Category: Ben Around the World
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“Rush Hour” Lock Down London – Bank Holiday Cycle VLOG
I took my bike out for the first time since I flew back from my round the world bikepacking trip
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SlowTV in 360 Video: Bir Billing to Red Temple – Full Beginner Paragliding XC Flight
My full 1hr 20m paragliding flight from Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh India to the Red Temple and down to
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SlowTV: Bir Billing to Red Temple – Full Beginner Paragliding XC Flight
My full 1hr 20m paragliding flight from Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh India to the Red Temple and down to
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How To Learn to Paraglide – My Paragliding Inspiration from Bir Billing Launch Site, India
I’m often asked how did I get into paragliding? It’s not an easy sport and it’s expensive. It’s been a
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First Taste of the Himalayas – Bikepacking Across India – Cycle Touring Guide
I ride from Delhi to Bir for a week of paragliding in the mountains. After months of cycling across busy
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COVID-19 Update
As you know I’ve paused the trip and am now on lockdown at home in London. Initially, I decided to stop putting out videos and posts until things began to calm down, but after being at home for just a week I feel there’s a real value (even if just for my own sanity) in…
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Coronavirus – Day 182/183 – 15 March 2020
– ODO-22787-22850km – Location- London, United Kingdom After a morning cycling as normal in the extreme Indonesia heat, my plans changed drastically. I spoke to my partner Naomi back in England and realised that the Coronavirus situation was becoming grave. I’d been watching it closely since January when I flew back to Bangkok and cycled…
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South of the Equator – Day 181 – 15 March 2020
– ODO-22631-22787km – Location- Tegal, Indonesia – Weather- 26-37 I realised today for the first time that I crossed the equator. On my ferry from Singapore to Jakarta a couple of weeks ago, while I’ll slept in my bunk, I made it to the other half of the globe almost two years since leaving home.…
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Cycling Across Java – Day 180 – 14 March 2020
– ODO- 22491-22631km – Location- Pamanukan, Indonesia – Weather- 27-38 Today was my first day if my ride across the Indonesian island of Java. After crossing the city from my ferry I was ready for the same crazy roads and I wasn’t disappointed. I left at 4 am to cross central Jakarta before the major…
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32 Hour PELNI Ferry from Singapore to Jakarta Ben Around the World Diary – Day 178/179 – 26th/27th February 2020
– ODO- 22415-22491km – Location- West Jakarta – Weather- 28-32 and humid on the ocean, some rain on the morning of the 27th As part of cycling around the world, I try to fly as little as possible. After cycling through Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and into Singapore I reached the end of the…