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Read more about the article Day 207: In Tidy Attire

Day 207: In Tidy Attire

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 July 2009
  • Post category:Sierra Leone/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Had a bloody superb Sunday. Nowt to do, I slept in, uploaded my videos, wrote some blog, chatted to Mand, HAD A BATH! Oh yeah, this is my kind of…

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Read more about the article Day 206: Drunk n’ Laughing

Day 206: Drunk n’ Laughing

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 July 2009
  • Post category:Sierra Leone/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:1 Comment

I was reading a book recently about a deaf guy who worked for the Peace Corps in Zambia. It was a ripping yarn, but one thing that he said stuck…

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Read more about the article Days 202 to 205: The Journey to Freetown

Days 202 to 205: The Journey to Freetown

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:24 July 2009
  • Post category:Guinea/Mali/Senegal/Sierra Leone/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Day 202: The Wheels On The Bus Go FWAP FWAP FWAP 21 July 2009 As the dawn was breaking ahead of us (myself and two guys from my shared taxi)…

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Read more about the article Days 198 to 201: The Odyssey Reloaded

Days 198 to 201: The Odyssey Reloaded

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 July 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Guinea-Bissau/Mali/Senegal/The Gambia/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Day 198: The Approach17 July 2009Wahwahweewah. Friday! Are we still at sea? It would appear so. No sign of Dakar yet, but the GPS was insisting it was less than…

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Read more about the article Days 194 to 197: Dolphins and Doldrums

Days 194 to 197: Dolphins and Doldrums

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:16 July 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Day 194: Ray The Ray13 July 2009Wow! I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like this before. There was not one iota of a smidgin of a…

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Read more about the article Days 190 to 193: The Great Escape

Days 190 to 193: The Great Escape

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:12 July 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Day 190: On The Beach 9 July 2009 Perhaps I should have mentioned this before – Val, the guy who was ‘helping’ me last week is now demanding that I…

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Read more about the article Day 189: Real England

Day 189: Real England

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:8 July 2009
  • Post category:Cape Verde/England/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa

Well, as predicted, the Micau didn’t leave. Christ, they must be running out of excuses now. Maybe a black cat crossed the path of the captain today, or the boatswain…

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Read more about the article Days 185 to 188: Ticket To Ride

Days 185 to 188: Ticket To Ride

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 July 2009
  • Post category:Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
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Day 185: Amazing News!!! 4 July 2009 A couple of weeks ago, I met an American girl named Callie Flood, who was ex-peace corps. After running into her again today…

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Read more about the article Days 182 to 184: Meeting People Is Easy

Days 182 to 184: Meeting People Is Easy

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:3 July 2009
  • Post category:Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:10 Comments

Day 182: We Are Nowhere And It's Now 1 July 2009 One thing that Café Sophia is good for, is meeting people. Possibly because there is nowhere else in Praia…

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Read more about the article Days 176 to 181: Time Is Running Out

Days 176 to 181: Time Is Running Out

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 June 2009
  • Post category:Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Day 176: The Apology25 June 2009This is getting beyond a joke. Today was spent in a frantic state of despair as the Micau actually came into port (amazingly). I was…

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    • 4. Arabia
    • 5. South Asia
    • 6. East Asia
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    • 5. Return to SE Asia
    • 6. Marooned!
    • 7. The Final Frontiers
    • 8. The Journey Home
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