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Around The World In 80 Days

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

Pre-journey tests to ascertain my suitability for employment with the BBC.

Day Pre-journey, London, England

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 15, Riyadh, Riyadh

Warning: camels crossing.

Day 15, Riyadh, Riyadh

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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