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Day 1,885: The Last Post

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 January 2013
  • Post category:Epilogue/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Fri 28.02.14: It's taken over a YEAR of deliberation, but it's official: Guinness World Records have sent me notification that I am, without a shadow of a doubt, the first…

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Days 1,490-1,493: The Last Leg

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 January 2013
  • Post category:Epilogue/Russia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Mon 29.01.13 - Thu 01.02.13: Monday morning saw Casey and I silently creep out of Lindsey's place around 7am. I was in an epic rush to get to the coach…

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Days 1,483-1,489: Man of the World

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 January 2013
  • Post category:Epilogue/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Tue 22.01.13 - Mon 28.01.13: I finally heard back from the Russian visa guy this week. He hadn’t received my original email, so I’ve had to postpone my trip to…

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Days 1,476-1,482: Life In Limbo

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 January 2013
  • Post category:Epilogue/The Odyssey Expedition
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Tue 15.01.13 - Mon 21.01.13: I was hoping to be in Russia today. But since when has The Odyssey Expedition run as smoothly as you or I would like?? The…

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Days 1,469-1,475: I Didn’t Do It

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:14 January 2013
  • Post category:England/Epilogue/The Odyssey Expedition
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Tue 08.01.13 - Mon 14.01.12: Dear Graham Hughes, Thank you for your application for 'First Surface Journey To Every Country in World'. Unfortunately, due to media reports that described that…

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Days 1,462-1,468: An Unexpected Email

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 January 2013
  • Post category:England/Epilogue/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Tue 01.01.13 - Mon 07.01.13: 2013 began, as all good years should, with a kiss. The cute redhead (that isn’t me) is my new girlfriend, Casey Turner. She’s a professional…

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Day 1,461: And So, In Closing…

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 December 2012
  • Post category:Journey Home/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:14 Comments

Mon 31.12.12: If you’re lucky, very lucky, you might live 30,000 days, about 82 years. You won’t remember much of the first 4,000: you’re just a kid. The following 1,800…

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Day 1,455: Let’s Hear It

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 December 2012
  • Post category:Journey Home/The Odyssey Expedition
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Tue 25.12.12: Merry Christmas everyone! I started this THANK YOU list over 6 weeks ago, and it’s still hopelessly incomplete. These are just SOME of the people who made The…

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Day 1,452: Well, I’m Back

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 December 2012
  • Post category:England/Journey Home/The Odyssey Expedition
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Sat 22.12.12: I had planned a long time ago to return to my hometown of Liverpool on the ferry. Originally it was to be the ferry from Ireland, but it…

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Day 1,450: All The Old Turks

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 December 2012
  • Post category:Austria/Bulgaria/Croatia/Germany/Journey Home/Serbia/Slovenia/The Odyssey Expedition/Turkey
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Thu 20.12.12: So arrived at Istanbul international bus station bang on 8am and then started the usually fun (but not fun today because it was cold, damp and my feet…

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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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