Tag: camping
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 169 – 10th February 2020
– ODO- 21317-21460km – Location- Thailand – Weather- 25-32 showers in the afternoon Last night I pushed and pushed through a lul in my mood. The road turned away from the sandy beaches and bay vistas back to the highway packed with pickup trucks and lorries all in a hurry to blast past on their…
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Wild Camping in the Mountains of Nepal – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 103 – 9 April 2019
– ODO- 13061 – 13159km – Location- Putalibazar, Nepal – Weather- 18-25 Showers in the afternoon The Nepalese Himalayas are beautiful to ride. After a short stretch of dusty unpaved curves the road smoothed out and wound up slowly though ever steepening valleys. After a few hours the trucks died off, I assume they were…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 101 – 7 April 2019
– ODO- 12879 – 13002km – Location- Lumbini, Nepal – Weather- 18-33 Storm hit about 9am followed by strong headwind. Last night I planned to camp out again. After oversleeping the night before I was about 50km short of the forest I’d chosen on the map. Even if I hadn’t overslept the weather had other…
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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 24 – 6th August 2018
ODO 3037km Location Matts Camping, Sakar Hills Weather 22-35 Hotter down in the lowlands Jelle’s style of riding and stopping for coffee and lunch in local towns is really different to mine. I’m really enjoying the difference, meeting more people and getting out there more. We made good progress in the day despite our differences…
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Ben Around the World Diary – 26th May 2018
ODO 899km Location Rhineland-Palentine, Germany Weather 15-32 – sunny humid and hot! Feelings Tired in the morning but happy in the afternoon – I think hills effect my feelings a lot! [post_gallery] I slept the whole night through for the first time. I think my cold is pretty much over at last. Now I have…