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Read more about the article Day 31: St Kitts Strikes Back!

Day 31: St Kitts Strikes Back!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Kitts & Nevis/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
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Up early and off to see the two contacts I had on the island. The first one, Shauna, was not in work this weekend. The second, the enigmatically named Mistress…

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Read more about the article Day 30: Long Walk to Basseterre

Day 30: Long Walk to Basseterre

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Kitts & Nevis/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Slept on a three-foot long wooden bench on a rusting cargo ship that went up and down, up and down, up and down....The Eastpack got into port in St. Kitts…

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Read more about the article Day 29: The Dominican Job

Day 29: The Dominican Job

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 January 2009
  • Post category:Dominica/Martinique/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Martin and Fabio had to be up for 6am, as they were getting a plane to South America, so I thanked them profusely, got their photos for the ‘heroes' page…

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Read more about the article Day 28: Ferry Nice!

Day 28: Ferry Nice!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 January 2009
  • Post category:Martinique/St. Lucia/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
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We docked at about 4.30 in the morning in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. This is an unreasonable hour, and one that I refuse to believe exists. I stayed on my…

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Read more about the article Day 27: A Bridgetown Too Far

Day 27: A Bridgetown Too Far

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:27 January 2009
  • Post category:Barbados/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Awoke on the metal floor of the Melinda II. I hadn't been seasick (even though the boat was thumping the waves like a cartoon dog hitting a cartoon cat) and…

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Read more about the article Day 26: Banana Boat to Barbados

Day 26: Banana Boat to Barbados

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Vincent & The Grenadines/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
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Dragged myself out of bed and headed to the port. I was halfway there when I realised I had left my coat in my room, so returned, red faced, and…

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Read more about the article Day 25: Pirates of the Caribbean

Day 25: Pirates of the Caribbean

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Vincent & The Grenadines/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Everything closes on Sunday on St. Vincent. I tried to get to (what's left of) the Pirates of the Caribbean set on the other side of the island. I got…

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Read more about the article Day 24: The Kingstown Mooch

Day 24: The Kingstown Mooch

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:24 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Vincent & The Grenadines/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
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If you can't beat them, join them. Got on a minibus to Kingstown and had a great time meandering around the fish market and the fruit market before checking out…

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Read more about the article Day 23: St Vincent’s Price

Day 23: St Vincent’s Price

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 January 2009
  • Post category:St. Vincent & The Grenadines/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
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Another early riser and onto the ferry ‘Barracuda' up to St. Vincent, the big daddy of the Grenadines. It's where they filmed most of Pirates of the Caribbean around here…

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Read more about the article Day 22: Union Island Blues

Day 22: Union Island Blues

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 January 2009
  • Post category:Grenada/The Caribbean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Currently sitting in the Tourist Centre opposite the jetty in Hillsborough, Carriacou island waiting for the guy who said he'd take me to Union Island in his speedboat (for a…

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  • Part I: Man of the World
    • 1. South America
    • 2. The Caribbean
    • 3. Central & North America
    • 4. Europe
    • 5. West Africa
    • 6. Central Africa
    • 7. Southern Africa
    • 8. East Africa
  • Part II: Top of the World
    • 1. The Middle East
    • 2. North Africa
    • 3. Central Asia
    • 4. Arabia
    • 5. South Asia
    • 6. East Asia
    • 7. Southeast Asia
    • 8. Australasia
  • Part III: End of the World
    • 1. Intermission
    • 2. Melanesia
    • 3. Polynesia
    • 4. Micronesia
    • 5. Return to SE Asia
    • 6. Marooned!
    • 7. The Final Frontiers
    • 8. The Journey Home
  • Epilogue

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