Tag: Ben Around The World
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 140 – 25 October 2019
– ODO- 17561 – 17677km – Location- Tan Ky – Weather- 28 and cloudy all day A grey day brought good miles as the terrain flattened out and the broken teeth rocks split and flat to a winding river bed with increasing numbers of houses. The day past without issue, feeding myself from biscuits, peanuts…
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Welcome to Vietnam – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 139 – 24 October 2019
– ODO- 17462 – 17561km – Location- Field near the QL7 Highway – Weather- 24-33 descending from cloud, showers in the afternoon I started my ride in a bad mood. As Id left the border town in Lao heading up the final 20km before the border a white truck cut me up with horn blazing…
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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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A Glimpse of Laos Ben Around the World Diary – Day 137 – 21 October 2019
– ODO- 17281 – 17354km – Location- 10km from Ban Namchat – Weather- 22-27 mist rising from the mountains I ended my second day on the road with my first night in my new tent, up only 80km from Van Vieng. After overdoeing my first day I then hit the mountains. I climbed 1600m in…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 136 – 20 October 2019
– ODO- 17213 – 17281km – Location- Chilli field past Nam Khene – Weather- 23-35 cloudy in the morning Yesterday I pushed myself too far. I wanted to make the most of my first day out if Vientiane, being hot but flat, so I set myself blindly on Van Vieng some 100miles (160km) away. I…
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The Summer of Love and Loss – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 135 – 19th October 2019
– ODO- 17047 – 17213km – Location- Van Vieng – Weather- 27-35 humid and dusty It’s been over two months since my last daily diary. 10 weeks since I crossed the friendship bridge into Laos to stay with my friend Steff and spend summer back with my family in Europe for one month. Things changed…
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USB Free – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 10
Dan and I are both in Barcelona for Sonar festival and meet up for the first in-person podcast, episode 10, from HQ members club. More at: https://youtube.com/benbowler
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iTunes is Dead: Introducing Audio for Mac on Kickstarter
A few weeks ago at the WWDC conference, Apple announced they are killing iTunes in the next release of MacOS Catalina. If you’re a serious music collector or industry professional like me you’ve long seen the demise of iTunes coming. At the same time, the independent software community around the Mac and iOS devices has…
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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…