THE ODYSSEY WORLD VISA GUIDE
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…
Day 353: A Dish Called Rwanda
Wow. Rwanda. Like, really, wow. I know what I like and I like what I see.I dragged my reluctant carcass out of bed at some ungodly hour and headed over…
Day 352: In The Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Today's mission was to get as close to the border of Rwanda as possible. I'm a bit miffed that I got stuck in Dodoma last night as I could have…
Day 351: The Race Is ON!
Right. Here's the deal. It's Thursday 17th December. If I play my cards right, I reckon I can get to Egypt via Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti…
Days 349 to 350: The Good Ship
Yesterday I and 43 other passengers boarded the 'Simacom' bound for Dar es Saleem, three weeks to the day since I arrived in Comoros.It was supposed to have left two…
Days 318 to 348: Don’t Look Back In Anger
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…
Day 294: The Grottiest Boat Afloat
Sometimes words fail me. It doesn't happen very often but blimey this boat is a rotten carcass of grot. All I can think of as I see the 100+ people…
Day 293: Whenever You’re Ready…!
Either I was on the smoothest boat ride that I had ever experienced or when I awoke we hadn't left port. What do you think, kids? I sat up and…
Day 292: The Shissiwani II
Yesterday was spent creeping around Justine's apartment like a mouse. I think she's from Switzerland and I managed to get her to reveal that she worked for the government, but…
Day 291: George Lucas Syndrome
I firmly believe that behind every great man, there are a bunch of people telling him he's an idiot. Conversely, behind every idiot, there are a bunch of people telling…