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Self Sabotage – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 3
Dan and I speak about Turkey, kids throwing stones and rabid dogs. Dan talks about his upcoming trip to Japan. Listen the the podcast. And help me get to 100 subscribers over on Youtube!
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Self Sabotage – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 3
Ben and Dan catchup from London to Tbilisi. Talking cycling, music and anything else that comes up.
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Playlists Getting Me Around the World
Goooo Ben! My friend Flick from the music world back in London created this playlist for me. A range of British indie, disco-funk and reggae that I can’t stop listening too. Particularly because it reminds me so much of the UK. Those accents. Producer Focusses I’m really interested in how producers influence the sounds of…
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Video: From ROADBIKE to MY HOME AROUND THE WORLD
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Riding an ABANDONED GERMAN RAILWAY
Riding into Germany I met some terrible traffic… until I joined a long distance cycle path along an abandoned railway
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 52 – 26th September 2018
ODO 6128 Location Tbilisi, Georgia Weather 11-19 Storm gusts After a month on the road from Bulgaria through Turkey I came across the roof scape of Tbilisi suddenly. The road dropped sharply from the mountains into the bowl of the city below. Two things signalled my switch from the country to the city. The road…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 51 – 25th September 2018
ODO 6018km Location Sakdrioni, Georgia Weather 8-22 Strong side becoming head wind I like Georgia already. On my climb up to the border I though over all of the experiences I’d had on Turkey. From being offered food and pastries at the top of a big climb to innumerable chai stops with workman and families…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 50 – 24th September 2018
ODO 5877km Location Lake Cisor Weather 11-24 Today I’ve felt very down on Turkey and Kurds. After the stone throwing incident yesterday – this morning a young man shoots a cap gun out of the window as they pass. I’m so used to this now. Kids shout as I pass but I keep headphones in…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 49 – 23th September 2018
ODO 5781km Location Digor Weather 11-29 Light showers Having stones thrown at you isn’t fun. I’d just stopped st a small town petrol station to top up my water bottles and chatted in my few words of Turkish and there’s of English. Pointing at the map and wondering if the border crossing I’d chosen would…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 48 – 21th September 2018
ODO 5636 Location Dogubayazit Weather 8-25 Strong head wind The sight of the dark stone of Mount Ararat – the highest peak in Turkey – stirred in me a deep fear and excitement. A tightening of the sphincter I’ve only ever experienced by looking down in deep clear water to see I’m floating tens of…