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10 Episodes 1997 - 1997
Episode 1
49 mins
From Diomede Island to Alaska then across to Kamchatka peninsula which is one of the scenic highlights of this series. From there to Vladivostok.
Episode 2
49 mins
Michael spends his time in Japan including visiting the Kodo Drummers, and Korea, including the border area with North Korea.
Episode 3
49 mins
Palin travels through China and visits Qingtao, Shanghai, and a trip along the Yangtze. Finally, he reaches Vietnam.
Episode 4
49 mins
Michael sees Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue, the Mekong Delta, Saigon and then on to the Philippines including Manila, Zamboanga and faith healers.
Episode 5
49 mins
Michael goes by ship to Borneo and then on into Malaysia, visiting native villages inland and then to Indonesia where he travels the length of Java and runs into some trouble.
Episode 6
49 mins
Michael starts in Darwin and then on to Katherine, Alice Springs, Adelaide, Sydney and then on to New Zealand.
Episode 7
48 mins
Michael picks up in South America at Cape Horn and then as he travels up the coast of Chile, visits some islands off the coast and on into the Atacama Desert and by a very interesting train to Bolivia.
Episode 8
49 mins
Michael visits Lake Titicaca and then into Peru, visiting Cuzco and Machu Picchu and then into the jungle for a multi-day canoe journey.
Episode 9
49 mins
Michael journeys on into the Amazon Basin, and then grabs a plane and boat into Colombia before arriving in Bogota and taking a first hand look at the drug issues.
Episode 10
49 mins
Michael starts in Mexico City, looks at the Mexico/US border from both sides and then visits LA and San Francisco before heading into Canada and hitting a final disappointment.