Month: August 2018

  • Ben Around the World Diary – Day 25 – 7th August 2018

    Ben Around the World Diary – Day 25 – 7th August 2018

    ODO 3148km Location Just outside Havsa Weather 25-40 Hotter down in the lowlands I got a nice early night at Matts camping spot – avoiding the mosquitoes by getting in my bivi early. At 4am the next day I was woken by a cockerels call. Until then I’d never realise what a perfect Torture device…

  • Ben Around the World Diary – Day 24 – 6th August 2018

    Ben Around the World Diary – Day 24 – 6th August 2018

    ODO 3037km Location Matts Camping, Sakar Hills Weather 22-35 Hotter down in the lowlands Jelle’s style of riding and stopping for coffee and lunch in local towns is really different to mine. I’m really enjoying the difference, meeting more people and getting out there more. We made good progress in the day despite our differences…

  • Ben Around the World Diary – Day 23 – 5th August 2018

    Ben Around the World Diary – Day 23 – 5th August 2018

    ODO 2911km Location Bike Hostel, Plovdiv Weather 20-34 Sunny all day After picking a hilltop campsite with big views over rolling deciduous trees interspersed with neat rows of regimented conifers we settled in. I took stove duty which began spitting and sputtering as it struggled to cook 500g of pasta for three. Matt and Jelle…

  • Ben Around the World Diary – Day 22 – 4th August 2018

    Ben Around the World Diary – Day 22 – 4th August 2018

    ODO 2825 Location Fortress Gate of Trajan Weather 20-30 Sunny all day – the first sunny day in two weeks here in Bulgaria Feelings Sad to leave my new Sofia family but so ready to be back in the road For weeks after I left home in May I felt sad to have left so…

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