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Day 1,212: The Jolly Jellies of Palau

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Palau/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Thu 26.04.12: WOW. No, seriously, WOW. Talk about saving the best for last. PALAU YOU ROCK MY WORLD!! Straight into my top five countries, methinks. My number one pick in…

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Day 1,211: The Island of Stone Money

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Wed 25.04.12: YAPPITY YAP! The Federated States of Micronesia is divided into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap. Funnily enough, Yap is the only state that my spellchecker likes.…

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Day 1,209: The View From The Bridge

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Guam/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Mon 23.04.12: One of the more interesting things about travelling to every country in the world is it allows you to make comparisons. Sweeping sweeping generalisations aside for one moment,…

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Day 1,208: There’s Always One Isn’t There?

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Northern Mariana Islands/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Sun 22.04.12 Even though my usual sleep patterns prefer me to stay up all night (preferably partying) and sleep in the morning, today I made a special exception for the…

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Days 1,202-1,207: The Voyage of the Mell Sembawang

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Japan/Micronesia/Pacific Ocean/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Mon 16.04.12 – Sat 21.04.12 The Mell Sembawang is a wonderful little boat: my cabin is clean, the air-con is working, the food is magnificent (I had steak in pepper…

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Day 1,201: Full Steam Ahead!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Taiwan/The Odyssey Expedition

Sun 15.04.12: There’s a lot of boring technical stuff that I have to keep on top of while bumming around the known universe. Keeping this website updated is one thing,…

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Day 1,200: To Curse A Thief

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Rants/Taiwan/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Sat 14.04.12: After the good news from Hartmann, I did what all good backpackers do on Friday nights in strange and foreign lands. I went headed to the pub. A…

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Day 1,199: Friday the 13th

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Taiwan/The Odyssey Expedition
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Fri 13.04.12: If I was going to stand any chance of getting on this ship, I needed to head down to the southern port city of Kaoshiung, stat. Luckily for…

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Day 1,198: Palau On My Mind

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Taiwan/The Odyssey Expedition
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Thu 12.04.12: If I’m to stand any chance of completing this quest, there are two things that must happen. One is that I am given permission to travel on the…

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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
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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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  • 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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