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I’m Andrew Benfield…

….a rather curious traveller. Over twenty years ago, feeling that I didn’t quite belong, I left my home in England to go to see the world. And, somehow, I’ve never quite made it back.

Let me bring you along on my adventures, uncovering some breathtaking places, remarkable people, and perhaps a whole new way of seeing and being along the way!

For my full story, including what this ‘Particular Bear’ business is all about, please see here 🙏.

Yeti

My BBC podcast and radio show sees my friend Richard and I adventuring across the Himalayas in search of the truth behind this legendary creature - and rapidly discovering that we’ve bitten off rather more than we can chew…

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My Book!

"A thrilling roller-coaster of a book… gripping from start to finish - madcap, funny, evocative, daring…and quite soppy at times."

Joanna Lumley

The Way

The life-changing practices that I found along the road.

Quickies

Quickies
The Forgotten Frontier
The Forgotten Frontier

A forbidden journey into Upper Burma reveals some remarkable secrets buried deep in the jungle.

Published in Mpora Magazine

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A Slap-Up Good Shrine
A Slap-Up Good Shrine

The Bangkok place of worship offering to redeem your body as well as your soul. Just so long as you don’t mind getting slapped around a bit.

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Magical Medicine?
Magical Medicine?

How magic mushrooms changed my mind.

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Flight Shaming
Flight Shaming

Can the train really beat the plane? I rode the rails from Bangkok to Singapore to find out.

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon

The remote Indonesian islands where mythical creatures have come to life.

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Culture Vultures
Culture Vultures

Was it ever really yours to begin with?

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Getting to the Point
Getting to the Point

Just why exactly are Malaysian Tamils skewering their own skin in the pursuit of happiness?

Published in Nikkei Asia

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No Reservations
No Reservations

The Art of the Clueless - why the best travel plans might just be the ones you never make.

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Basket Cases?
Basket Cases?

Why the Vietnamese might not be as crazy as they first appear.

Published in Nikkei Asia

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Happy Beginnings
Happy Beginnings

Anyone for a spot of prison massage?

Published in Nikkei Asia

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For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow?
For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow?

Welcome to the “Memorial Hall of Anti-British” - Tibet’s answer to the Royal Geographical Society.

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Out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above👆 #thailand #bangkok
What a pleasure and a privilege to be at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Bangkok with the amazing Mon Mon Myat for the launch of her phenomenal new biography of Aung San Suu Kyi. A highly recommended read! 🙏 #thailand #bangkok #myanmar #
Out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above 👆 #indonesia #flores #komodo
Out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above 👆 #thailand #malaysia #singapore
Why sometimes it’s good to just say yes to drugs - out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above 👆
Fulfil your dream of seeing me getting slapped about - out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above 👆 #thailand #bangkok
Out now on my Substack! Link in my bio above👆 #myanmar #burma #kachin #putao
What a treat for Mr. Richard Horsey and I to be featured in Forbes today! A truly first-rate and extremely well researched article by @officialjimdobson which not only features a number of our beloved friends from the trail but also some new develop
I do love a good BBC podcast (even one I’m not in) and a recent edition of this one is an absolute corker! It sets out the science behind why Tai Chi and Qi Gong are some of the very best things in life you can do to yourself - a conclusion I