Tag: mountains
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 46 – 19th September 2018
ODO 5338 Location Ezisiye Weather 15-28 In turkey the earth takes on colours I’ve never seen. The earth rises thousands of metres between purple and black to the neon blue of the sky. Starting a deep grey on the morning with grizzly clouds licking the summits. Opening up onto ochers from life and death. The…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 44 – 17th September 2018
ODO 5078km Location Up a mountain near Kasaplar Weather 11-26 gusty headwind As I broke through the 5000km mark the mountains began. Just as they did with approaching Istanbul. Small undulations in the road. 20m up. 20m down. Then they grew to sweeping mountain climbs as the wind picked up to resist and buffer my…
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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…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 35 – 20th August 2018
ODO 3961 Location Oludeniz Weather 21-34 Humid by the coast My final campsite for this leg was the most stunning so far. A small forest track 1100m high overlooked a wide valley. The sun slipped in shafts through broken cloud picking out the blue crystal of a mosques minarets in a town laying in trees…
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Ben Around the World Diary – 30th May 2018
ODO 1445km Location Pass between Fushi am See and Sammy Gilken, Astria Weather 14-27 broken cloud Feelings Tired and unwelcome [post_gallery] Today I’m tired from my hundred miler yesterday. Everybody seem moody and I don’t have as good chats as I’ve had so far. Or maybe people are just becoming less friendly down here. I…