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Volume II: The Map Inside

Exploring the personal freedom that comes from choosing your own path, both literally on the road and metaphorically in life, and understanding what truly matters beyond external validation.

Table of Contents

Click on the titles to be taken to each entry. You can navigate forwards and backwards from each page. Please note: Entries within this volume are presented thematically, not in numerical order.

Entry 020: When You Don’t Seek Approval
No polls. No planning threads. Just a rider, the road, and a detour that led to something unforgettable.

Entry 009: What My Credit Score Doesn’t Know
Apparently, freedom isn’t worth much—unless someone can profit from it. But riding has its own currency.

Entry 021: Don’t Believe the Hype
The bucket list is broken. Skip the reviews and explore the places nobody else seems to care about.

Entry 003: Rent-a-Biker
What’s the point of a shiny bike you’re afraid to use? Escaping the system. And the pretence.

Entry 019: The Biker Who Didn’t Post
No content. No audience. Just a soul-stirring ride through silence and sky.

Entry 010: I Used to Ride to Escape
The subtle difference between riding away and riding towards.