Month: April 2019
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Bikepacking across the Border to Georgia (The Country)
I cross into the tenth country of my bikepacking trip around the world. Georgia is a jewel in the Caucasus,
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The StreamOn.app Origins Story
I’ve launched a new startup — https://streamon.app Here’s the origins story. So far I’ve only been sharing 1/3 of
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Chat with Geordie Stewart – In Search Of Sisu – Ben Around the World: Episode 9
I catch up with Geordie Stewart, the adventurer who’s climbed the 7 highest summits across every continent. He’s the author
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How to Get Into a Bivvy Bag?
I’ve been sleeping in this Terranova Jupiter Bivy for the last few months, but I still can’t figure out how
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Digital Nomad Anxiety – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 104 – 10 April 2019
– ODO- 13159 – 13198km – Location- Pokhara, Nepal – Weather- 18-19 Overcast with showers The feeling of coming inside after camping out for several weeks is luxurious. I start by starting a podcast on my phone, laying out my bags and dismantling all of my kit into piles on the floor. One pile for…
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Wild Camping in the Mountains of Nepal – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 103 – 9 April 2019
– ODO- 13061 – 13159km – Location- Putalibazar, Nepal – Weather- 18-25 Showers in the afternoon The Nepalese Himalayas are beautiful to ride. After a short stretch of dusty unpaved curves the road smoothed out and wound up slowly though ever steepening valleys. After a few hours the trucks died off, I assume they were…
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Abandoned Towns on the Armenian Border Cycle Touring
I pass exposed red rock, lush valleys and watchtowers as I turn from Iran towards Georgia. More: https://benbowler.com
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The Birth Place of the Buddha – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 102 – 8 April 2019
– ODO- 13002 – 13061km – Location- A valley north of Butwal, Nepal – Weather- 20-34 Dusty A couple of days ago, while I was waiting outside the Nepal Telecom office, I began speaking to a local shop owner who’d come across the road to checkout my bike. As I filled my bottles and prepared…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 101 – 7 April 2019
– ODO- 12879 – 13002km – Location- Lumbini, Nepal – Weather- 18-33 Storm hit about 9am followed by strong headwind. Last night I planned to camp out again. After oversleeping the night before I was about 50km short of the forest I’d chosen on the map. Even if I hadn’t overslept the weather had other…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 100 – 6 April 2019
– ODO- 12771 – 12879km – Location- Bankse National Park, Nepal – Weather- 18-36 Humid If I’d had one more hour of daylight I would have made it past Kohalpur and into the Bankse Nature Reserve. After checking out of my overpriced (but I have to say the best hotel I’ve stayed in for my…