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THE ODYSSEY WORLD VISA GUIDE

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:17 December 2010
  • Post category:Featured
  • Post comments:5 Comments

One of the things that holds back many people from travelling is the prospect of wasting time and effort attempting to get into countries that would quite prefer it if…

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Day 512: There’s Always An Irish Pub…

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

27.05.11: As if Qatar hadn’t done enough to upset me, today it well and truly rained on my parade.  I was planning to meet up with friends I had met…

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Day 511: Qatar On A Hot Tin Roof

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Bahrain/Qatar/The Odyssey Expedition
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26.05.10: Urgh me drinkie too muchie.  I’ve seriously put on a stone in the last six weeks, what with all my Dominos pizzas and KFC.  I need to get moving…

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Day 510: Singin’ In The Bahrain

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:27 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Bahrain/Kuwait/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition

25.05.10: Oh yes, I’m back ON THE ROAD!  After saying my final farewell to the delectable Kassie I bundled myself on the 9am bus to Bahrain via Dammam in Saudi…

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Days 494-500: No Dice

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:17 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Kuwait/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

09.05.10-15.05.10: Well then, it should all be over, shouldn’t it?  First thing Sunday morning I hurried down to the copy place to pick up my shiny happy visa, only for…

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Days 487-493: Quiz Night

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Kuwait/The Odyssey Expedition
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02.05.10-08.05.10: On Sunday morning came the news I was waiting for – my Saudi invitation was in the bag!  Within just a few days I’d be finally buzzing through to…

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Days 480-486: Boiling Point

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:2 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Kuwait/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

25.04.10–01.05.10: This week I’ve been staying with a guy from Austria called Martin.  His flat is spanking – it’s in a brand new apartment complex and the apartment is so…

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Days 473-479: Kuwaiting For Godot

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 April 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Kuwait/The Odyssey Expedition
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18.04.10-24.04.10: My second week in Kuwait was a little more sedate than the first.  I managed to pull some awesome shapes on the website… check out all the new features…

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Days 466-472: A Dead End

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 April 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Kuwait/The Odyssey Expedition
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11.04.10 - 17.04.10: So there’s always plan B, right? Well, it all seemed simple enough. According to the Lonely Planet I could get a transit visa for Saudi as long…

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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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