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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
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Day 1,213: Sing Us A Song

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Return To Southeast Asia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Fri 27.04.12: It’s been seven months since I re-booted The Odyssey Expedition after my enforced sabbatical and I’m pleased to announce that I have now visited EVERY COUNTRY in 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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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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Day 1,154: Such A Pretty House

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 March 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Pacific Ocean/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:7 Comments

Tue 28.02.12: Today I turned 33 years old. Too old, Yoda would say, to begin the training. By the age of 33, Jesus had convinced enough illiterate sailors that he…

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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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Day 1,086: How To Write A Blockbuster – Part IV

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 December 2011
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Polynesia/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

22.12.11: Antagonists This is the easy bit. Your antagonist could be a rival news anchor, a monster from the black lagoon or the protagonist’s own fear of commitment (although if…

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Day 1,085: How To Write A Blockbuster – Part III

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 December 2011
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Polynesia/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

21.12.11: The Re-writes Begin... There are certain rules you have to stick to in order to write a successful movie script. If you would prefer to ignore these rules, write…

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Day 1,084: How To Write A Blockbuster – Part II

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 December 2011
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Polynesia/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

20.12.11: The Premise First up, work out the basic premise in your head. Don’t worry about making it all make sense just yet, just worry about the main features of…

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Day 1,083: How To Write A Blockbuster – Part I

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 December 2011
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Polynesia/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

19.12.11: I’ve been spending my days and nights (mostly nights) on board the good ship Southern Pearl practicing the ancient art of writing. I’ve been writing my blog (of course)…

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Day 1,082: There And Back Again

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 December 2011
  • Post category:Pacific Ocean/Polynesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

18.12.11: The hard part done, the crew of The Southern Pearl could now afford to let their hair down for the five day sail back down the Pacific Ocean to Fiji.…

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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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