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Getting to Know Russia

By Benji On February 2, 2012 · 15 Comments
In Nevelsk on the west coast, I rested up in an old, brick hotel for a few days to treat my toe and readjust my gear. Footsteps and chatter and snapping of locks echoing through the corridors like an old prison. From my fifth-level room I looked out over the marina at rusted hulks entombed [...]
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Setting Out

By Benji On January 31, 2012 · Add Comment
When I arrived in Japan in January ’08 after the long cycle through South East Asia and China, it felt like being on R&R; I could relate to people on level ground, no longer a freak-show and I could let my guard down. Now I awaken to new cultures, face new challenges. The holiday is [...]
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Sayonara Nihon!

By Benji On January 8, 2012 · 7 Comments
Greetings from the Russian Far East! I’m set to begin the second stage of my journey, albeit later than I had intended because I’ve struggled to meet my own deadline with the complicated preparations for this leg pushing my start date deeper into winter and presenting a greater challenge to plan for. I intended to [...]
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Tsunami Boats

By Benji On November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments
Five days after the March 11 tsunami I visited the south-east coast of Hokkaido to see the results. I recently got around to processing the film from that trip, which reveals the damage sustained at one tiny fishing port. The boats were out of the water during the winter. The water blasted through the inlet and [...]
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Leg 2 Final Preparations

By Benji On September 21, 2011 · 19 Comments
It has been a while coming but since completing the first stage of the journey to Japan I have managed to pull myself from financial doom and set my focus again to life on the road. I am now in the throes of final preparations for leg 2 of this expedition. I have a lot [...]
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Earth Odyssey on Facebook

By Benji On August 22, 2011 · 2 Comments
Stage two (cycling from Japan to Europe) of my world circumnavigation is about to commence. I’m going pro on Facebook with this dedicated page for the journey: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earth-Odyssey/152143244868652?sk=wall I have some big adventures planned for the next stage and I’m really looking forward to living the simple life again. Expedition updates and blog entries will [...]
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Pen & Ink Sketches Japan

By Benji On August 17, 2011 · 3 Comments
Roaming the streets in Hokkaido, Japan. These sketches are done on location with pen, brush and black Indian ink. The winter scenes show ice crystal patterns that formed in the ink wash while sketching in sub-zero conditions
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Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 Review

By Benji On August 15, 2011 · Add Comment
‘How’s the Rohloff holding up?’ After building my bike and cycling halfway round the world, interest in the Rohloff SPEEDHUB has become an FAQ (more than the bike itself). So here’s my review to answer that question. When I started considering the bike I would need for a world journey, there was nothing on the [...]
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Hilleberg Akto Tent Review

By Benji On August 15, 2011 · 7 Comments
My first tent was a two-person, four-season Wild Country. It was a shelter for serious adventurers and climbers and It was a big investment for a 14-year-old, but I loved it. Over a ten year period I spent more than a year of my life in it, but eventually it fell apart. The coated fabric [...]
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Surly 1×1 Bike Frame Review

By Benji On August 15, 2011 · 1 Comment
Touring bikes withstand a lot of pressure and on crappy roads, take a lot of abuse. There are many options when it comes to frames but the most important considerations if you’re heading of the beaten track, is strength and repairability. That means weldability — steel. Not so long ago, chromoly steel was the unsophisticated, [...]
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    Bicycle ODO: 25,000 Km

    Sail ODO: 3,440 Nm

    Location: Norway

    Direction: Nordkapp


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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

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    March 30th, 2013

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    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

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    November 18th, 2012

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    Mongolia to Russia Update

    Mongolia to Russia Update

    November 13th, 2012

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