Day 1,213: Sing Us A Song
Fri 27.04.12: It’s been seven months since I re-booted The Odyssey Expedition after my enforced sabbatical and I’m pleased to announce that I have now
Day 1,215: A Big Fat Croc
Sun 29.04.12: On our way to Hong Kong now, but we still have a couple of pitstops along the way. First up, Davao on the
Day 1,216: General Santos
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
Day 1,221: Ping Pong King Kong Hong Kong
Sat 05.05.12: It took a few days, but on the evening of Friday 4th May you could see the bright lights of Hong Kong from
Day 1,222: My Fellow Liverpudlians
Sun 06.05.12: After the lunacy of last night, it was time to get back on track. Myself, Dino and Mandy have written to numerous shipping
Day 1,223: You’re A Dick!
Mon 07.05.12: Up early for a meeting with Chris at Wallem Shipping, a friend of Stuart Jackets from the Queen Victoria pub in Wan Chai.
Days 1,224-1,225: Open Mic
Tue 08.05.12 – Wed 09.05.12: I never let a late night get in the way of an early start, and Tuesday in HK would be
Day 1,226: Now, Visa
Thu 10.05.12: I chuckle now to think when I got my Vietnamese visa back in September 2010 that I honestly thought it would be my
Days 1,227-1,228: Holy Macau!
Fri 11.05.12 – Sat 12.05.12: This would be my last full day in Fragrant Harbour, or as you know it, Hong Kong. It started late
Day 1,229: The New Arrival
Sun 13.05.12: Over the last three and a half years I’ve missed a shed load of my friend’s life events that photos on Facebook just
Day 1,230: On The Road Again
Mon 14.05.12: Apart from that brief unpleasantness in Australia, travelling up and down to Townsville on one of those wretched overpriced Aussie coaches, this ‘phase’
Day 1,231: Hang on, I’m Kunming
Tue 15.05.12: 8am came and went. It was by this stage I realised that when the nice lady at the Guangzhou bus station has said
Day 1,232: All We Have is Laos
Wed 16.05.12: Attention novice backpackers! The country of Laos is pronounced ‘Lao’!! Just so you know. I crossed the border at Boten at first light,
Day 1,233: Shot Down Over Bangkok
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
Day 1,234: Something Fishy
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
Day 1,235: Bangkok-A-Go-Go
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
Days 1,236-1,237: Escape From Khao San
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
Day 1,238: The Road To Singapore
Tue 22.05.12: One day, a British gent called Tom sat down before a map of the world. At the very tip of the Malay peninsular
Day 1,239: Wednesday Night Social
Wed 23.05.12: I had arranged to meet with Captain Paneer of PIL, the shipping company responsible for my crucial forays to Tuvalu, Marshall Islands, Samoa,
Day 1,240: Fish n’ Chips n’ Curry Sauce
Thu 24.05.12: PIL you are the BEST!! Not only did I awake to find an email granting me passage on board the MV Kota Wirawan,
Day 1,241: The Arab Street Preachers
Fri 25.05.12: I lost my debit card last week in Bangkok. Foolish I know, but it’s only the second time I’ve lost my card since
Day 1,242: Gotham City
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
Day 1,243: The 10 Courts of Hell
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