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    • The Odyssey Expedition
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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
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      • 3. Central Asia
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      • 5. South Asia
      • 6. East Asia
      • 7. Southeast Asia
      • 8. Australasia
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      • 1. Intermission
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      • 7. The Final Frontiers
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      • Epilogue
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VIDEO: Graham and Mandy Down Under (2002)

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 December 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Back in the heady halcyon days of 2002, I travelled to Australia to meet up with Mandy, an Aussie girl I had met 3 years earlier while backpacking around Egypt.…

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Days 988-989: WOO HOO!!!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:16 September 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/Papua New Guinea/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

15.09.11-16.09.11: I’ve just heard back from Martin at China Navigation (the subsidiary of Swire Shipping involved with PNG) and the good news is that there is a ship willing and able to…

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Days 943-948: Ain’t No Fat Lady Singin’

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:6 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

01.08.11-06.08.11: So I’ve come to the fine city of Sydney in pursuit of a yacht captain who is looking for ADVENTURE, EXCITEMENT and REALLY WILD THINGS on the high seas.…

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Days 941-942: It’s Not Your Fault

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:1 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

30.07.11-31.07.11: Just enjoyed an awesome weekend volunteering for the Melbourne Open House festival. Seventy-five buildings around the city had their doors flung open to the general public... and you know…

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Day 724: Special Delivery

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 December 2010
  • Post category:Australasia/Australia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Xmas Day 2010: After a couple of hours kip I was up an’ at ’em, ready to TAKE ON THE WORLD!!! My only problem was that I had spend the…

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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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