Category: Ben Around the World
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PARAGLIDING MECCA by Bicycle, Oludeniz
After recovering from my case of travellers stomach I made it to Oludeniz. The acro paragliding mecca on the southern
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 71 – 4rd Feb 2019
– ODO- 8701 – 8849 – Location- Auroville Joy Community Guesthouse, Auroville, India – Weather- 19-30 degrees Auroville I’m writing today’s diary after nearly a week in Auroville. I’ve rarely used my phone all week and my laptop has remained untouched in my bag. I’ve been drawn in by the spirit of Auroville. The Joy…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 70 – 3rd Feb 2019
– ODO- 8596 – 8701km – Location- Forest outside Singarapettai, India – Weather- 20-32 degrees This morning I left Bangalore early with the sun. The traffic had yet to build but I still had the early morning busses to contend with as I retraced my steps down the highway towards Hosur. The industrial suburb I…
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Cycling to the ANCIENT CITY of Hierapolis Pamukkale
When I was 14 I created a Google map of all of the wonders of the world I someday wanted
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Chat with Tim & Adam from Total Bike Forever – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 7
I chat with Tim and Adam from Total Bike Forever who are 10 months into their cycle from London to
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TRAVELLERS STOMACH
Cycle touring isn’t all plain sailing. An unfortunate lunch in Istanbul leaves me stuck in the remote Turkish mountains without
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 69 – 19th January 2019
– ODO- 8511-8596 – Location- Bangalore, Telangana, India – Weather- 10- Thick smog I left the hotel in the industrial district of Hosur at the usual 7 am. The hotel staff were all asleep on the sofas when I first came down the stairs. The smog was so thick that I could barely see the…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 68 – 18th January 2019
– ODO- 8397 – 8511km – Location- Hotel in Hosur, India – Weather- 20-34 Thick fog until 10am Camping in India Last night I tried a new approach to camping. In Europe, Turkey and the caucuses the population is sparse enough that within 10km I easily found a field or a tree down to camp…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 67 – 17th January 2019
– ODO- 8260 – 8397km – Location- Near Dharmapuri in the hills, India – Weather- 22-35 Burning hot I’m uninspired to write today. As I’ve left the mountains and pedalled deeper into Tamil Nadu I’ve been struggling with the attention I receive. More so than ever before I’m stopped every 10 minutes. Every scooter slows…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 66 – 16th January 2019
– ODO- 8118 – 8260km – Location- Nachimuthu Natrayan Thirukovil Temple, India – Weather- 22-35 Hazy in the morning but very hot in the afternoon Yesterday was the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu. Outside each house the women paint with coloured sand. Flowers and spirals in intricate patterns. Fast high pitched music, driven by…