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Read more about the article Day 266: Anglin’ Fer Angola

Day 266: Anglin’ Fer Angola

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 September 2009
  • Post category:Angola/Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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5am! Are you having a laugh? The bus didn’t leave until nine!! I could have had a good lie-in, although this will form the pattern of the next week of…

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Read more about the article Day 265: Hen’s Teeth

Day 265: Hen’s Teeth

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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I returned to the Angolan embassy, fingers and toes crossed. I hung about for an hour or so before somebody came to help me. I was taken into the back…

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Read more about the article Day 264: Visas and Viruses

Day 264: Visas and Viruses

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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Okay. Today was my DAY OF ACTION. I headed down to the Angolan embassy first thing in the morning, armed with my passport my old visa, my letter of invitation,…

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Read more about the article Day 263: Why Fool Yoda Is

Day 263: Why Fool Yoda Is

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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Today was another DVD-fest, a Hitchcock triple-bill (The Trouble With Harry (Crap), Topaz (Good) and Marnie (Okay)) culminating in Michael and I watching James Dean chew the scenery like a…

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Read more about the article Day 262: The Dirty Stop-out

Day 262: The Dirty Stop-out

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:19 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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A great lie-in was interrupted by my desire to watch as many of Alex’s DVDs as possible before I had to leave. So I camped on the couch and watched…

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Read more about the article Day 261: A Hard Day’s Night

Day 261: A Hard Day’s Night

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

So… after two days, I finally got to the Angolan Embassy and found out that there was a chance - an outside chance - that I could get a new…

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Read more about the article Day 260: Heroes Day

Day 260: Heroes Day

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:17 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/DR Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:5 Comments

Today is Angolan Heroes Day, so the Embassy was closed. Looks like I’m going to be here for the weekend...Not that I’m complaining. I need a few days of R&R…

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Read more about the article Day 259: England Expects

Day 259: England Expects

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:16 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

First thing, I headed off to Kinshasa over the River Congo, escorted on and off the boat by British Embassy Officials. I’m taking no chances. Now in Kinshasa – “The…

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    • 3. Central Asia
    • 4. Arabia
    • 5. South Asia
    • 6. East Asia
    • 7. Southeast Asia
    • 8. Australasia
  • Part III: End of the World
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    • 5. Return to SE Asia
    • 6. Marooned!
    • 7. The Final Frontiers
    • 8. The Journey Home
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