About this series
Leaving his motorbike Ambliss behind in Kathmandu, Benedict treks through the mountains of Nepal to Everest Base Camp.
It is journey that will take him to the most extreme landscapes, both inside and out, and will lead to realisations that will change his life forever.
'Walking in the Footsteps of a Buddha' is the final part of 'A Last Chance Powerdrive'.
Titles in the series (4)
- A Last Chance Powerdrive Part 1 Gods on Tour and Dreaming in High Places
1
What do you do when you have run out of dreams? Start running until you find some more.... In October 2011, Benedict Beaumont was a worn out, burned out, bored and frustrated Secondary School Teacher. Desperate for change, he flew to Delhi, bought a Royal Enfield Motorbike and drove it to the Himalayas. Part 1 of A Last Chance PowerDrive is the start of his adventures in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It weaves the story of his journey with that of the people that he meets and the mythical narrative of the landscape. It is a life affirming story of travel, adventure, and eventually redemption as he takes his motorbike Carmen over some of the highest mountain passes in the world.
- A Last Chance Powerdrive Part 2 Of Death and the Desert
2
When you long for Emptiness. When you long for an End. You can find it it the Desert. In October 2011 a burnt out teacher decided to change his life. Benedict Beaumont quit his job as a secondary school teacher, flew to Delhi, bought a Royal Enfield Motorbike and drove through India. Part 2 of A Last Chance PowerDrive, Of Death and the Deserts, carries on where God's on Tour and Dreaming in High Places finished off. It takes Benedict and his bike Amblis deep into the Deserts of Rajesthan where ultimately he confronts his own mortality. 'A Last Chance PowerDrive is an Eat Pray Love for Boys with Motorbikes'. It weaves the stories of the people he meets with his own personal history as he takes his bike Amblis deep into the mythical desert heart of India.
- A Last Chance PowerDrive Part 3 A Ghost upon a Haunted Highway
3
The biggest battles we fight Are always with ourselves.... A Last Chance Powerdrive Part Three follows the journey of ex teacher Benedict Beaumont as he drives from Rishikesh to Kathmandu on his Royal Enfield Motorbike Ambliss. As he leaves the dusty desert heart of India behind him, his journey begins to take him to stranger, deeper and more otherworldly places; haunted hotels, haunted lakes and haunted roads are only the start. Eventually he has to face his own ghosts and do battle with them. A Ghost upon a Haunted Highway is the sequel to 'Gods on Tour and Dreaming in High places' and 'Of Death and the Desert'
- A Last Chance Powerdrive Part 4 Walking in the Footsteps of a Buddha
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Leaving his motorbike Ambliss behind in Kathmandu, Benedict treks through the mountains of Nepal to Everest Base Camp. It is journey that will take him to the most extreme landscapes, both inside and out, and will lead to realisations that will change his life forever. 'Walking in the Footsteps of a Buddha' is the final part of 'A Last Chance Powerdrive'.
Benedict Beaumont
Benedict Beaumont has led several lives; IT engineer, Secondary School Teacher and Chef to name but three. He grew up in the south of England, but has travelled extensively. He divides his time between Asia, the Alps and Brighton.
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