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The Guardian - Life & Style • Feb. 12, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
‘I lived the life I’ve always dreamed of’: the man who cycled around the world for four years
Andreas Graf lived without screens and no idea of the date or time. The conditions were often brutal – but he found kindness and friendship as he rode In April 2022, Andreas Graf set off on his bike from his home in Norway.
His dream was to cycle to India. A week later, having reached Sweden, it was already becoming more of a nightmare.
“It was pouring with rain and I was lying in my tent in my half-wet sleeping bag and I was like, I could be in my very cosy Oslo apartment,” he says. “I had this good life, a career, a partner, and I had left everything behind.” He was 31.
His dream was to cycle to India. A week later, having reached Sweden, it was already becoming more of a nightmare.
“It was pouring with rain and I was lying in my tent in my half-wet sleeping bag and I was like, I could be in my very cosy Oslo apartment,” he says. “I had this good life, a career, a partner, and I had left everything behind.” He was 31.
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