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Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 13, 20232 min read
African Adrenalin Adventure (coming soon)
Thunderstorm over the Hakskeenpan, Northern Cape, South Africa Ajmal's forthcoming African adrenaline adventure is more than just a...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 6, 20234 min read
Autumnal Cycles Part 2.
Two giants stand in unison: colossal boulders scattered across the Norwegian landscape, are a silent witnesses to the titanic forces of...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 4, 20235 min read
Autumnal Cycles - Part 1
As we cycle towards Oslo's welcoming embrace, metaphorically entering the autumnal stages of this remarkable journey, it has been a joy...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 2, 20235 min read
Natural Navigators
39 days on the road, and we've relied on apps like Kamoot, Google Maps, and Strava for navigation. Let's face it, smartphone apps have...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 29, 20235 min read
The forests that follow us.
We've just landed in Trondheim, Norway, marking our 2000th kilometer pedaled. Forests have been our constant companions from the very...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 27, 20235 min read
A River Runs Through Us
The Namsen river looking south towards Harran. Our journey was guided by a grand river, leading us through to Namsskogen and then down to...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 25, 20235 min read
Ice Age (Part 2)
With routes and tunnel access seemingly well-planned—or so we thought—we embarked on our journey at the stroke of 10:00 AM, as rain and...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 24, 20235 min read
Ice Age (Part 1)
They had cautioned us, the Norse Gods and our well-meaning friends, 'Norway—brace for the theatrical weather.' Rain. Cold. Over the past...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 20, 20238 min read
The Hunter Gatherer
Views across to Norway from Kåtaviken Sweden. A primordial landscape, that shouts back to the age of ice and the times of...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 18, 20236 min read
Here in my Car, I feel safest of all !
Ajmal Samuel pauses for a break besides the beautiful lake Stensele, some 20km before rest camp at Storuman. 'Here in my car, I feel...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 13, 20233 min read
An Ode to the Norse Waterworld
Reed beds on the Fjärdsminnet, besides Vaasa old town harbour. Vaasa. Finland. In the midst of our epic odyssey, a pause arrives—a...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 11, 20234 min read
All the markings of a motion-musical score (road from Pori to Vaasa Finland)
Skid marks or a crochet rest music symbol? Whichever way we look at it, where this car tyre rubber meets the asphalt, it look likes...
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Ajmal Samuel
Sep 9, 20232 min read
1,000Km of the Inclusivity ride done and dusted
Ajmal Samual seen on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia, 20km outside of Narpes. Next stop Vaasa, and then onwards to Sweden. Yesterday...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 8, 20238 min read
Clean n Green. Finland is neat!
The Green Machine. A recumbent cyclist flashes by us on the road to Rauma, seemingly using our headwind as his tailwind to push his...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 6, 20234 min read
Our Lady in Orange
The High altar of Turku Cathedral, Finland. The altarpiece was painted in 1836 by Swedish artist Fredrik Westin. The wall frescoes were...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 4, 20235 min read
Remember Jonathan Livingston Seagull
In the span of a mere 74 hours, a world can unfurl before your senses—a symphony of experiences. Tallinn, an ancient city, carries within...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 1, 20233 min read
Beyond the Baltics
The ASF Team at the start of the journey, Klaipeda, Lithuania. From left to right. Rimantas Navickas, Richard Mark Dobson, Marker...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Road to Tallin Part 2. (Along the wild coast )
'Seagull, you fly across the horizon Into the misty morning sun Nobody asks you where you are going Nobody knows where you're from'...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Road to Tallin Part 1. (What stories Riga has to tell! )
"Ah, Riga, the heart of Latvia! A city that wears its history like a well-worn cloak, each cobblestone a witness to tales untold and as...
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Richard Mark Dobson
Aug 27, 20234 min read
Road to Riga Part 2. (Samuel in Wonderland)
As day four dawned in Kuldiga, a feline presence emerged. This was no ordinary cat; she possessed the regal aura of a demi-goddess, her...
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