Category: Ben Around the World
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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"
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Mountain Paragliding the Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument
My highest paragliding training hill was 500m in Southern Spain. Fast forward to Georgia I take off in the glorious
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Bikepacking across the Border to Georgia (The Country)
I cross into the tenth country of my bikepacking trip around the world. Georgia is a jewel in the Caucasus,
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The StreamOn.app Origins Story
I’ve launched a new startup — https://streamon.app Here’s the origins story. So far I’ve only been sharing 1/3 of
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Chat with Geordie Stewart – In Search Of Sisu – Ben Around the World: Episode 9
I catch up with Geordie Stewart, the adventurer who’s climbed the 7 highest summits across every continent. He’s the author
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How to Get Into a Bivvy Bag?
I’ve been sleeping in this Terranova Jupiter Bivy for the last few months, but I still can’t figure out how
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Digital Nomad Anxiety – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 104 – 10 April 2019
– ODO- 13159 – 13198km – Location- Pokhara, Nepal – Weather- 18-19 Overcast with showers The feeling of coming inside after camping out for several weeks is luxurious. I start by starting a podcast on my phone, laying out my bags and dismantling all of my kit into piles on the floor. One pile for…
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Wild Camping in the Mountains of Nepal – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 103 – 9 April 2019
– ODO- 13061 – 13159km – Location- Putalibazar, Nepal – Weather- 18-25 Showers in the afternoon The Nepalese Himalayas are beautiful to ride. After a short stretch of dusty unpaved curves the road smoothed out and wound up slowly though ever steepening valleys. After a few hours the trucks died off, I assume they were…