Category: Ben Around the World
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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
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 88 – 4 March 2019
– ODO- 11125 – 11249 – Location- New Dehli, India – Weather- 13-21 Smog through the morning For my last day into Delhi, I only had 120km to ride so I cancelled my alarm and slept in that extra hour in my highway-side hotel. I woke to a thick smog that rolled out from the…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 87 – 3 March 2019
– ODO- 11062 – 11125km – Location- 19 Highway Agra -> Dehli, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 13-21 rain in the morning Last night I arrived in Agra very early. Around 2 pm. The sky was heavy and grey as I crossed the river looking for a spot to take a photo with my bike outside…
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Roll of the Dice – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 86 – 2 March 2019
– ODO- 10922 – 11062km – Location- Agra, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 13-20 light drizzle Roll of the Dice Today I learned that Alex Clark (who appeared on my podcast just a few months ago) was struck by a “semi” on a North American highway and seriously injured. Thankfully he’s alive but he won’t…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 85 – 1 March 2019
– ODO- 10822 – 10922km – Location- Gwalior, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 15-25 degrees I shouldn’t have trusted the hotel food. Last night I spent the hours between 2-4 am riding cramps in bed or sitting on the toilet. This makes my fourth stomach bug in so many month in India. There have been…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 84 – 28 February 2019
– ODO- 10676 – 10822km – Location- Jhansi, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 11-28 degrees Today I completed another 150km and still had enough time to setup a briefing call for a new work project while I’m in Dehli and eat a hearty dal fry. I’ve been camping out in some forest campsites that have…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 83 – 27 February 2019
– ODO- 10534 – 10676 – Location- Malthone, Utter Pradesh, India – Weather- 12-24 degrees, rain!! The last time I saw rain was in Georgia over four months ago. I’d almost forgotten what it feels like. Since crossing the shallow range of hills cutting across Madhya Pradesh the scenery has changed to lush green fields…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 82 – 26 February 2019
– ODO- 10388 – 10534km – Location- Vindali, India – Weather- 14-32 degrees, strong headwind all day It’s midday and I’m sitting in a small roadside restaurant. I love these places. I’ve found that I can get one of my favourites – dal fry – a mix of lentils, chilli and bright yellow from the…