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    • The Odyssey Expedition
    • Graham David Hughes
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  • Odyssey Blog
    • Part I: Man of the World
      • 1. South America
      • 2. The Caribbean
      • 3. Central & North America
      • 4. Europe
      • 5. West Africa
      • 6. Central Africa
      • 7. Southern Africa
      • 8. East Africa
    • Part II: Top of the World
      • 1. The Middle East
      • 2. North Africa
      • 3. Central Asia
      • 4. Arabia
      • 5. South Asia
      • 6. East Asia
      • 7. Southeast Asia
      • 8. Australasia
    • Part III: End of the World
      • 1. Intermission
      • 2. Melanesia
      • 3. Polynesia
      • 4. Micronesia
      • 5. Return to SE Asia
      • 6. Marooned!
      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
      • Epilogue
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Days 618-620: Weekend at Bare Knees

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:23 September 2010
  • Post category:China/East Asia/The Odyssey Expedition

10.09.10-12.09.10: I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed the sight of legs.  Girls legs, to be precise, pins that go all the way up, if you know what I…

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Day 617: Raise The Red Lantern

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:23 September 2010
  • Post category:China/East Asia/The Odyssey Expedition

09.09.10: Arriving groggy-eyed in the big Chinese Cheese that is Beijing, I had work to do.  First up, I needed to pick my second passport up from Fed-Ex. This may…

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Days 606-616: Seven Days In Tibet

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:19 September 2010
  • Post category:China/East Asia/The Odyssey Expedition/Tibet

31.08.10-09.09.10:As I knew what I’d be like in the morning, I took a shower the night before because even though Kathmandu does offer hot showers (IN YOUR FACE, INDIA!) I…

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What (Not) To Take Backpacking!

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:5 September 2010
  • Post category:Featured

Planning a trip to every country in the world? Worried about what you should and shouldn’t pack? My advice? TRAVEL LIGHT! It's best to have too little and purchase stuff…

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Days 603-605: The Lost Weekend

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:30 August 2010
  • Post category:Nepal/South Asia/The Odyssey Expedition/Tibet

28.08.10-30.08.10: By 11am we had arrived in Kathmandu.  The bus ride had tested my X-Men power to the extreme (that power with which I can sleep anyplace, anywhere, anytime) but…

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Day 602: Easy Peasy Nepalesy

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:28 August 2010
  • Post category:India/Nepal/South Asia/The Odyssey Expedition

27.08.10: Duff information can be a real pain in this line of work, but it’s hard to know who you can trust.  Yesterday’s taxi driver was right about getting to…

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Day 601: I Feel My Luck Could Change

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:27 August 2010
  • Post category:Bangladesh/Bhutan/India/South Asia/The Odyssey Expedition

26.08.10: Today started with a bit of a disaster when I awoke to find that my new laptop, Sony Jim, that I had cunningly placed between me and the wall…

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Day 600: Bad Day At Black Rock

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:26 August 2010
  • Post category:India/South Asia/The Odyssey Expedition

25.08.10 SIX HUNDRED DAYS ON THE ROAD!! Do I win a fiver? And so the train pulled into Calcutta’s Howrah train station around 11am.  The plan was to head to…

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Read more about the article Days 190 to 193: The Great Escape

Days 190 to 193: The Great Escape

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:12 July 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Cape Verde/The Odyssey Expedition/West Africa

Day 190: On The Beach 9 July 2009 Perhaps I should have mentioned this before – Val, the guy who was ‘helping’ me last week is now demanding that I…

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

Day 130: Deal or No Deal?

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:10 May 2009
  • Post category:Europe/The Odyssey Expedition/Tunisia

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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