In February 2025 Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in
one of South America's most culturally rich vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal
he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited the
landscapes he travelled through and the people he met. Illustrated throughout with colour
photographs taken on the trip and permeated with his warmth and humour this is a vivid and
varied portrait of a complex country from the best-selling author and beloved travel writer.
Praise for Michael Palin: 'I cannot remember the last time I read a book so immediately
absorbing and affecting .' Bill Bryson bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly
Everything ' Stirring' Daily Telegraph 'Everybody's talking about it . . . A brilliant
book.' Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 'Tremendous' Guardian ' I absolutely loved it: I had to
read it at one sitting .' Lorraine Kelly ITV Lorraine ' Magisterial' The Times '[a]
winning mix of genuine interest good-humoured charm and that deceptively steely nose for
humbug' Wanderlust ' [An] absorbing and beautifully illustrated day-by-day account' Daily
Mirror
