Category: Ben Around the World
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Arriving in Bir – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 92 – 19 March 2019
– ODO: 11742 – 11820km – Location: Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India – Weather: 12-24 Bright and clear I realised today that I’d seen the Himalayas before. From 38,000 feet as I flew to a conference in Australia in 2017. That first time the ridges and valleys seem to flatten out, splitting the sea of cloud.…
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Hot Air Balloon Fail in Cappadocia
Across Turkey I was dreaming of flying in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia but I had to pick the
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 91 – 18 March 2019
– ODO- 11618 – 11742km – Location- The Forest, Himachal Pradesh, India – Weather- 14-28 Clear Last night I had my sights set on camping. I’d been overcharged for a hotel last night and throughout the day I passed small patches of forest and remote tracks splitting from the highway. All teasing campsites but at…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 90 – 17 March 2019
– ODO- 11454 – 11618km – Location- Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India – Weather- 14-32 Cloud breaking by lunchtime Last night I left the highway to find my hotel for the night. Most small towns have one or two places to stay so I was surprised that Kurukushetr had so many when I checked the OYO…
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PSA – Change Your Bike Chain – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 89 – 16 March 2019
– ODO- 11249 – 11454km – Location- Kurukushetra, Punjab, India – Weather- 16-27 Escaping the smog in the morning I left Delhi this morning after two weeks held up in an AirBnB working on SendMusic. After four months in India I didn’t have much of a desire to see any tourists sights, only venturing into…
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Autumn is Coming
I didn’t Turkey got this cold! The summer comes to an end as I cycle through the mountains. More at <a
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Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 8
I catch up with Dan about my 2,500km cycle across central India and the latest with HoxtonFM from Tokyo. Here are some links we discussed: Temples in the Clouds – The paragliding documentary that got me into the sport – http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/2996/Temples-in-the-Clouds Joe Rogan speaks to the climber Alex Honnold – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OhHkBmbb5Y
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Warning: Incoming Content Amnesty
When I began this crazy trip, it was a struggle. Just hitting the distance I wanted, working out where to eat, sleep and repeat every day. Ok, so it’s still not easy these days. But after nine months on the road, I’ve got the hang of living on and off the bike. From the first…
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Splitting My First Chain
After climbing thousands of meters from the Turkish coast my chain finally gives in. More at https://benbowler.com
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SlowTV in 360: Oludeniz Full Cloud Flight
Watch my full cloud flight in 360! (Now fixed so it actually works!) Take a look around from 6,000 feet! This