A Journey To Every Country In The World: Weeks 26 to 52

A race against time, a year of living dangerously: the second half of my first year on the road from a jail cell in Cape Verde to meeting my girlfriend at the Pyramids in Egypt via EVERY COUNTRYin Africa, overland. Enjoy!!

THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION is the FIRST SURFACE JOURNEY to EVERY COUNTRY in the world. As of today (Wednesday 13 October 2010), I've been to 180 countries and have just 20 more to visit before I set the record.

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[RidgedSky]

When you were in jail in Congo if you had medicine you had to take to live do you think they would give it to you? (needed information)

[thatgingerscouser]

@RidgedSky I was taking Doxycycline as a prophylactic against malaria and they would not give me my daily pill while I was being held in that mosquito-infested cell. If it had been something I had to take to live they probably wouldn't have let me have it. I was not treated well in Congo.

[thatgingerscouser]

@zidarp - good point! I personally thought it should say 'public transport' (as I didn't drive or hitch-hike), but I'm not giving the certificate back!!!

[gp4nut]

@j4jw he's not taking the piss. he's proving how much of a twat bono is to think he's the saviour of the world.

[AustralianVoice]

Hahahaha that bit about Bono... you're terrible Graham! ;)

[Barnicalsify]

My GOD. So never going to Africa, except for maybe District 9, Johannesburg.

Easily one of the coolest and most motivational videos I've seen yet though.

[henrooo]

@thatgingerscouser Thumbs up! Those who haven't traveled through some of those borders don't know how stressful it can be. You managed to do it using 'public transport'. The drama at the 'trillion' checkpoints alone will test your patient, diplomacy and negotiation skills. Well done

[RidgedSky]

@thatgingerscouser Thank you for your response. I will now never go to Congo and am scared shitless of which other countries are the same way.

[culwin]

When are we going to see the non-condensed version of videos past week 25?

[bezmerker123]

You are such a legend mate.



[Loxdelire]

Hey Graham how are you guys ? WHERE IS THE VIDEO OF YOUR TRAVEL AT THE REUNION ISLAND WITH TONY AND ME IN THE SPEED CAR DURING THE NIGHT ??? See you later ;)

[OriginalYTName]

@j4jw

Oh fuck off.