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    • Graham David Hughes
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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
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      • 4. Arabia
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      • 8. Australasia
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      • 8. The Journey Home
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Days 1,236-1,237: Escape From Khao San

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 June 2012
  • Post category:Malaysia/Return To Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Sun 20.05.12–Mon 21.05.12: When you gotta go, you’ve gotta go. I don’t need The Hangover II to tell me that Bangkok is more addictive than crack. I could happily stay…

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Day 1,235: Bangkok-A-Go-Go

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 June 2012
  • Post category:Return To Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Sat 19.05.12: Another day of sifting through shipping timetables and arranging matters for further down the line. The most (de)pressing of which is what the hell is happening with Series…

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Day 1,234: Something Fishy

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 June 2012
  • Post category:Return To Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
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Fri 18.05.12: I spent the day in the backpacker bar hunched over my computer attempting to find a clever way to get to Sri Lanka without flying. Now my mind…

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Day 1,233: Shot Down Over Bangkok

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 June 2012
  • Post category:Laos/Return To Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Thu 17.05.12: The bus got into Vientiane even earlier than expected – at around 3am. Nothing to do but wait in the tatty old bus station until the border opens.…

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Days 649-650: To The Ends Of The Earth

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 October 2010
  • Post category:Malaysia/Singapore/Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

11.10.10-12.10.10: After two hours kip (I actually didn’t bother using my bunk – the communal area of the backpackers did just as well), by 7.30am I was shovelling breakfast into…

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Day 648: The Golden L-Shape

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 October 2010
  • Post category:Burma/Laos/Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

10.10.10: BANG! Before my brain could register where I was and what was going on, the front of the bus bounced a good foot off the ground, jolting my fellow…

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Day 647: Nobody Does It Better

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 October 2010
  • Post category:Cambodia/Southeast Asia/Thailand/The Odyssey Expedition/Vietnam
  • Post comments:1 Comment

09.10.10: The bus arrived at the Cambodian border at around 3.30am, and we had to wait until the damn thing opened (at 7am) before we could proceed.  Bit of an…

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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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