Michael McGarrigle makes his way through one of the most dangerous countries on the planet – Afghanistan. What he finds in Kabul is not what he expected. Show more

Michael McGarrigle leaves China and makes his way to Kyrgyzstan. He has to convalesce in the Kyrgyz countryside where he is treated for a rare form of meningitis. Show more

Michael McGarrigle visits Vietnam, one of his favourite countries, where he battles against Saigon's traffic and wins. Show more

Michael McGarrigle finds himself in Kunming, southern China, on his way to Tibet. The Chinese authorities become suspicious and block his emails, but Michael is undeterred. Show more

Michael McGarrigle begins year three of his trek around the planet. His starting point is Kuala Lumpur, from where he makes his way to Raffles Hotel for a million dollar cocktail. Show more

Michael McGarrigle interrupts his love affair with Bangkok to travel by boat to Phnom Penh, where he visits a school that was turned into a torture prison by the Khmer Rouge. Show more

Michael McGarrigle finds himself in the Middle East just as Israel attacks southern Lebanon. This is the start of the end of his three-year odyssey around the planet. Show more