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    • Part I: Man of the World
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      • 3. Central Asia
      • 4. Arabia
      • 5. South Asia
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      • 7. Southeast Asia
      • 8. Australasia
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Days 1,171-1,174: An Express Elevator to Hell!

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:26 March 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Nauru/Solomon Islands/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Fri 16.03.12 - Mon 19.03.12 We left Nauru at around 7pm, and I was disappointed that customs didn’t come back on board before we set sail. I would have liked…

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Days 1,156-1,161: SolBrew For The Soul

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  • Post published:7 March 2012
  • Post category:Kiribati/Micronesia/Solomon Islands/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Thu 01.03.12 – Tue 06.03.12: We arrived in Honiara a at 8pm, a little later than expected, and thanks to our proximity to the equator, it was already dark. I…

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Days 715-721: My Papua Visa Hell

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  • Post published:23 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Favourite/Indonesia/Papua New Guinea/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:11 Comments

16.12.10-22.12.10: You know, when I stepped out of the Vietnamese Consulate back in September I honestly thought that my days of being trapped like a cog in the bureaucratic nightmare…

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How To Travel The World On The Cheap!

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  • Post published:21 December 2010
  • Post category:Canada/Cape Verde/Egypt/Featured/Gabon/Indonesia/Tunisia/Turkey/USA
  • Post comments:1 Comment

I've been stuck on the border with Papua New Guinea for the last few days, so not wanting to waste my time I made this here video for ya! It's…

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Days 713-714: The Floating Menagerie

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  • Post published:16 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Indonesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

14.12.10-15.12.10: Crikey! This ship is even worse than the last one. At least on board the last on I had a bed. Here it’s every man for himself, and as…

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Days 707-712: Fuzzy Logic

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  • Post published:14 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Indonesia/The Odyssey Expedition
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08.12.10-13.12.10: The ship came into the sleepy port town of Sorong in West Papua pretty much on time, which made me happy.  At the port I was met by the…

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Days 704-706: The Power and The Pelni

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  • Post published:8 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Indonesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

05.12.10-07.12.10: Noah had nothing on this. All life is here – spread out all over the floor. Picnics, knick-knacks, porridge, rice and tic-tacs. Families, feuds, filth, food and funny lookin'…

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Read more about the article Day 130: Deal or No Deal?

Day 130: Deal or No Deal?

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  • Post published:10 May 2009
  • Post category:Europe/The Odyssey Expedition/Tunisia
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So I missed the ferry back with Laura, I had shelled out for a cabin and everything. Having a relaxing night on the boat before saying our farewells over an…

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Read more about the article Day 129: Close But No Cigar

Day 129: Close But No Cigar

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  • Post published:9 May 2009
  • Post category:Europe/Libya/The Odyssey Expedition/Tunisia
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Again we were up at the crack, I said my farewells to Laura and shoved her on a Louage back up to Tunis (or at least I thought I did).…

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Read more about the article Day 128: Interdit!

Day 128: Interdit!

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  • Post published:8 May 2009
  • Post category:Algeria/Europe/The Odyssey Expedition/Tunisia
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Laura and I hauled ourselves out of bed as early as we could and jumped a taxi for the short ride to the Algerian border. Now, if this was anything…

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