The journey that began it all twenty-seven years ago. I didn’t meet my ace photographer Basil Pao until we reached Hong Kong, so these photos are taken mostly by the crew (myself included) and have a nice rough and ready feel.
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Day Pre-journey, London, England
Passepartout and me. Left to right: Julian Charrington, Angela Elbourne, Ron Brown, Fogg, Dave Jewitt, Simon Maggs, Clem Vallance, Roger Mills, Nigel Meakin, Ann Holland and Nigel Walters.
Day Pre-journey, London, England
Day 1, Victoria Train Station, London, England
Boarding the Venice-Simplon Orient Express at London Victoria.
Day 1, Victoria Train Station, London, England
Day 3, Venice, Italy
Great Dustment of the World.
Day 3, Venice, Italy
Day 3, Venice, Italy
Venice, after we've cleaned it.
Day 3, Venice, Italy
Day 5, Athens, Greece
With the Evzones of Athens.
Day 5, Athens, Greece
Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece
The Corinth Canal: threading ourselves through the eye of a needle.
Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece
Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece
Mr Lalli at his most relaxed.
Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Isthmus of Corinth, Greece
Day 8, The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt
On a camel called Michael at the Pyramids.
Day 8, The Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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
Day 13, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Smoking hookah at a pavement café in Jeddah.
Day 13, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Day 14, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Warning: camels crossing.
Day 14, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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
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
Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Anwar does his Treasure Island audition.
Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Captain Suleyman and Deyji Ramji show me the way.
Day 20, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Day 21, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
The rising sun wakes Kasim.
Day 21, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Day 22, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
With Clem and Ron in the library.
Day 22, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Day 22, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Hoisting sail on the dhow.
Day 22, Al Sharma, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Day 25, Bombay, India
Preparing to leave the dhow at Bombay.
Day 25, Bombay, India
Day 26, Bombay, India
A street barber attends to my designer stubble.
Day 26, Bombay, India
Day 28, Bombay, India
Looking out over Bombay from the top of the hideous extension to the Taj Mahal hotel.
Day 28, Bombay, India
Day 28, Bombay, India
A family in Tent City.
Day 28, Bombay, India
Day 30, Madras, India
The hot and lively streets of Madras.
Day 30, Madras, India
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
Day 40, Neptune Diamond, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
Rough days on the South China Sea: Phileas looks out on a Force 7 gale.
Day 40, Neptune Diamond, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
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
Day 42, Bird Market, Hong Kong, China
Attacked by a cockatoo in the bird market, Hong Kong.
Day 42, Bird Market, Hong Kong, China
Day 42, Star Ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
On the ferry to Cheung Chow I note that they call this ‘Millionaire’s Weather’.
Day 42, Star Ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
Day 42, Happy Valley Race Course, Hong Kong, China
Joining in the gambling at the Happy Valley Race Course.
Day 42, Happy Valley Race Course, Hong Kong, China
Day 44, Guangzhou, China
Life on the barges.
Day 44, Guangzhou, China
Day 44, Guangzhou, China
On my way into China.
Day 44, Guangzhou, China
Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
Mr Cha making a kind gift of his cap badge.
Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
Boy looking out of the window on the Shanghai Express.
Day 45, Shanghai Express, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
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
Day 45, Zhen-zhou Station, Zhen-zhou, China
At Zhen-zhou station – China is the last great refuge of steam.
Day 45, Zhen-zhou Station, Zhen-zhou, China
Day 48, Shanghai, China
Faces of Shanghai.
Day 48, Shanghai, China
Day 48, Shanghai, China
The great Chinese workout.
Day 48, Shanghai, China
Day 52, Tokyo, Japan
Bedtime at the capsule hotel in Tokyo.
Day 52, Tokyo, Japan
Day 52, Tokyo, Japan
Braving the stage for karaoke.
Day 52, Tokyo, Japan
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
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
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
Day 67, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA
Dog sled approaching, Aspen, Colorado.
Day 67, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA
Day 68, Aspen, Colorado, USA
In a hot air balloon, drifting over Aspen.
Day 68, Aspen, Colorado, USA
Day 77, Leda Maersk, Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean
The Leda Maersk thespians.
Day 77, Leda Maersk, Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Day 79, Leda Maersk, Felixstowe, England
Throwing the line ashore at Felixstowe.
Day 79, Leda Maersk, Felixstowe, England
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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