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Ben Swanepoel 6/21/23 Ben Swanepoel 6/21/23

My Bicycle history

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Ben Swanepoel 6/20/23 Ben Swanepoel 6/20/23

My motorbike history

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PT 5 - Nepal 2016 - Final thoughts
Adventure trips, Cycle tour Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21 Adventure trips, Cycle tour Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21

PT 5 - Nepal 2016 - Final thoughts

Normally I like to spend a few days...

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PT 4 Nepal cycle 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?"
Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21 Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21

PT 4 Nepal cycle 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?"

Once again my expectations of the day’s ride are out of sync with reality......

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Pt 3 - Nepal cycle 2016 0r "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?"
Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21 Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21

Pt 3 - Nepal cycle 2016 0r "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?"

03:34..03:57. Gasp for breath, turn on the head torch, deliberate breathing.

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PT 2 - Nepal cycle 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?
Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21 Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21

PT 2 - Nepal cycle 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it really even matter?

After a night of bad dreams and niggling uncertainty, I pack my bike,

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Pt 1 - Nepal cycle - 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it even really matter?"
Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21 Ben Swanepoel 9/16/21

Pt 1 - Nepal cycle - 2016 or "How I failed to cross the Thorong La, and does it even really matter?"

During 2015 my son Dylan and I cycled across Bhutan and into Nepal....

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Southern Cross
Custom built Bicycle Ben Swanepoel 9/8/17 Custom built Bicycle Ben Swanepoel 9/8/17

Southern Cross

The story of Bens bike

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Swannie's Little Karoo Cycle - 1949
Cycle tour, Adventure trips, Memories Ben Swanepoel 8/30/16 Cycle tour, Adventure trips, Memories Ben Swanepoel 8/30/16

Swannie's Little Karoo Cycle - 1949

Left Wynberg at 5 pm and arrived at Sir Lowry’s Pass 7.10 Pm. My legs were a bit wobbly but …

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Trans Karoo 2007
Adventure trips, Cycle tour Ben Swanepoel 3/13/16 Adventure trips, Cycle tour Ben Swanepoel 3/13/16

Trans Karoo 2007

For the third time in less than an hour, I lay sprawled alongside my bike,....

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Looking back
Memories Ben Swanepoel 1/23/16 Memories Ben Swanepoel 1/23/16

Looking back

A cycling "misadventure" during my training for Ironman South Africa in 2008.

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Low Tech?
Thoughts Ben Swanepoel 1/22/16 Thoughts Ben Swanepoel 1/22/16

Low Tech?

Some thoughts on low tech travelling

 

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2015 Year end cycle. - Paksan to Oudomxai (Laos)
Adventure trips Ben Swanepoel 1/20/16 Adventure trips Ben Swanepoel 1/20/16

2015 Year end cycle. - Paksan to Oudomxai (Laos)

My cycle trip up to the North of Laos from Paksan to Oudomxai during 2015 new year.

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