December 2009 – The Odyssey Expedition

Day 365: We’re Here

Post Author:Graham
Post published:31/12/2009
Post Category:Egypt / The Odyssey Expedition
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31.12.09: Egypt. Ground Zero. My first backpacking adventure was in Egypt ten years ago, an adventure which introduced me to the joys of backpacking, the love of deserts and the…

Day 364: This Is A Drill

Post Author:Graham
Post published:30/12/2009
Post Category:Egypt / Red Sea / The Odyssey Expedition
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30.12.09: Yesterday's little incident was soon forgotten and we were now making our way pell-mell towards the Suez canal – possibly the most famous canal in the world. You know…

Day 363: First Catch Your Jerk

Post Author:Graham
Post published:29/12/2009
Post Category:Saudi Arabia / The Odyssey Expedition
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29.12.09: Today we hit land in fortress Saudi, possibly the most difficult country in the world to pop in for a quick visit. It was a great sunset as we…

Days 361-362: All Aboard!

Post Author:Graham
Post published:28/12/2009
Post Category:Djibouti / Red Sea / The Odyssey Expedition
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27.12.09-28.12.09: 3am phone calls are not my favourite form of wake-up call. When I picked up the phone it somehow integrated it into my dream so much that I assumed…

Day 360: Boxing Day In Somalia

Post Author:Graham
Post published:27/12/2009
Post Category:Djibouti / Ethiopia / Somalia / Somaliland / The Odyssey Expedition
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26.12.09: This was it. The most critical day of The Odyssey so far – make or break, do or die, cake or death. Dino Deasha, that magnificent chap, had cadged…

New Website Features!

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Post published:27/12/2009
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If you're enjoying The Odyssey, you'll be glad to learn that there are now a few new website features to make your browsing experience even better! For starters, at the…

Day 359: Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Post Author:Graham
Post published:26/12/2009
Post Category:Ethiopia / The Odyssey Expedition
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25.12.09: After a good three hours sleep, I left the Dil Hotel to go and get a ticket for Dira Dawa on the 'luxury' coach. No chance. Sold out. Although…

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Post published:25/12/2009
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! It's been an incredible year for The Odyssey! It all started (well actually, it nearly didn't...Graham missed his first bus!) on the 1st January 2009 near the…

Day 358: Birdstrike!

Post Author:Graham
Post published:25/12/2009
Post Category:Ethiopia / The Odyssey Expedition
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24.12.09: Another 6am bus didn't seem like a lot of fun, but the minibus up to Addis turned out to be quite an eventful one, as after just half an…

Day 357: The Hard Slog

Post Author:Graham
Post published:24/12/2009
Post Category:Ethiopia / Kenya / Rants / The Odyssey Expedition
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23.12.09: Any time frame you are given in Africa, remember to add a few hours, or even days. Matt and I got up at 6am, just in time to jump…