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Update from Finland & Thoughts about Stage Two

By Benji On May 22, 2013 · 3 Comments
Greetings from Finland! I have lots to blog about—8,000 km worth—and it’s going to take some time to catch up. I promise I’ll get the job done, but it’s like homework I’m too lazy to do, and since there’s no way to cheat it, and I can’t take time out, for now I’ll just avoid [...]
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Soviet Apartment from the Outside

By Benji On March 30, 2013 · 4 Comments
The soviet apartment in Vologda. It’s fascinating, for me at least, just walking around the cities and seeing all the little details of life in these old apartments.
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Mongolia Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar

By Benji On February 23, 2013 · 16 Comments
I was up before sunrise. The dawn pink illuminating the vast desert vista, revealed the first challenge of the Gobi; navigating the haphazard maze of vehicle tracks. There was nothing out there but horses and camels.
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Bicycle Stockholm

By Benji On November 18, 2012 · 4 Comments
Stockholm is the first city I’ve been to for a while where people actually ride bikes, so I was out bike spotting hoping to find some interesting machines—mmmm… The green Kona was the best I could find. I guess bike theft is a problem. There were, of course, Swedish bikes on the streets. Keep an [...]
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Mongolia to Russia Update

By Benji On November 13, 2012 · 23 Comments
Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden. Regrettably, seasons have passed since my last blog and the early snows of the impending northern winter began to dust the woodlands of central Russia weeks ago. Admittedly, I’m a pretty lazy writer but this prolonged writing hiatus hasn’t been due to idleness. Well, not entirely. Since departing China in July, I’ve cycled [...]
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China Second Round

By Benji On July 28, 2012 · 15 Comments
The Russian gateway was barely more than a patch of rough, mismatching buildings set in a barren valley. It’s presence marked by twirling clouds of gravel dust kicked up by each transferring vehicle. My feeble attempt to sneak through the gates was abruptly halted by an austere guard. ‘Bus!’ He demanded, pointing back the way I came [...]
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Russian Far East Final Chapter

By Benji On June 3, 2012 · 6 Comments
Tasseled, crimson cloth draped around the windows and Buddhist insignia dangled across the windshield. It seemed oddly placed in a Russian vehicle but it gave some character to the most uninspiring of all forms of transport. I hate buses! I thought, watching from the front seat as the driver veered off course, while texting on [...]
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Greetings from China

By Benji On May 26, 2012 · 31 Comments
Greetings from China! Finally I find a WiFi connection that works and I’m able to access my website but, as expected, all western s.media platforms are XXXXX, so won’t be able to post video for a while. I made it into China without hassel and cycling west through Inner Mongolia (autonomous region of northern China). [...]
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Predators, Problems and Perception

By Benji On April 19, 2012 · 11 Comments
A few years in Japan will turn any man soft. Life was too good. I knew the transition from comfort back to the nomadic experience was going to be tough but I’m not the kind of person who tiptoes into cold water. I needed a challenge that would allow me to take the plunge back [...]
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Bound for Mainland Russia

By Benji On March 4, 2012 · 16 Comments
About a third of the way up Sakhalin island the coastal road veers inland. Traffic reduces to the occasional Japanese 4×4 burning passed or Lada Nivas struggling almost as much as me on the bumpy road, though more regularly I’m disturbed by the thunderous, clanking steel racket of dumpsters and transporters hauling machinery and parts [...]
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    Update from Finland & Thoughts about Stage Two

    Update from Finland & Thoughts about Stage Two

    May 22nd, 2013

    Greetings from Finland! I have lots to blog about—8,000 km worth—and it's going to take some time to catch up. I promise I’ll get the job done, but it’s like homework I’m too lazy to do, and since thMore >>

    Soviet Apartment from the Outside

    Soviet Apartment from the Outside

    March 30th, 2013

    The soviet apartment in Vologda. It's fascinating, for me at least, just walking around the cities and seeing all the little details of life in these old apartments.More >>

    Mongolia Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar

    Mongolia Part 1: The Gobi Desert to Ulaanbaatar

    February 23rd, 2013

    I followed the convoluted route someone had scribbled on a scrap of paper, north through the ragged streets of Erenhot. This frontier, desert town on the rim of northern China, bustled in the summMore >>

    Bicycle Stockholm

    Bicycle Stockholm

    November 18th, 2012

    Stockholm is the first city I've been to for a while where people actually ride bikes, so I was out bike spotting hoping to find some interesting machines—mmmm... The green Kona was the best I could fMore >>

    Mongolia to Russia Update

    Mongolia to Russia Update

    November 13th, 2012

    Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden. Regrettably, seasons have passed since my last blog and the early snows of the impending northern winter began to dust the woodlands of central Russia weeks ago. AMore >>

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