Author: Ben
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He Who Feewheels Down Must Pedal Up – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 120 – 6 June 2019
– ODO- 15356 – 15440km – Location- Mountain Ridge Past Segyi, Myanmar – Weather- 27-37 Overcast at dawn I was cooling off under a tree, leaning forward over my handlebars letting the sweat drip down from the bridge of my helmet onto my map case, when a Newcastle lad in a faded red jersey, a…
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Crossing into Myanmar Part II – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 119 – 5 June 2019
– ODO- 15252 – 15356 km – Location- 20km South if Tamu, Myanmar – Weather- 25-35 Clear and humid The Moreh to Tamu border crossing between India and Myanmar has only been open for about a year according to the blogs I read before leaving Nepal. I described cycling through Manipur and passing the ever…
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Crossing into Myanmar Part I – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 118 – 4 June 2019
– ODO- 15083 – 15252km – Location- Forest north of Khamphat, Myanmar – Weather- 25-33 Overcast Until 10am I slept the whole afternoon waking groggily to get an overpriced veggie burger in my overpriced hotel. I slept well all night regardless. The bed was firm and the ground floor room faced a quiet courtyard where…
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Entering Manipur – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 117 – 3 June 2019
– ODO- 14981 – 15083km – Location- Imphal, Manipur, India – Weather- 28-33 Yesterday was Sunday in Nagaland – one of the eastern-most states of India beside Arunachal Predesh and Manipur. Similar to Goa state the Hindu temples gave way to bright white churches lit on the hillsides in the rising sun. The roadside regularly…
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Hit by a Car… Just a Little – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 116 – 2 June 2019
– ODO- 14882 – 14981km – Location- North of Imphal, Manipur, India – Weather- 28-33 Hot! I got hit by a car today. Just a little bit. That makes my second time in my twenty year cycling life. The morning began riding out of Dimapur at four in the morning. After my wheel was fixed…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 115 – 1 June 2019
– ODO- 14763 – 14882km – Location- Dimapur, Nagaland, India – Weather- 28-35 Hot The day began with a clear four lanes of smooth highway 37 winding through pristine rainforest. I felt a strong as I had all trip. With two cool days under low hung cloud I felt happy and confident and dreamed of…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 114 – 31 May 2019
– ODO- 14592 – 14763km – Location- Gawahati, Assam, India – Weather- 21-30 Rain It’s days like today where the scale of the trip really sinks in. After an early stop and big Dominoes pizza in Gawahati last night I got a short nights sleep, kept awake by my first access to WiFi in a…
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Top Repair Kits for Your Touring Bike
I wrap up my ride from Mumbai to Goa and empty out the repair kits that have kept me going
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 113 – 30 May 2019
– ODO- 14462-14592km – Location- Guwahati, Assam, India – Weather- 21-28 Storm in the morning, then overcast After some good nights camping I felt like I needed a roof over my head for a night or two before heading into the mountains bordering Myanmar. I stopped early, around 4pm for a second lunch or early…
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The Four S’s and One M – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 112 – 29 May 2019
– ODO- 14324 – 14462km – Location- Hotel on a Lake near Barpeta, Assam, India – Weather- 26-35 Showers in the morning My time in the Air Cadets could be considered responsible for this crazy adventure. I was already sold on the Royal Air Force funded youth organisation by the time my dad showed me…