Author Archives: Ben

I’ve finally put together a short video of the Porsche in Northern Kenya… Footage of the rest of the trip should follow when I get round to it.   http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10445844&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 The AfricanPorsche Expedition – Northern Kenya from Ben Coombs on Vimeo.

15-06-2008Well the expedition is taking shape. The route has been planned, the Support vehicle purchased, team members confirmed, and the Porsche has just completed it’s 202,000th mile, so is nicely run in for a trip to Capetown. The next 4 … Continue reading →

So I got back from the Rickshaw run, craving home comforts and a chance to kick back in Plymouth and relax… No chance!  Barely had I readjusted to Plymouth’s incessant drizzle, that Seb suggests a trip to Spain to climb … Continue reading →

Hey!   Well folks, it’s all over, got back to the UK a few days back after completing the first ever "monsoon edition Rickshaw Run" – a 3,000km bimble across India and Nepal, starting in Kolkata under the glare of … Continue reading →

hey,   Well after a protracted build up that made last years Mongolia trip look simple, uncomplicated and easy to organise, my annual easter font trip has finally happened.   A fun week was had by (mostly) all, with the best weather of any of … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve finally got round to putting the photos from my Norway Jaunt on the web…   To summarise the trip, it’s a good example of what happens when you actually go ahead with one of those drunken pub ideas.  On … Continue reading →

Hi all   you should be able to see a selection of my pics from Font in this space thingy, if not, I’ve screwed up and will have to get Brum or John Gill to make it work……