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Day 1,249: Why I’m Not A Republican

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:30 June 2012
  • Post category:Marooned!/Rants/Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:13 Comments

Sat 02.06.12: Today marked the start of the 4-day Diamond Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year as Head of State of The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and…

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Day 1,209: The View From The Bridge

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 April 2012
  • Post category:Guam/Micronesia/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Mon 23.04.12: One of the more interesting things about travelling to every country in the world is it allows you to make comparisons. Sweeping sweeping generalisations aside for one moment,…

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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 Day 88: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Coat

Day 88: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Coat

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 March 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition/USA
  • Post comments:6 Comments

I had set my alarm for 6.30am to give me loads of time to wake up and get to the bus station for the bus for Montreal that left at…

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Read more about the article Day 87: First We Take Manhattan

Day 87: First We Take Manhattan

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:28 March 2009
  • Post category:Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition/USA
  • Post comments:1 Comment

When I changed buses yesterday in Atlanta, I made a fatal error - I didn't push to the front of the queue. And so I and about fifteen other misfortunates…

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Read more about the article Day 86: Greyhounded

Day 86: Greyhounded

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:27 March 2009
  • Post category:Central & North America/Rants/The Odyssey Expedition/USA
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Spent the day travelling up through Georgia pressing northwards towards Virginia. As we travelled, my mind turned to three things; Architecture, Americans, and Greyhound buses.I HATE GREYHOUND BUSES. The entire…

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Read more about the article Day 85: Did You See Any Cubans?

Day 85: Did You See Any Cubans?

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 March 2009
  • Post category:Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition/USA
  • Post comments:0 Comments

As a wonderful final flourish, and as if to prove how much better Mexican bus services are compared to the American ones, my bus got to the border 45 minutes…

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Read more about the article Day 81: The Forbidden Isle

Day 81: The Forbidden Isle

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 March 2009
  • Post category:Central & North America/Cuba/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

After helming the nightwatch, I got a few hours kip before Johnny called me up on deck - he'd been chatting on the CB with a passing yacht that had…

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Read more about the article Day 80: Hooked!

Day 80: Hooked!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:21 March 2009
  • Post category:Caribbean Sea/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

What WOULD Philias Fogg say? If all had been going to plan, I'd be in AFRICA by now, having already stepped foot in every country in The Americas and Europe.…

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Read more about the article Day 79: Blockade Runnin’

Day 79: Blockade Runnin’

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:20 March 2009
  • Post category:Caribbean Sea/Central & North America/Cuba/The Odyssey Expedition
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The entire day at sea, we continued on our painfully slow march towards Cuba. I kept watch for US coastguard boats appearing out of nowhere and asking us what we…

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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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