Category: Ben Around the World
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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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Scam Stories from India – How India Could Keep More Tourists
I loved my 7 months in India but I heard lots of travel horror stories from tourists across the country.
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 168 – 9th February 2020
– ODO- 21166-21317km – Location- Outside Wiang Sa, near an open cast mine, Thailand – Weather- 25-32 showers in the afternoon Last night I pulled a long ride so I could get a shower. Two nights among the palms and town days peaking at 36 degrees much of the day made me feel gross and…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 167 – 8th February 2020
– ODO- 21021-21166km – Location- Lamae Beach Resort, Thailand – Weather- 26-35 Some mornings I feel so unnaturally happy. I mean I’ve been woken up throughout the night by a small animal sniffing round my head outside the tent, then sat up in the strong moonlight for hours trying to get back to sleep, only…
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Thailand Wins – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 166 – 7th February 2020
– ODO- 20884-21021km – Location- Palm Forest near Bam Saphli, Thailand – Weather- 26-35 Thailand is my favourite country in South East Asia to ride in. Before Bangkok I’d had a taste of the north of the country crossing into Laos and back in from Cambodia some months later. There have been some busy highways…
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The Dream – Podcast – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 165 – 6th February 2020
– ODO- 20766-20884km – Location- Prachuapkhirikhun, Thailand – Weather- 29-36 hot As the temperature hits 36 degrees in the middle of the morning I hop from sheltered cabins to convenience store stoops, drinking constantly and instantly sweating it out. The surface of my skin, a dark glistening sheen of sweat and dust picked up from…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 164 – 5th February 2020
– ODO- 20602-20766km – Location- Cha-an, Thailand – Weather- 30-34 clear and sweaty It’s been nearly two months since I arrived in Bangkok. After spending my first Christmas on the road in Goa in 2018 I didn’t want to spend this one away from family and loved ones so I flew from 29 degree Bangkok…
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Young Peopel and Relationships in India – India Bikepacking Diary
As I cycle across India I’ve been using the OYO app to book stays along the road. I’ve also met
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Round the World Recommendation: Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done, copyright David Allen. One from the archive.
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Day in the Life, Cycling/Bikepacking Across India
Friends and family often ask what it’s like cycling across India. Here’s an example day from my 7 months cycling