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THE ODYSSEY WORLD VISA GUIDE

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:17 December 2010
  • Post category:Featured
  • Post comments:5 Comments

One of the things that holds back many people from travelling is the prospect of wasting time and effort attempting to get into countries that would quite prefer it if…

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Read more about the article Days 318 to 348: Don’t Look Back In Anger

Days 318 to 348: Don’t Look Back In Anger

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:14 December 2009
  • Post category:Comoros/East Africa/Indian Ocean/Mauritius/Mayotte/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Oh Graham, you tease, what's the meaning of this, compressing an entire MONTH of gallivanting into just one blog entry? Well, truth be told if there was something of any…

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Read more about the article Day 317: The Fake Southern Cross

Day 317: The Fake Southern Cross

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:13 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Another night of sleeping on a Madagascan minibus wasn't what I was really after when I came here. I feel like a tool now for not staying on the DAL…

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Read more about the article Day 316: U-Turn

Day 316: U-Turn

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:12 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Cuba. Cape Verde. Sao Tome and now the Seychelles – why do they have to make it so damn difficult to visit these islands on a boat? The Outer Islands…

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Read more about the article Day 315: A Catatonic State

Day 315: A Catatonic State

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:11 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
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Wow. When the guidebook says that Diego is sleepy, they weren't kidding. Which is possibly a good thing as my cold has reached its zenith and I feel like some…

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Read more about the article Day 314: A Rose By Any Other Name

Day 314: A Rose By Any Other Name

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

My word, I've awoken in Australia! How'd THAT happen? Oh hang on, no - it's just Madagascar doing a damn fine impression of my crimson-tinctured second home. So today, the…

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Read more about the article Day 313: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud

Day 313: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:9 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Grr. I'm highly aggravated today, it's probably best if you keep a safe distance. First up, I get out of bed at the ungodly hour of 6am. Then I head…

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Read more about the article Day 312: Madagascan Surprise

Day 312: Madagascan Surprise

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:8 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:5 Comments

My factette about Madagascar being the only country in the world with 4 'a's in the name seemed almost valid, that is until I woke up this morning in a…

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Read more about the article Day 311: Here Be Pirates

Day 311: Here Be Pirates

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 November 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Indian Ocean/Madagascar/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Polished off the new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol, which is, to be quite blunt, f---ing awful. The 'twist' was more obvious than if Bruce Willis spent the entirety…

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Read more about the article Day 302: The Road Ahead

Day 302: The Road Ahead

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 October 2009
  • Post category:Indian Ocean/Madagascar/Reunion/Southern Africa/The Odyssey Expedition
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My entire route for The Odyssey is mapped out in my head and has been for years so I never bother looking at the route plan; but just for giggles…

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  • 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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