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Day 1,212: The Jolly Jellies of Palau

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:29 April 2012
Post category:Micronesia Palau The Odyssey Expedition
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Thu 26.04.12: WOW. No, seriously, WOW. Talk about saving the best for last. PALAU YOU ROCK MY WORLD!! Straight into my top five countries, methinks. My number one pick in…

Day 1,026: The Wake-Up Call

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:7 November 2011
Post category:Melanesia Solomon Islands The Odyssey Expedition
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23.10.11: Thomas woke me up some time after ten to tell me that he was going out with Patti for a bit. I dragged myself out of bed and marvelled…

Days 985-987: Saddle Up, People!

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:14 September 2011
Post category:Australia Intermission Papua New Guinea The Odyssey Expedition
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12.09.11-14.09.11: The time for procrastination is over. Much of this year has been spent – some might say wasted - holding out hope for a yachtie to invite me onboard…

Days 715-721: My Papua Visa Hell

Post author:Graham Hughes
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…

How To Travel The World On The Cheap!

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:21 December 2010
Post category:Canada Cape Verde Egypt Featured Gabon Indonesia Tunisia Turkey USA
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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…

Days 713-714: The Floating Menagerie

Post author:Graham Hughes
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…

Days 707-712: Fuzzy Logic

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:14 December 2010
Post category:Australasia Indonesia The Odyssey Expedition
Post comments:3 Comments

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…

Days 704-706: The Power and The Pelni

Post author:Graham Hughes
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'…

Days 701-703: Raiders Of The Lost Hat

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:5 December 2010
Post category:Australasia Indonesia The Odyssey Expedition
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02.12.10-04.12.10: At 3am the bus stopped so we could get something to eat. Obeying my circadian rhythms, I stayed on the bus and slept. At 5am we boarded the ship…

Day 700: The Shape of Things To Come

Post author:Graham Hughes
Post published:3 December 2010
Post category:Australasia Indonesia The Odyssey Expedition
Post comments:3 Comments

01.12.10: Seven HUNDRED days on the road!! Bloomin' eck. The boat to Sumbawa didn’t leave until 10am, so I kicked myself for not having a lie-in and a coffee. Onboard…