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      • 4. Arabia
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      • 8. Australasia
    • Part III: End of the World
      • 1. Intermission
      • 2. Melanesia
      • 3. Polynesia
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      • 5. Return to SE Asia
      • 6. Marooned!
      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
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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
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    • The Americas
    • Europe
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    • Middle East
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Day 1,424: Back Where It All Began

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 November 2012
  • Post category:Final Frontiers/Kenya/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Sat 24 Nov 12: Today I headed north from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, across the plains of the Serengeti, and yes Mount Kilimanjaro did rise…

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Days 1,422-1,423: This Is Africa

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 November 2012
  • Post category:Final Frontiers/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition/Zambia
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Thu 22 - Fri 23 Nov 12: I didn’t want to use this as a title, said while pointing to at the red earth, imitating Leonardo DiCaprio ’s Rhodesian mercenary…

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Day 1,421: Wham Bam Thank You Zam

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 November 2012
  • Post category:Final Frontiers/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition/Zambia
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Wed 21.11.12: So then, Zambia, my third country in three days. Zambia has always been Zimbabwe’s poorer neighbour, even back in the day when it was Northern Rhodesia, it was…

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Day 354: Business As Usual

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 December 2009
  • Post category:Burundi/East Africa/Ethiopia/Rants/Rwanda/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition/Uganda
  • Post comments:4 Comments

20.12.09: You know when somebody says that something was a breath of fresh air, I can't describe how apt that saying is when it comes to Rwanda. It is there…

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Day 353: A Dish Called Rwanda

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 December 2009
  • Post category:Burundi/Comoros/Djibouti/East Africa/Rwanda/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

19.12.09: Wow. Rwanda. Like, really, wow. I know what I like and I like what I see. I dragged my reluctant carcass out of bed at some ungodly hour and…

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Day 352: In The Shadow of Kilimanjaro

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:19 December 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Rwanda/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

18.12.09: Today's mission was to get as close to the border of Rwanda as possible. I'm a bit miffed that I got stuck in Dodoma last night as I could…

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Day 351: The Race Is ON!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:19 December 2009
  • Post category:Djibouti/East Africa/Rwanda/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

17.12.09: Right. Here's the deal. It's Thursday 17th December. If I play my cards right, I reckon I can get to Egypt via Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia,…

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Day 295: Moroni Planet

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 October 2009
  • Post category:Comoros/Southern Africa/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
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22.10.09: I was convinced that I'd be on this sticking hole of a boat until tomorrow morning. Imagine my relief when I went onto the bridge this afternoon to charge…

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Day 294: The Grottiest Boat Afloat

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 October 2009
  • Post category:Indian Ocean/Southern Africa/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

21.10.09: Sometimes words fail me. It doesn't happen very often but blimey this boat is a rotten carcass of grot. All I can think of as I see the 100+…

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Day 293: Whenever You’re Ready…!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 October 2009
  • Post category:Southern Africa/Tanzania/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

20.10.09: Either I was on the smoothest boat ride that I had ever experienced or when I awoke we hadn't left port. What do you think, kids? I sat up…

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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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