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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


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


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


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


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, 20235 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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 20, 20238 min read
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