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Until next time…

Feb 01, 2010 | Categories: Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cycling, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Laos, Romania, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam | 6 Comments »

Photos from the exhibition in Phnom Penh.

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Two months to the day since I rolled those last kilometers into Phnom Penh, I have had quite some time to digest the incredible experiences of my epic cycling adventure. It’s hard to put such a journey into words as each and every day was so different from the previous one, the terrain, the weather, the people, often the food. It’s hard to summarise such a journey, in fact, I don’t think I need to! I think what will stay with me the longest is just how incredibly similar we humans are, everywhere, what we don’t know about each other we are scared of, this is the cause of so much misunderstanding. Traveling gives us the perfect opportunity to know what we don’t have to be scared of. I’m often asked how it felt to arrive, to reach  my goal. As I cycled those narrow and busy roads through the buffalo lined, rice paddies and on to my destination I guess I felt mostly sadness that the adventure was over, no massive sense of achievement, just the end of the road….till next time at least.
I hope that you have been able to share at least a portion of the joy that this trip has brought me, certainly the comments I have received from so many have helped keep me going. I have loved hearing from you all! Let the next next adventures begin….


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  1. Rhi

    It’s been a privileged and a pleasure to watch your journey unfold Ben, thank you for being so gracious and generous with your experience.

    Feb 01, 2010 @ 11:26 pm


  2. Oscar Perez Concha

    Thank you for having shared with us your experiences and for having posted such beautiful pictures.
    Cheers.
    Oscar.

    Feb 02, 2010 @ 3:58 am


  3. Karin

    Thank you Ben, it’s been amazing to follow your trip and ses your beautiful pictures. I don’t know where the road takes you next but I hope I have the opportunity to see you again some time. You are an inspiration!

    Feb 02, 2010 @ 7:26 am


  4. Judy Werner

    Thanks, Ben for your inspiration! We are busy planning a 5 month cycling trip in SE Asia now. It has been fun to follow your blog, now we make our own adventure.

    Feb 05, 2010 @ 12:44 pm


  5. Hanif Jodeiry

    With every word of yours I felt like travelling with you on the road – though we actually had such an experience together.

    ‘Friends of a feather ”FLICKR” together.’ Hanif
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanif-jodeiry
    ‘ I n unity c y c l i s t s s t a n d united ! ‘ Hanif
    http://unitedchainlesscyclists.blogspot.com/

    Feb 15, 2010 @ 1:07 pm


  6. tatjana

    Hi Ben.Nice journey:) You know i think we (My partner and i) got your china map given to us in yunnan. We did 4500 km in china and its been an absolute rescue to us. we’ve tried to get the kazakh border peole to pass it on to other cyklists.
    Good luck with next journey
    Tatjana

    Jul 11, 2010 @ 1:11 pm

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