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The Motorhome Manifesto: Freedom, Fate, and Life on the Road.
They say you manifest dreams by writing them down. That the simple act of putting thoughts into words makes them real, giving them a life...
Richard Mark Dobson
Apr 15 min read
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Happy Camper
My earliest memories of caravan life take me back a long way—to the late ’60s, when our annual family holidays took us from the north of...
Richard Mark Dobson
Mar 256 min read
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Turning Pages and Pressing Play Buttons - Ajmal Samuel's Story in Motion and Text
'Inspiration is the spark that ignites the human spirit, driving individuals to aspire for greatness. It's a profound force that...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 18, 20235 min read
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Looking back to see the future
Downtime in Oslo? With the epic adventure behind him and a few days to spare in Oslo before we all depart Norway, you might think this...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 11, 20234 min read
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He Did It !
All good things must come to an end, and so did this epic journey through the Baltics and Scandinavia, culminating in a remarkable finale...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 9, 202310 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 4, 20235 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Oct 2, 20235 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 27, 20235 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 24, 20236 min read
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The Hunter Gatherer
Views across to Norway from KÃ¥taviken Sweden. A primordial landscape, that shouts back to the age of ice and the times of...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 20, 20238 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 18, 20236 min read
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The Unbelievable Lightness of Being
In the realm of Norse mythology, where gods and giants once roamed, a unique kind of light bathes the landscape. It's an otherworldly...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 15, 20234 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 11, 20235 min read
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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...
Ajmal Samuel
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 8, 20238 min read
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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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 6, 20234 min read
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