Walking the Himalayas

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been. The sites include Spain, Chicago, Paris, Italy, Africa, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. After the trip was over Michael Palin wrote a book about the journey and his experiences. This book contains both Palin's text and many pictures by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was on the team.

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.

À deux, c'est mieux!

Benoit chez les Belges

Jeunesse arabe, yallah!

Dare to venture forth with celebrity chef Chuck Hughes on his flavour-filled travels hot on the trail of some of the world’s most exotic ingredients from which he concocts, with his own inimitable flare, dishes typical of their native regions.

Le Cuisinier rebelle prend l'air

À nous 2 Canada

Bienvenue aux touristes

Benoît le villageois

Un Québécois à Paris

Benoît le bienheureux

Benoît à la plage

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

Rencontres au sommet

International vacation resorts are spotlighted, along with hotels, cuisine and local attractions.