Episode 1
Alaska and Russia
Aug 31, 1997
Michael Palin travels around the Pacific rim. He starts in the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait, goes to see the Kodiak bear in Alaska and visits the geysers and hot springs of Kamchatka.
Episode 2
Japan and Korea
Sep 14, 1997
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
Episode 3
China
Sep 21, 1997
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
Episode 4
Vietnam and the Philippines
Sep 28, 1997
Michael Palin visits Hanoi, takes a sampan on the Perfume River, witnesses psychic surgery, sees the Cu Chi tunnels, judges a beauty contest and fails to see the Banaue rice terraces.
Episode 5
Borneo and Java
Oct 5, 1997
From the Philippines, Michael Palin crosses the Sulu sea in a leaky ferry. He travels on through the Borneo jungle to Java where he climbs a volcano.
Episode 6
Australia and New Zealand
Oct 12, 1997
Michael Palin reaches Australia where his activities include a cameo role in Home and Away. He also looks for sperm whales in New Zealand's icy waters.
Episode 7
Chile and Bolivia
Oct 19, 1997
Michael Palin lands on Cape Horn, parties on Chiloé, visits Santiago, the Juan Fernández Islands and La Paz, and crosses the Andes by a train which is derailed.
Episode 8
Bolivia and Peru
Oct 26, 1997
Michael Palin takes a reed boat on Lake Titicaca in the Andes, before an 1,000 mile journey along the Urubamba river to the Amazon.
Episode 9
Peru and Colombia
Nov 2, 1997
From a canoe in the Peruvian rainforest, Michael Palin visits Machiguenga Indian villages in one of remotest spots on planet. He then he sails down Amazon on a restored riverboat.
Episode 10
Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska
Nov 9, 1997
Michael Palin travels from Mexico City to the Diomede Islands where his trek began. He meets up with illegal immigrants in Mexico, cruises San Francisco's gay scene and visits Alcatraz.
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