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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
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      • 5. Return to SE Asia
      • 6. Marooned!
      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
      • Epilogue
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VIDEO: Graham and Mandy Down Under (2002)

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 December 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Back in the heady halcyon days of 2002, I travelled to Australia to meet up with Mandy, an Aussie girl I had met 3 years earlier while backpacking around Egypt.…

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Days 990-993: Go-Go-Gadget Backpack

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • 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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Days 988-989: WOO HOO!!!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:16 September 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/Papua New Guinea/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

15.09.11-16.09.11: I’ve just heard back from Martin at China Navigation (the subsidiary of Swire Shipping involved with PNG) and the good news is that there is a ship willing and able to…

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Days 985-987: Saddle Up, People!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:14 September 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/Papua New Guinea/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:5 Comments

12.09.11-14.09.11: The time for procrastination is over. Much of this year has been spent – some might say wasted - holding out hope for a yachtie to invite me onboard…

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AUSSIE SKIPPER REQ’D: FOR HIGH ADVENTURE

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured/Pacific/Pacific Ocean
  • Post comments:3 Comments

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 943-948: Ain’t No Fat Lady Singin’

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:6 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

01.08.11-06.08.11: So I’ve come to the fine city of Sydney in pursuit of a yacht captain who is looking for ADVENTURE, EXCITEMENT and REALLY WILD THINGS on the high seas.…

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Days 941-942: It’s Not Your Fault

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:1 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

30.07.11-31.07.11: Just enjoyed an awesome weekend volunteering for the Melbourne Open House festival. Seventy-five buildings around the city had their doors flung open to the general public... and you know…

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Here, I Made You A Flag

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:15 June 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured/Rants
  • Post comments:4 Comments

It has come to my attention that the Australian flag is boring and rubbish. According to flagsaustralia.com.au "there are no compelling reasons why [the Australian flag] should change."  There are,…

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Day 886: An Open Letter to Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:5 June 2011
  • Post category:Australia/England/Intermission/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:5 Comments

05.06.11: After the death threats I received for slagging off the Cape Verde police force on this very blog, I learnt a pertinent lesson: don’t say what you really think…

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Days 725-762: Where Have You Been?

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 February 2011
  • Post category:Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:9 Comments

26.12.10-01.02.11: Well, I was hoping to be back on the road by now, but as anyone who’s been watching the news in the last couple of weeks will tell you,…

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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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