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Days 549-577: Delayed in Dubai

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:11 August 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:0 Comments

03.07.10–01.08.10: So I wound up stuck in Dubai for four weeks. Tons of stuff happened, but not much of it relevant to the ongoing quest that is The Odyssey.  I’ll…

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Day 548: World Cup Pool Party

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 July 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:4 Comments

02.07.10: So I rolled back into Dubai for the third time of asking. After a delightful chat with the Filipino women who worked in the Burger King by the Saptco…

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Day 547: Nothing To See Here, Move Along

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 July 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
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01.07.10: I arrived in Riyadh around 12 noon and thought about heading out to the town as I had a few hours until the bus to Dubai departed. Well I…

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Day 546: Gra’m Crackers

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

30.06.10: I got a call of the Mandster saying that her mum’s mate had seen a trailer for my television show on cable TV in Australia. A bit (all right…

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Days 544 & 545: Another Mad Scheme

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
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28.06.10-29.06.10: I was a little iniquitous last time I left Africa, and for that I am truly sorry. Africa is many things, but it’s definitely not rubbish. Infuriating perhaps, but…

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Day 542: (Finally) Out Of Africa

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

27.06.10: We were supposed to cast off at 8am, or is that knitting? Might be getting my lingo muddled. Either way, the cargo operation wasn’t completed until the afternoon. The…

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Day 542: Eritrea Uncovered

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

26.06.10: This morning I was invited around to a local girl’s place for some traditional Eritrean breakfast. Saba and I sat in the back yard of her single room shack…

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Day 541: Africa’s Final Fortress

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:10 Comments

25.06.10: We arrived in Massawa Port, Eritrea just after noon. As I sauntered down the gangplank my head, usually filled with logistics and gibberish, felt surprisingly clear: all I could…

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Days 539 & 540: Back In The Red

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
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23.06.10-24.06.10: We had to be at Baaboud Shipping for 7.30am, and, once again, Turki took time away from the office to take me there.  The level of hospitality and sheer…

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Day 538: The Old Jeddah Mind Trick

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
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22.06.10: Turki had tried in vain all yesterday to get in touch with Baaboud Shipping and arrange a meeting with Ahmed.  But this morning we had better luck.  By 9.01am…

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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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