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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


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


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, 20234 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...
Ajmal Samuel
Sep 9, 20232 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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 8, 20238 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...
Richard Mark Dobson
Sep 6, 20234 min read
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