Tag: adventure travel
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 44 – 17th September 2018
ODO 5078km Location Up a mountain near Kasaplar Weather 11-26 gusty headwind As I broke through the 5000km mark the mountains began. Just as they did with approaching Istanbul. Small undulations in the road. 20m up. 20m down. Then they grew to sweeping mountain climbs as the wind picked up to resist and buffer my…
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Psychedelics Aren’t for Business – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 2
My monthly catch up with Dan. This time round on the round the world trip; living and working in Sofia for over a month, losing my wallet from 1,500ft and Dan’s realisations after taking psychedelics in Amsterdam. Listen the the podcast and get the full show notes here. And help me get to 100 subscribers…
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Dan is Always Right – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 1
I’ve been friends with Dan for years. Throughout my cycle around the world I’m checking in via Facetime to talk cycling, music and anything else that comes up. This first episode was a little long! But after my first 3000km of cycling across Europe it was really nice to speak with a friendly face. You…
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Ben Around the World Diary – 31st May 2018
ODO 1566km Location Trieben, Austria Weather Thunder Showers Feelings High at climbing a mountain bike route followed by an afternoon lul. In the morning I descended down to the lake. Clear alpine blue right to the bottom. An unreal shade of turquoise. I weaved through the campsites to find the ferry. €3 for an Adult,…
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Ben Around the World Diary – 25th May 2018
ODO 757km Location Near Bitburg, Germany Weather 27 warm and humid all day Feelings Happy whilst flat. Exhausted on hills at the end. Starting to feel the loneliness [post_gallery] I woke and opened my tent door as the morning mist rose from the trees as smoke from a tinder. The forests of western German are…
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Ben Around the World Diary – 24th May 2018
ODO 628km Location REVAL48 – Railway come cycleway in Germany Weather 12-27℃ Stormy showers into the evening Feelings High spirits listening to music. This morning in Belgium and experienced the Netherlands and Germany before following the German/Belgian border. The Belgian roads have been the best but this afternoon, while climbing my first 500m hill alongside…