Michael Palin in the Philippines: The incredible new book from the bestselling author and Britain's best-loved travel writer

The extraordinary new book from the bestselling author, a richly illustrated travel adventure across the island nation. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and brimming with wry humour and fascinating insights, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country. ---------Michael Palin’s latest adventure sees him exploring one of the most fascinatingly complex and contradictory countries on earth: the Philippines.It’s a popular tourist destination, but also a place of extreme poverty for many.It’s a nation where religious beliefs are strongly held and divorce is illegal, but where political unrest and violence regularly mar everyday life. And, of course, it’s a country still dominated by the legacy of the Marcos family, not least the infamous husband and wife team of Ferdinand and Imelda, whose 21-year rule was dominated by scandal and allegations of corruption. In the course of Michael’s epic journey he gets to see the Philippines archipelago in all