Category: Ben Around the World
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Many Ghosts Here – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 109 – 26 May 2019
– ODO- 13910 – 14052km – Location- Hotel Near Belbari, Nepal – Weather- 21-32 Overcast until midday but windy. After yesterday’s wrong turn I decided to retrace my steps. Partly up the unfinished highway on compressed and sprayed sand and the rest of the time on the rough and broken slabs of the old road.…
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Slow TV: Full Cycle Out of Central Mumbai
Slow TV real-time bicycle ride out of Mumbai. Watch the cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_MqWo3ECvI Watch in 360: https://youtu.be/iXQ0dgzEpRQ More
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360 Slow TV: Full Cycle Out of Central Mumbai
Slow TV real-time bicycle ride out of Mumbai. Filmed in 360 with the Insta360 One. Watch the cut: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_MqWo3ECvI" target="_blank"
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Wrong Turn – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 108 – 25 May 2019
– ODO- 13815 – 13910km – Location- Down by the River, Gil Bazaar, Nepal – Weather- 21-36 I’ve had a challenging morning. Last night I met a fellow cyclist called Scott and spent almost an hour talking by the side of the road. As we parted the clouds began to build and I decided to…
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Getting A Myanmar Visa in Kathmandu – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 107 – 24 May 2019
– ODO- 13722 – 13815km – Location- Forest near Bhimeshwor, Nepal – Weather- 21-36 I’ve been in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu for the last two weeks getting visas. I enjoyed myself so much on my Indian leg that my original visa expired days after crossing the border. The Indian visa process takes 5-7 days with multiple…
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Mucky Mumbai Ride Out
My first experience cyclng in India. I rode south from Mumbai towards Goa on the dirty dusty highway. To watch the
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Struggling in the Heat – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 106 – 12 May 2019
– ODO- 13669 – 13722km – Location- Kathmandu, Nepal – Weather- 23-36 Super humid I’ve found my limit. Last night I camped out on a sandy riverbank between two Nepalese villages. I rolled my bike down the steep stone sidetrack and set up my tent on the sandy shore by the flowing rapids. As I…
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I Love Pokhara – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 105 – 11 May 2019
– ODO- 13536 – 13669km – Location- Bagmati, Nepal – Weather- 18-36 Super humid My last diary from the road was on the 10th of April – a whole month ago. Pokhara is just perfect for me. The area with all the action is lakeside. A small strip of land between the ridge and the…
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Slow TV in 360: Full 20m Georgian Mountain Paragliding
For the last year, I’ve been flying with the Insta360 strapped my head to capture my flights in their entirety. More
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Slow TV: Full 20mins Georgian Mountain Paragliding
Watch one full flight over the Russia-Georgia friendship monument. Watch the edited version: https://youtu.be/2RHLmyQZX0Q More at <a href="https://benbowler.com"