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Read more about the article Day 356: The Special Bus

Day 356: The Special Bus

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 December 2009
  • Post category:East Africa/Kenya/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

The bus we're on is equipped to ferry schoolchildren around in Japan. It is not in any way shape or form designed to survive the horror that is an African…

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Read more about the article Day 268: Breakdown

Day 268: Breakdown

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 September 2009
  • Post category:Angola/Central Africa/The Odyssey Expedition
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So I slept a second night in the truck cab. Again I was awoken at 6am; why, I have no clue, as we didn’t set off until after nine. Apart…

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Read more about the article Day 253: The Last Thing I Needed

Day 253: The Last Thing I Needed

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/Congo/Jail/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

"Vogons have to be just about one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy. Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous. They wouldn't even lift a finger…

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Read more about the article Day 252: Exit Planet Dust

Day 252: Exit Planet Dust

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:9 September 2009
  • Post category:Central Africa/Congo/The Odyssey Expedition
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Setting off again at dawn, I found the shared truck for Dolisie (the junction half way to Congo’s capital city, Brazzaville) actually left early. I had to run to clamber…

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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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