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      • 8. Australasia
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      • 1. Intermission
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      • 7. The Final Frontiers
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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
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Day 266: Anglin’ Fer Angola

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 September 2009
  • Post category:Angola/Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

23.09.09: 5am! Are you having a laugh? The bus didn’t leave until nine!! I could have had a good lie-in, although this will form the pattern of the next week…

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Day 265: Hen’s Teeth

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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22.09.09: I returned to the Angolan embassy, fingers and toes crossed. I hung about for an hour or so before somebody came to help me. I was taken into the…

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Day 264: Visas and Viruses

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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21.09.09: Okay. Today was my DAY OF ACTION. I headed down to the Angolan embassy first thing in the morning, armed with my passport my old visa, my letter of…

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Day 263: Why Fool Yoda Is

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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20.09.09: Today was another DVD-fest, a Hitchcock triple-bill (The Trouble With Harry (Crap), Topaz (Good) and Marnie (Okay)) culminating in Michael and I watching James Dean chew the scenery like…

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Day 262: The Dirty Stop-out

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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19.09.09: A great lie-in was interrupted by my desire to watch as many of Alex’s DVDs as possible before I had to leave. So I camped on the couch and…

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Day 261: A Hard Day’s Night

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

18.09.09: So…after two days, I finally got to the Angolan Embassy and found out that there was a chance - an outside chance - that I could get a new…

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Day 260: Heroes Day

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:5 Comments

17.09.09: Today is Angolan Heroes Day, so the Embassy was closed. Looks like I’m going to be here for the weekend... Not that I’m complaining. I need a few days…

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Day 225: The Best Chocolate Eclairs In Africa

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 August 2009
  • Post category:Cameroon/Central Africa/DR Congo/Equatorial Guinea/Gabon/The Odyssey Expedition
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13.08.09: I rushed to get my visas for Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo and Gabon. The visas for DR Congo and Gabon were straight forward, but the Equatorial Guinea guys suggested…

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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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