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Day 1,444: I Predict A Riot

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 December 2012
  • Post category:Egypt/Journey Home/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Fri 14.12.12: Yesterday the Sinai arrived in Aswan without too much fuss. Danny and Jill, the couple I shared lunch with in Wadi Halfa, slept the night on the deck…

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Day 1,249: Why I’m Not A Republican

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 June 2012
  • Post category:Marooned!/Rants/Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:13 Comments

Sat 02.06.12: Today marked the start of the 4-day Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year as Head of State of The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and…

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Day 1,243: The 10 Courts of Hell

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:19 June 2012
  • Post category:Rants/Return To Southeast Asia/Singapore/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Sun 27.05.12:  Today I met up with Maryanne, the CouchSurfer who shared Mike’s flat with me in Hong Kong. Together with Kuni and our new CouchSurfer Callum we headed over…

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Day 1,242: Gotham City

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 June 2012
  • Post category:Rants/Return To Southeast Asia/Singapore/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Sat 26.05.12: Gangsters. I hate them. I hate their pathetic lust for money, their shocking insensitivity to the misery of others, their child-like desire for trinkets and weaponry. But I…

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Day 1,216: General Santos

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 May 2012
  • Post category:Philippines/Rants/Return To Southeast Asia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Mon 30.04.12: After arriving in the port of General Santos I met with Vincent, the local agent for Mariana Express, who took me to see Manny Pacquiao’s mum’s house. It’s…

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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 1,154: 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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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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    • 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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