Author: Ben
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Video: Oman Sand and Storms Destroy my Bike
In October 2023 I spent a week cycling out into the Hajar Mountains in Oman. A trip I had been dreaming about since I cycled around the world. During that trip, Oman was inaccessible with Saudi Arabia not offering tourist visas at the time. The journey was incredibly challenging, and not in the way you…
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Direct.app Hits 2024 Development Goals
In 2022 I acquired the merchandise platform Dizzyjam.com with the goal of making it the ultimate creator platform. Fast forward to February this year and the team and I launched Direct.app, a rebrand of the platform offering a much-modernised print-on-demand merch offering for artists. In the launch announcement post we committed to launching two new…
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Eagle Attack ended my Australia Paragliding trip
I’m back in London after an.. exciting… a couple of weeks of flying out in Manilla NSW Australia. Watch the full video here. Business-related updates will resume shortly.
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Bali Reminicing
I was last in Bali in 2017 on the way back from BIGSOUND, a music conference in Brisbane for business.
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Bali Sunset Paragliding
Paragliding in Bali part 2. This time at sunset. The full video is now live on YouTube.
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Video: Paragliding Along the Cliffs in Bali
Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing updates from my winter travels to Bali and Australia. I’ve been out here working, spending time with my wife and flying. This trip was a meaningful trip for both of us because we planned to meet here back in March of 2020 while I was still cycling…
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Paragliding in Bali + New Blog Updates
I’m out in Bali for three weeks. I am working remotely and taking time off with my wife before the baby arrives in February. Today, I spent a few hours flying along the cliffs on the South of the island. I’m using this video as a chance to share the updates I’ve made to this…
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Video: Speaking on the Music Tectonics Panel: Starting up and Succeeding in Music Tech
This week I was asked to join the MusicTectonics panel as last year’s Narwhals startup competition winner.
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Video: Englands Toughest Hike and Fly Race – X-Lakes 2024
Watch my two-day hike and fly race across the Lake District at the X-Lakes 2024.
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Video: My Unconventional First 50 Hours Paragliding – SHGPC Talk – April 2024
After completing my Advanced Pilot exam, Robin from the Southern Hangliding Club asked me to do a talk about my 2018 bicycle and paragliding trip – my first 50 hours of flying a paraglider.