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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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  • About
    • The Odyssey Expedition
    • Graham David Hughes
    • Country Checklist
    • Why WaterAid?
    • FAQs
  • Odyssey Blog
    • 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
  • Media
    • Odyssey Books
    • Odyssey TV
    • TV Interviews
    • News Coverage
    • TED Talks
  • Souvenirs
    • Passports
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • GPS Records
    • Newspaper Clippings
  • Heroes
    • Team Odyssey
    • The Americas
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • Sponsors
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Day 1,338: We’ll Always Have Paris

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 August 2012
  • Post category:Australia/England/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:16 Comments

30.08.12: Let me just say this: I have the best mates anyone could ever hope for. Within 5 hours of my arrival on Saturday 11 August 2012, I was celebrating…

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Days 1,188-1,197: Placating Neptune

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/Pacific Ocean/Taiwan/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Mon 02.04.12 – Wed 11.04.12: It was an early start on Monday morning. Sam had to go into work, so I grabbed all my gear and tagged along with her…

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Days 1,186-1,187: Mount Coo-tha

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:15 April 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Sat 31.03.12 – Sun 01.04.12: Literally woke up in the gutter. Well, it was sort of half in the gutter half in a bush. Man that was a big night.…

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Day 1,185: The Man From Del Monte Says…

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 April 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Fri 30.03.12: The coach arrived in Brisbane’s miserable concrete Roma Street Transport Terminal around noon and I was off like Usian Bolt off the blocks to the library. Air conditioning,…

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Day 1,184: Feeding The Crocodile

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 April 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Thu 29.03.12: Not wanting my trip up to Townsville to be a complete waste of time, Eagle, Sera and Robbie ensured that I at least had some most excellent experiences…

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Day 1,183: Nein!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:1 April 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Wed 28.03.12: I can see why they call these coaches ‘luxury’, I mean – the seats recline a whole TWO inches! Amazing!! And the vibration of the window glass no…

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Day 1,182: North, Miss Tessmacher!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 March 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Tue 27.03.12: Crystal had to be up for work at 8am, so that meant I had to be up as well. After dropping me in Fortitude Valley (sounds like an…

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Day 1,181: How The South Pacific Was Won

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 March 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

26.03.12: The Pacific, south of the equator line, is now complete. Yes, there were a handful of territories – Niue, Tokelau, French Polynesia, Pitcairn & Easter Island – that I…

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Days 1,150–1,153: Piercing The Gloom

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 March 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/Pacific Ocean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Fri 24.02.12 – Mon 27.02.12: So I went from the Papuan Chief to the Pacific Pearl to the Southern Pearl to the Southern Lily 2 to the Sea Princess to…

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Days 1,146-1,149: The Road To Nauru

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 February 2012
  • Post category:Australia/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Mon 20.02.12 – Thursday 23.02.12: Monday morning and I arrived in Sydney bright and early. After picking up a $1 coffee from 7/11 (I live off this stuff when I’m…

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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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