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Having struggled through the Sudan, Michael Palin is now faced with the difficulty of getting across Ethiopia, where the armed remnants of the fallen dictator Mengistu's defeated army roam. He makes a dash to Addis Ababa with a military escort. He continues his journey to reach the Kenyan border and travels on to Lerata. He passes Mount Kenya, the significance of which is that now he has completed half of his journey.
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E11. Cold Start
1992 · 50m
The first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.
E22. Russian Steps
1992 · 50m
Second leg of the journey: Palin has 12 days to cross Russia and reach the port of Odessa.
E33. Mediterranean Maze
1992 · 50m
Palin travels from Istanbul to Aswan on the Nile.
