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      • 8. Australasia
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Day 686: Here Be Dragons

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  • Post published:30 November 2010
  • Post category:Indonesia/Southeast Asia/The Odyssey Expedition
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17.11.10: Onboard my boat to see the Komodo Dragons were a couple of mad Italians from Milan called Franco and Frederico.  The two-hour ride from Labuanbajo to the island of…

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Day 685: A Bunch of Flores

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  • Post published:30 November 2010
  • Post category:Indonesia/Southeast Asia/The Odyssey Expedition
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16.10.10: The next boat that would sensibly get me to the island of Timor is leaving the southern port town of Aimere on Friday morning.  It’ll take me all of…

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Day 684: The Slow Fast Boat

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  • Post published:30 November 2010
  • Post category:Indonesia/Southeast Asia/The Odyssey Expedition
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15.11.10: The bus drove through the night, arriving in the eastern port town of Sape at 8am, just in time for the ferry to Labuanbajo in Flores.  The helpful tout…

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Day 683: The Long Goodbye

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  • Post published:30 November 2010
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14.11.10: It was too early to fathom what was going on, but I seem to have found my way into a taxi and it seems to be heading to the…

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Days 678-682: The Exquisite Clutches of Calypso

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  • Post published:30 November 2010
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09.11.10-13.11.10: By Tuesday afternoon I still hadn’t heard back from Simon about whether or not my laptop could be fixed in Bali.  At this point I was kinda raring get…

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Days 676-677: BUNGEEEEEEEEE!!

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  • Post published:20 November 2010
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07.11.10-08.11.10: On Sunday I met up with Justin for my bungee jump at AJ’s, but sadly, no AJ.  He was there earlier, but not now. However, we did get him…

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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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Read more about the article Day 127: Like A Man Possessed

Day 127: Like A Man Possessed

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  • Post published:7 May 2009
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The ferry to Tunisia was supposed to leave at 8am, so Laura and I dragged our asses to the port for 7am. The ferry didn't arrive until 8am. By 10.30am,…

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