Month: January 2019
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Cycling to the ANCIENT CITY of Hierapolis Pamukkale
When I was 14 I created a Google map of all of the wonders of the world I someday wanted
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Chat with Tim & Adam from Total Bike Forever – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 7
I chat with Tim and Adam from Total Bike Forever who are 10 months into their cycle from London to
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TRAVELLERS STOMACH
Cycle touring isn’t all plain sailing. An unfortunate lunch in Istanbul leaves me stuck in the remote Turkish mountains without
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 69 – 19th January 2019
– ODO- 8511-8596 – Location- Bangalore, Telangana, India – Weather- 10- Thick smog I left the hotel in the industrial district of Hosur at the usual 7 am. The hotel staff were all asleep on the sofas when I first came down the stairs. The smog was so thick that I could barely see the…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 68 – 18th January 2019
– ODO- 8397 – 8511km – Location- Hotel in Hosur, India – Weather- 20-34 Thick fog until 10am Camping in India Last night I tried a new approach to camping. In Europe, Turkey and the caucuses the population is sparse enough that within 10km I easily found a field or a tree down to camp…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 67 – 17th January 2019
– ODO- 8260 – 8397km – Location- Near Dharmapuri in the hills, India – Weather- 22-35 Burning hot I’m uninspired to write today. As I’ve left the mountains and pedalled deeper into Tamil Nadu I’ve been struggling with the attention I receive. More so than ever before I’m stopped every 10 minutes. Every scooter slows…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 66 – 16th January 2019
– ODO- 8118 – 8260km – Location- Nachimuthu Natrayan Thirukovil Temple, India – Weather- 22-35 Hazy in the morning but very hot in the afternoon Yesterday was the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Outside each house the women paint with coloured sand. Flowers and spirals in intricate patterns. Fast high pitched music, driven by…
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Bikepacking in a SHIRT?
After taking the Istanbul to Mudanya ferry I try out a new cycle touring look. Do you think it will
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 65 – 15th January 2019
– ODO- 8024 – 8118km – Location- Allinagaram, Munnar, India – Weather- 13-31 Cold above 1000m Today was my third off road day. My mapped route took me down steep gravel mountain bike tracks in Austria and Turkey. The day started on a high. I left the guesthouse I had been staying in nice and…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 64 – 14th January 2019
– ODO- 7896 – 8046km – Location- Guest House 13km short of Munnar, India – Weather- 22-31 Haze in the morning After a days rest in Kochi I headed towards Munnar. Famous for the tee hills surrounding the area. After my first two weeks cycling in India along the flat and overpopulated coastal highway this…