Category: Ben Around the World
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 175 – 16th February 2020
– ODO- 22023-22162km – Location- Bukit Baru, Malaysia – Weather- 31-37 clear and humid I’m tired today. Last night I rode into Kuala Lumpur for an afternoon off. I stopped to meet my friend Adrian, who I’d last seen on a paragliding launch back in Bir, India – 10,000km hence. To get in early to…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 174 – 15th February 2020
– ODO- 21917-22023km – Location- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Weather- 31-37 storms in the afternoon Often along the side of the road, I encounter a randomised survey of local wildlife in differing states of compression. Often in Europe and Central Asia, it’s a long string of flattened rats and mice and the occasional cat or…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 173 – 14th February 2020
– ODO- 21756-21917km – Location- Slim River, Malaysia – Weather- 31-38 humid Today my sights are set on Kuala Lumpur. I should reach the capital city around lunchtime tomorrow assuming the traffic isn’t too overwhelming. Last time I was in Kuala Lumpur on a day-long layover I went out to a park for a run…
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Before Visiting India, Watch Karl Rock – Round the World Recommendations
Last week I discussed some of the scams you can get into visiting awesome India — https://youtu.be/aSu-vgWOJbM Watching
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 172 – 13th February 2020
– ODO- 21615-21756km – Location- Palm forest, Malaysia – Weather- 28-36 hot and humid I can’t help but think about Coronavirus. My phone lights up with texts from concerned family, shop attendants wear masks and every podcast I listen to mentions the latest count or tech angle on the infection. It reminds me again of…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 171 – 12th February 2020
– ODO- 21460-21615km – Location- Sungai Putani, Malaysia – Weather- 26-36 hot and humid Malaysians love malls. I have visited Kuala Lumpur previously, for a couple of weeks, and spent most of that time in malls eating donuts and ice-cream but I wasn’t expecting it to extend beyond the capital. I crossed the border too…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 170 – 11th February 2020
– ODO- 21460-21615km – Location- Padang Besar, Malaysia – Weather- 22-31 strong showers across the day My final day in Thailand was a disaster. I started early but with zero energy after a night of deep yet interrupted sleep. The big expanses of palms died off as the sun set so all I was left…
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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…