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      • 8. Australasia
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Day 1,249: Why I’m Not A Republican

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:30 June 2012
  • Post category:Marooned!/Rants/Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:13 Comments

Sat 02.06.12: Today marked the start of the 4-day Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year as Head of State of The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and…

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Days 963-973: 10 Things I Hate About U(K) – Part 2

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:5 September 2011
  • Post category:England/Intermission/Northern Ireland/Scotland/The Odyssey Expedition/Wales
  • Post comments:2 Comments

21.08.11-31.08.11: Here's the rest of my jolly list of ten things that make me pull my hair and scream about silly old Blighty... 6. The Daily Mail For the non-Brits…

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Day 886: An Open Letter to Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson

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  • Post published:5 June 2011
  • Post category:Australia/England/Intermission/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 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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Day 170: The British Film Insanity

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:19 June 2009
  • Post category:Cape Verde/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa
  • Post comments:1 Comment

I think my boat is going to leave today, but I still don’t know. At the moment I am sitting outside Café Sophia using Mito’s laptop and I’ve got nothing…

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