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    • The Odyssey Expedition
    • Graham David Hughes
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  • 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
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      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
      • Epilogue
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Day 1,212: The Jolly Jellies of Palau

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Palau/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Thu 26.04.12: WOW. No, seriously, WOW. Talk about saving the best for last. PALAU YOU ROCK MY WORLD!! Straight into my top five countries, methinks. My number one pick in…

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Days 1,090-1,091: The Fijian Chief

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  • Post published:15 January 2012
  • Post category:Fiji/Polynesia/The Odyssey Expedition
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26.12.11-27.12.11: Boxing Day was a long, lazy day, but one in which I learnt an important life lesson: if you’re in a small swimming pool and you get everybody in…

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Day 1,051: Mystery Island

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  • Post published:27 November 2011
  • Post category:Melanesia/The Odyssey Expedition/Vanuatu
  • Post comments:6 Comments

17.11.11: How could one not love a place called Mystery Island? An uninhabited island located in the very south of Vanuatu, this tiny dot of land is believed to be…

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Days 990-993: Go-Go-Gadget Backpack

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  • Post published:20 September 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

17.09.11-20.09.11: Today THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION gets its skates on again. Living up the traditional Odyssey brand, I’ve been waylaid for far too long - but thanks to some clever editing,…

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AUSSIE SKIPPER REQ’D: FOR HIGH ADVENTURE

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  • Post published:10 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured/Pacific/Pacific Ocean
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THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION Hi, my name is Graham Hughes. I’m a British adventurer, TV presenter and a Guinness World Record holder.  You can read more about me on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hughes I’m currently in…

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Days 887-932: A Heavy Wait

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  • Post published:22 July 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/Pacific Ocean/The Odyssey Expedition
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06.06.11-21.07.11:   “What’s going on with this boat, Graham?”  I must have heard that question over a hundred times in the last few months.  Before today I was unable to…

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THE ODYSSEY: Review of 2010

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  • Post published:1 January 2011
  • Post category:Australasia/Featured
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January 2010 I started the year in fine fettle.  Having met Mandy at the pyramids in Egypt for midnight on New Year's Eve we spent a wonderful week together before…

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Days 715-721: My Papua Visa Hell

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  • Post published:23 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Favourite/Indonesia/Papua New Guinea/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
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16.12.10-22.12.10: You know, when I stepped out of the Vietnamese Consulate back in September I honestly thought that my days of being trapped like a cog in the bureaucratic nightmare…

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How To Travel The World On The Cheap!

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  • Post published:21 December 2010
  • Post category:Canada/Cape Verde/Egypt/Featured/Gabon/Indonesia/Tunisia/Turkey/USA
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I've been stuck on the border with Papua New Guinea for the last few days, so not wanting to waste my time I made this here video for ya! It's…

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Days 713-714: The Floating Menagerie

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  • Post published:16 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Indonesia/The Odyssey Expedition
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14.12.10-15.12.10: Crikey! This ship is even worse than the last one. At least on board the last on I had a bed. Here it’s every man for himself, and as…

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