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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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Days 578-582: A Passage To India

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:11 August 2010
  • Post category:India/Pakistan/South Asia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:6 Comments

02.08.10-06.08.10: Monday morning bright and early, the wonderful Pamela drove me to the Bur Dubai area of town and I headed over to the CMA-CGM offices to meet Barry Dinnadge,…

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Days 549-577: Delayed in Dubai

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:11 August 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:0 Comments

03.07.10–01.08.10: So I wound up stuck in Dubai for four weeks. Tons of stuff happened, but not much of it relevant to the ongoing quest that is The Odyssey.  I’ll…

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Day 548: World Cup Pool Party

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 July 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:4 Comments

02.07.10: So I rolled back into Dubai for the third time of asking. After a delightful chat with the Filipino women who worked in the Burger King by the Saptco…

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Day 547: Nothing To See Here, Move Along

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 July 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
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01.07.10: I arrived in Riyadh around 12 noon and thought about heading out to the town as I had a few hours until the bus to Dubai departed. Well I…

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Days 534 & 535: The Sands Of Time

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/Saudi Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
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18.06.10-19.06.10: So after a good night’s kip I had a the best part of a day to shake off my hangover.  The bus for Riyadh, the Saudi capital, left at…

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Day 533: Burning Up On Re-Entry

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/India/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:2 Comments

17.06.10: The bus rolled into jolly old Dubai at around six in the morning.  If there is a time of day I dislike more I am yet to meet it. …

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Day 532: The Cunning Plan

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 June 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Eritrea/Oman/Seychelles/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:1 Comment

16.06.10: After again saying my farewells to Luke and Dave, our mate Alasdair gave me a lift to the bus depot. After AGAIN being told the bus to Dubai was…

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Day 516: The Burj Is The Word

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/Oman/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
  • Post comments:1 Comment

31.05.10: UAE: Damien kicked me awake at the marvellous hour of 6:30am (5:30am in my still-in-Kuwait time zone) and after stuffing my stuff in my bag I headed out into…

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Day 515: Encounter at Farpoint

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:31 May 2010
  • Post category:Arabia/The Odyssey Expedition/UAE
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30.05.10: UAE: The big task of the day was getting my bumper to bumper passport back to the UK so I can get a new one – if you’re keeping…

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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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