Tag: cycling
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Year in Review – Ben Bowler in 2018
This year started back in my little flat in south London. 10 years since my first dream of traveling around the world by bike it seemed like that dream might just be possible. A lot of planning and work began to pay off in May when I… Left to Cycling Around the World Against all…
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Dad in the Corner – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 5
Dan (his dad) and I have our long overdue catchup about the my cycle round the world, Shoe Dog and any other topic that come to mind. https://benbowler.com/podcastdownloads/Dad%20in%20the%20Corner%20-%20Ben%20Around%20the%20World%20Podcast-%20Episode%205.mp3
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 54 – 20th November 2018
ODO: 6345km Location: between Khed and Chiplun Weather: 24-30 Overcast and light rain. Humid After the oppressive heat of yesterday’s midday sun, the blanket of cloud that built from the south is like dipping your bare feet into a stream after a long days hiking. With occasional light drizzle bringing up the humidity my morning…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 51 – 25th September 2018
ODO 6018km Location Sakdrioni, Georgia Weather 8-22 Strong side becoming head wind I like Georgia already. On my climb up to the border I though over all of the experiences I’d had on Turkey. From being offered food and pastries at the top of a big climb to innumerable chai stops with workman and families…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 47 – 20th September 2018
ODO 5488km Location Karabakac – just over the pass Weather 7-25 Up at 5am before sunset. On the road with the overnight lorry drivers and nobody else. Seeing the sunrise. The earth turning imperceptibly yet methodically like my wheel. It’s a real surprise to see someone coming the other way with a loaded bike. Today…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 45 – 18th September 2018
ODO 5228km Location Past Erzincan off the highway Weather 5-30 a contrast from mountain to valley What is it with men shouting out of vans trying to scare me? The people I meet and the cars on the road have been growing progressively more and more friendly as I head east. Yet there is still…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 43 – 16th September 2018
ODO 4942km Location Sivas Weather 5-26 I slept beautifully thanks to a new set of earplugs I bought to drown out the snores of the hostel room in Göreme. Waking a little before sunrise to pack up quickly and head back onto the Sunday highway. Quieter than the day before. 100km rolled by before lunch…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 42 – 15th September 2018
ODO 4819km Location Saniglan Weather 15-26 Tailwind At the Cappadocia hostel I met a guy called Len who’s currently living in Mumbai and works for a company that owns some of those new top level domain names. Like .sucks and .limousine (his company owns more reputable ones than that but you get the picture). Technology…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 40 – 12th September 2018
ODO 4569km Location 10km short of Askaray Weather 8-25 Clear and bright. It happened. Rolling out of my muddy campsite in a field exhausted from a bad damp night I noticed my bike was riding badly. I could feel every bump on the muddy trail. There it was. My first puncture of the whole trip.…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 37 – 9th September 2018
ODO 4185km Location Burdur Weather 14-25 narrowly avoided showers in the afternoon After a restless night, woken by nearby explosions from marble mining and grunts of frolicking wild boar I begrudgingly crawled from my damp tent. I had no real appetite and a banging headache. Regardless I packed up my kit and wheeled my bike…