I’ve focused on the adventure of navigating a labyrinth, and nominate Michael Palin’s caper,
Around The World In Eighty Days. It’s from the travel diary that Palin kept during the 1989 BBC series of the same name. In the spirit of duplicating travel conditions at the time of Fogg’s adventure, no air travel was allowed on Palin’s quest.
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Amazon: “Following the route taken by Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world. The rules were simple, but nothing else about the trip was straightforward...
From a tour of Venice on a rubbish barge to ship spotting at the Suez Canal and the bicycle rush hour and snake snacks in China, this is an unparalleled tribute to man's ability to make life difficult for himself.”
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Palin’s book got a 4.4 rating on Amazon, and a 3.99 rating at Goodreads, and a 4 with Kobo (but Kobo only had 2 reviewers ).I debated whether to nominate this or Jules Verne's original, partly because I suspect Palin’s book may be a light read. However, some reviewers raised the issue of racism in Verne’s treatment of other cultures.
In the end, I landed on Palin’s diary because the documentary was one of my favourite BBC productions, I thought this might be fun to read, and travel could spark some lively discussions.
Samples
Kobo: $6 US; $6 CDN; £6 UK; $17 New Zealand; $14 Australia
Samples
Kindle $5 US; $6 CAD; £6UK; $5 New Zealand; $15 Australia