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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 90 – 17 March 2019
– ODO- 11454 – 11618km – Location- Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India – Weather- 14-32 Cloud breaking by lunchtime Last night I left the highway to find my hotel for the night. Most small towns have one or two places to stay so I was surprised that Kurukushetr had so many when I checked the OYO…
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PSA – Change Your Bike Chain – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 89 – 16 March 2019
– ODO- 11249 – 11454km – Location- Kurukushetra, Punjab, India – Weather- 16-27 Escaping the smog in the morning I left Delhi this morning after two weeks held up in an AirBnB working on SendMusic. After four months in India I didn’t have much of a desire to see any tourists sights, only venturing into…
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Autumn is Coming
I didn’t Turkey got this cold! The summer comes to an end as I cycle through the mountains. More at <a
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Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 8
I catch up with Dan about my 2,500km cycle across central India and the latest with HoxtonFM from Tokyo. Here are some links we discussed: Temples in the Clouds – The paragliding documentary that got me into the sport – http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/2996/Temples-in-the-Clouds Joe Rogan speaks to the climber Alex Honnold – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OhHkBmbb5Y
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Warning: Incoming Content Amnesty
When I began this crazy trip, it was a struggle. Just hitting the distance I wanted, working out where to eat, sleep and repeat every day. Ok, so it’s still not easy these days. But after nine months on the road, I’ve got the hang of living on and off the bike. From the first…
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Splitting My First Chain
After climbing thousands of meters from the Turkish coast my chain finally gives in. More at https://benbowler.com
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SlowTV in 360: Oludeniz Full Cloud Flight
Watch my full cloud flight in 360! (Now fixed so it actually works!) Take a look around from 6,000 feet! This
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 88 – 4 March 2019
– ODO- 11125 – 11249 – Location- New Dehli, India – Weather- 13-21 Smog through the morning For my last day into Delhi, I only had 120km to ride so I cancelled my alarm and slept in that extra hour in my highway-side hotel. I woke to a thick smog that rolled out from the…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 87 – 3 March 2019
– ODO- 11062 – 11125km – Location- 19 Highway Agra -> Dehli, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 13-21 rain in the morning Last night I arrived in Agra very early. Around 2 pm. The sky was heavy and grey as I crossed the river looking for a spot to take a photo with my bike outside…
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Roll of the Dice – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 86 – 2 March 2019
– ODO- 10922 – 11062km – Location- Agra, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 13-20 light drizzle Roll of the Dice Today I learned that Alex Clark (who appeared on my podcast just a few months ago) was struck by a “semi” on a North American highway and seriously injured. Thankfully he’s alive but he won’t…