Tag: Ben Around The World
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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: 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.
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Video: Flying Between the Flags – Dragon Hike and Fly 2024
Watch my first-hand experience of the Dragon Hike and Fly paragliding race in South East Wales in May 2024.
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The New SendMusic App
After nine months of work, starting all the way back in Laos, SendMusic is now available on the App Store: Download on the App Store SendMusic is the top of my list when it comes to 7 startups projects. I joined up with Kemal right at the start of my cycling journey and from a…
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Coronavirus – Day 182/183 – 15 March 2020
– ODO-22787-22850km – Location- London, United Kingdom After a morning cycling as normal in the extreme Indonesia heat, my plans changed drastically. I spoke to my partner Naomi back in England and realised that the Coronavirus situation was becoming grave. I’d been watching it closely since January when I flew back to Bangkok and cycled…
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South of the Equator – Day 181 – 15 March 2020
– ODO-22631-22787km – Location- Tegal, Indonesia – Weather- 26-37 I realised today for the first time that I crossed the equator. On my ferry from Singapore to Jakarta a couple of weeks ago, while I’ll slept in my bunk, I made it to the other half of the globe almost two years since leaving home.…
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Cycling Across Java – Day 180 – 14 March 2020
– ODO- 22491-22631km – Location- Pamanukan, Indonesia – Weather- 27-38 Today was my first day if my ride across the Indonesian island of Java. After crossing the city from my ferry I was ready for the same crazy roads and I wasn’t disappointed. I left at 4 am to cross central Jakarta before the major…
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32 Hour PELNI Ferry from Singapore to Jakarta Ben Around the World Diary – Day 178/179 – 26th/27th February 2020
– ODO- 22415-22491km – Location- West Jakarta – Weather- 28-32 and humid on the ocean, some rain on the morning of the 27th As part of cycling around the world, I try to fly as little as possible. After cycling through Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and into Singapore I reached the end of the…
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Avoiding Coronavirus Lockdown in Indonesia – My Flight for COVID-19 2020 Cycle Touring Diary
The last 48 hours have been an epic journey travelling back from small-town Indonesia with my bicycle and all my kit. Here’s how and I why I came back early from my round the world bikepacking trip. I still have 9 months worth of footage to edit from the last year on the road! Subscribe…