Michael Palin in Venezuela

Discover the must-read, warm and witty new travel adventure from Britain's best-loved travel writer and the Sunday Times bestselling author of Great Uncle Harry, North Korea Journal and Into Iraq.

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.