DVD | Michael Palin – Full Circle

Ex-Monty Python Michael Palin is at it again – another trip to regions around the world most of us never dream of, let alone visit. This time he’s doing the Pacific Ring.

It’s pretty much the same formula as all his other adventures, and is just as interesting a visually appealing. The funny thing is though; in this trip he visits New Zealand. This shows up two things – the first being how old this series actually is (it’s ten years old!) and just how brief and unrealistic his trips are. In New Zealand we briefly see downtown Auckland (from his hotel room) and then we’re in Dunedin for the students traditional initiation. Of course the Maori and sheep were mentioned, but that was it. New Zealand; a country of two cities and many sheep.

Oh well, it does serve as a reminder that whilst Palin’s trip are interesting and varied, they barely scratch the surface of what the countries are actually like.