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"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost" J.R.R. Tolkien

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November 2021

GROUNDHOG DAYS – MONSTER PROPOSAL – MEMOIR ONE FINISHED – THE COVID TRAIN LEAVES THE STATION – WORKING WEEKEND TO LAO OCEAN

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tags: Laos, Not another day, Self Publishing, Printing, Lao China train, Vang Vieng, Greenview
categories: Diary, Ben Swanepoel, Blog
Thursday 12.09.21
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

October 2021

LOCKDOWN SMACKDOWN - ZOOMING THROUGH SCHOOL – GREYSCALE - WHEELIES AND POWERSLIDES - SELF PUBLISHING PROGRESS - FINAL 5.

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tags: Laos, zoom, Cycling, author, Self Publishing, retirement, lockdown, wheelie, powerslide, memoir, Ben Swanepoel
categories: Ben Swanepoel, Diary
Sunday 10.31.21
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

September 2021

September 2021

ANOTHER MOTORBIKE – RAIN SEASON IN HIEM – LIMA SITE 85 – VIENGXAI CAVES – COVID-19 RUNS AWAY IN VIENTIANE – LOCKDOWN – WORK FROM HOME – SCHOOL FROM HOME – BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRESS.

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tags: Motorcycl, Bicycle, Kawasaki W800, Lima site 85, Phou Phati, Secret war in Laos, Laos, Self Publishing, Viengxai caves
categories: Diary, Author
Saturday 10.02.21
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

December 2020

TRUMP’ETS – COLD COMFORT – SEING STARS – OBSERVING PLANETS – SEASONAL FESTIVITIES – ROAD TRIP – INTO THE FUTURE

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tags: Donald Trump, COVID 19, Compassion, Nam Et Phou Louey national Park, Nam Nern Night Safari, Houaphan, Hmong New Year, Hmong, Nam Pien Yorla Pa, Dansavond Nam Ngum Resort, Vang Vieng, Lao Freeway, Family, Festive Season
categories: Diary, Blog, Ben Swanepoel
Saturday 01.02.21
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

November 2020

SOCIAL MANIA – ORWELL - CYCLING ACROSS LAOS – SMART RANGERS – FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2020?

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tags: Ben Swanepoe, Newsletter, social media, George Orwell, Cycle across Laos, Cycling trip, Cycling, Cyclecross, Mercer custom bicycle frames, SMART, Lao PDR, Laos, Conservation, Nam Et Phou Louey national Park, Management Planning, Film photography, ILFORD HP5, Khounxe Nongma Provincial Protected Area, Analog v Digital, Kodak Potra, Kodak ektar, Canon EOS N1
Wednesday 12.02.20
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

October 2020

LAST STORMS – BOAT RACING FESTIVAL – LAO OCEAN CYCLE – EARLY CHRISTMAS - MANAGEMENT PLANNING – ACROSS LAO CYCLE PT 1 – GOODBYE MOM.

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tags: Loas, Vientiane, Bhuddist festival, Nam Ngum, Nam Et Phou Louey national Park, Cyclecross, Cycling trip, Cycle across Laos, Adventure. cycling, Cycling, Mercer custom bicycle frames, Mother, Management Planning, Jay White, Janina Bicova, Jean Michael Pavey, Tropical thunder storms, Ben Swanepoel
categories: Ben Swanepoel, Blog, Cycle Trips, Diary
Wednesday 11.18.20
Posted by Ben Swanepoel
 

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