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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.

Country
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england
Italy
greece
egypt
saudi arabia
uae
india
china
japan
usa
Place
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london
venice
athens
the corinth canal
cairo
jeddah
riyadh
the creek
dubai
crossing the arabian sea
bombay
madras
through the malacca straight
crossing the south china sea
hong kong
guangzhou
guangzhou - shanghai
shanghai
tokyo
crossing the pacific
los angeles
aspen
colorado
crossing the english channel
felixstowe
Day
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pre-journey
day 1
day 3
day 5
day 8
day 12
day 13
day 15
day 18
day 19
days 19-20
day 20
day 21
day 25
day 26
day 28
day 30
day 38
day 41
day 42
day 43
day 44
day 45
day 46
day 47
day 48
day 52
day 53
day 58
day 59
day 65
day 68
day 78
day 79
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Pre-Journey, London, England
    Pre-journey tests to ascertain my suitability for employment with the BBC.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, 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.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 1, London, England
    Boarding the Venice-Simplon Orient Express at London Victoria.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 3, Venice, Italy
    Great Dustmen of the World.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 3, Venice, Italy
    Venice, after we’ve cleaned it.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, Athens, Greece
    With the Evzones of Athens.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Greece
    The Corinth Canal: threading ourselves through the eye of a needle.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Greece
    Mr Lalli at his most relaxed.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 8, Cairo, Egypt
    On a camel called Michael at the Pyramids.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 12, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Captain Abbas of the Saudi Moon II (crossed out).
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 13, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Smoking hookah at a pavement café in Jeddah.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 15, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Warning: camels crossing.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 18, The Creek, Dubai, UAE
    Living on the edge – the facilities of the Al Sharma.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Days 19-20, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    Life on the Persian Gulf: writing, reading, bedding and, when there's nothing else to do, filming.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Days 19-20, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    Hoisting sail on the dhow.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    Anwar does his Treasure Island audition.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    Captain Suleyman and Deyji Ramji show me the way.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    With Clem and Ron in the library.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 21, Crossing The Arabian Sea
    The rising sun wakes Kasim.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 25, Bombay, India
    Preparing to leave the dhow at Bombay.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 26, Bombay, India
    Shaved by a blind barber at Bombay. with a cut-throat razor.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 28, Bombay, India
    Looking out over Bombay from the top of the hideous extension to the Taj Mahal Hotel.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 28, Bombay, India
    A family in Tent City.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 30, Madras, India
    The hot and lively streets of Madras.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 38, Through The Malacca Strait
    ‘Déjeuner sur la mer’ or barbecue day on the Susak.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 41, Crossing The South China Sea
    Rough days on the South China Sea: Phileas looks out on a Force 7 gale.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China
    Owing to an error in the BBC computer, I’m met by a Rolls-Royce in Hong Kong.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China
    Attacked by a cockatoo in the bird market, Hong Kong.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China
    On the ferry to Cheung Chow I note that they call this ‘Millionaire’s Weather’.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 43, Hong Kong, China
    Joining in the gambling at the Happy Valley Race Course.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 44, Guangzhou, China
    Life on the barges.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 44, Guangzhou, China
    On my way into China.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
    Mr Cha making a kind gift of his cap badge.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
    On the train to Shanghai: Englishmen are a curiosity in Intermediate Class.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
    At Zhen-zhou station – China is the last great refuge of steam.
  • Around The World In 80 Days, Day 46, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China
    Boy looking out of the window on the Shanghai Express.

 

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