Tag: adventure travel
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Lao – The Most Bombed Country – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 138 – 23 October 2019
– ODO- 17354 – 17462km – Location- Guest House – Phon Sa Van – Weather- 24-30 cloudy until 11 – cooler up on the plains After another morning of climbing, this time in the cool clouds gripping to the edge of the forests I got my dues. A long sweeping descent down out of the…
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Invincible – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 134 – 20 June 2019
– ODO- 16890 – 17047km – Location- Non Khai, Thailand – Across the River from Vientiane – Weather- 25-38 Vivid streams and flashbacks kept me awake throughout the night. For my final day on the bike I gave myself 165km to travel. I woke before the alarm and lay with a heavy head for several…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 133 – 19 June 2019
– ODO- 16786 – 16890km – Location- Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand – Weather- 24-38 As I approach the last couple of days on the road on this leg, from Kathmandu to Vientiane, I become pensive. By this point I’ve been cycling solidly for a month. My daily routine. However tough it seems to cycle…
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The Bike After 15,000km – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 132 – 18 June 2019
– ODO- 16684 -16786km – Location-, Thailand – Weather- 24-34 As I approach the 20,000km mark the wear on my bike and is becoming more and more apparent. As my body gets slicker and stronger each component has worn gradually down. My bottom bracket is loose and my pedals move left to right on each…
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I Love Pokhara – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 105 – 11 May 2019
– ODO- 13536 – 13669km – Location- Bagmati, Nepal – Weather- 18-36 Super humid My last diary from the road was on the 10th of April – a whole month ago. Pokhara is just perfect for me. The area with all the action is lakeside. A small strip of land between the ridge and the…
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Chat with Geordie Stewart – Author of 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 of In Search Of Sisu and now he’s cycling around the world. Get his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-Sisu-Contentment-Highest-Continent/dp/1999606507 Follow Geordie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geordie_stewart/
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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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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 47 – 20th September 2018
ODO 5488km Location Karabakac – just over the pass Weather 7-25 Up at 5am before sunset. On the road with the overnight lorry drivers and nobody else. Seeing the sunrise. The earth turning imperceptibly yet methodically like my wheel. It’s a real surprise to see someone coming the other way with a loaded bike. Today…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 46 – 19th September 2018
ODO 5338 Location Ezisiye Weather 15-28 In turkey the earth takes on colours I’ve never seen. The earth rises thousands of metres between purple and black to the neon blue of the sky. Starting a deep grey on the morning with grizzly clouds licking the summits. Opening up onto ochers from life and death. The…