THE ODYSSEY WORLD VISA GUIDE
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…
Days 194 to 197: Dolphins and Doldrums
Day 194: Ray The Ray 13.07.09: Wow! I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like this before. There was not one iota of a smidgin of a…
Days 190 to 193: The Great Escape
Day 190: On The Beach 09.07.09: Perhaps I should have mentioned this before – Val, the guy who was ‘helping’ me last week is now demanding that I pay him…
Days 185 to 188: Ticket To Ride
Day 185: The Magic Words 04.07.09: A couple of weeks ago, I met an American girl named Callie Flood, who was ex-peace corps. After running into her again today (and…
Days 182-184: Meeting People Is Easy
Day 182: We Are Nowhere And It's Now 01.07.09: One thing that Café Sophia is good for, is meeting people. Possibly because there is nowhere else in Praia where you…
Days 176-181: Time Is Running Out
Day 176: The Apology 25.06.09: This is getting beyond a joke. Today was spent in a frantic state of despair as the Micau actually came into port (amazingly). I was…
Day 175: Tomorrow Never Comes
24.06.09: The boat did not come in last night. It will not be leaving today. It’s been three weeks since I arrived here. Three weeks out of the fifty-two that…
Day 174: This Is A Low
23.06.09: Last night, I met with a really lovely girl from North London called Pricilla. She’s been working for UNICEF in Guinea-Bissau, one of the more worrying countries I have…
Day 173: In Praise Of Science
22.06.09: Did I really expect to be leaving today? I am that stupid? The Micau is still out there in the water, bobbing up and down and laughing at me.…
Day 172: In Defence Of Downloads
21.06.09: So I’m still here in horrible Cape Verde. My boat SHOULD be leaving tomorrow, but to be honest I’m not holding my breath. Today, I whiled away my time…