have my Mum who is ELEANOR and a cousin is ELINOR .................. Same???

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[SilentAiche]

RCorrigan,

My recollection, which is at least as dependable as a Yugo, is that "Elanor" was appropriated from Sam Gangee's daughter in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. I like it.

Tim

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[elanor]

Hi RCorrigan!
Yugos must be dependable, because Tim is correct - I took Elanor from the Lord of the Rings. It means "sun-star" (El=star, Anor=sun) and is the name of a small, yellow flower, the inspiration for Sam Gamgee's daughter's name. I kind of wish it really was my name!
Thanks!
Elanor

 

[SilentAiche]

To paraphrase Sir Isaac Newton: An apple, falling upon my head, demonstrates the concept of gravity. However, that Yugos suck is NOT an instance of gravity. It's just, uh, poor [blue]car[/blue]pentry.

Someone bring me tea.

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[red]*[/red]The good sir later became a motogravitational speaker, who explained to Harley riders why they shouldn't fling their bikes off ramps and such. They listened intently (from their hospital rooms). After all, he was a Roads scholar.

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