Ben Around the World Diary – Day 125 – 11 June 2019
- ODO- 15933 - 16036km - Location- Taungoo, Myanmar - Weather- 26-29 overcast with drizzle Another 36 degree day and after 150km I rolled into Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar.…
Ben Around the World Diary – Day 124 – 10 June 2019
- ODO- 15769 - 15933km - Location- Naypyitaw, Myanmar - Weather- 29-36 headwind with broken cloud in the afternoon This morning I started out at 4am. Using the morning darkness…
Mandalay to Yangon Highway is Closed for Cyclists – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 123 – 9 June 2019
- ODO- 15676 - 15769km - Location- Meiktila, Myanmar - Weather- 29-38 27km/h headwind The highway policewoman blew her whistle and stepped out into the road. I'd been on the…
Reaching My Limit – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 122 – 8 June 2019
- ODO- 15531 - 15676km - Location- Highway 1, Amarapura, Myanmar - Weather- 29-40 Clear I've always been able to keep going. Even if I have to push the bike…
Ben Around the World Diary – Day 121 – 7 June 2019
- ODO- 15440 - 15531km - Location- Monywa, Myanmar - Weather- 22-34 Overcast at dawn The road got worse and worse. Steep climbs of loose mud, sand and rocks. My…
He Who Feewheels Down Must Pedal Up – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 120 – 6 June 2019
- ODO- 15356 - 15440km - Location- Mountain Ridge Past Segyi, Myanmar - Weather- 27-37 Overcast at dawn I was cooling off under a tree, leaning forward over my handlebars…
Crossing into Myanmar Part II – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 119 – 5 June 2019
- ODO- 15252 - 15356 km - Location- 20km South if Tamu, Myanmar - Weather- 25-35 Clear and humid The Moreh to Tamu border crossing between India and Myanmar has…
Crossing into Myanmar Part I – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 118 – 4 June 2019
- ODO- 15083 - 15252km - Location- Forest north of Khamphat, Myanmar - Weather- 25-33 Overcast Until 10am I slept the whole afternoon waking groggily to get an overpriced veggie…
Hit by a Car… Just a Little – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 116 – 2 June 2019
- ODO- 14882 - 14981km - Location- North of Imphal, Manipur, India - Weather- 28-33 Hot! I got hit by a car today. Just a little bit. That makes my…
Ben Around the World Diary – Day 115 – 1 June 2019
- ODO- 14763 - 14882km - Location- Dimapur, Nagaland, India - Weather- 28-35 Hot The day began with a clear four lanes of smooth highway 37 winding through pristine rainforest.…