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  • Empire Of The Deep and Brexit

    Empire Of The Deep and Brexit

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesI am currently reading Empire of the Deep, The Rise and Fall of The British Navy and to read it within the context of Brexit is interesting. We already know that the British gave up on the Catholic Church because Henry the Viii wanted to change wives and the Pope said no.…

  • The path of the Monkeys

    The path of the Monkeys

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  • Video Editing And Social Media

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the past if you wanted to be a video editor you also needed to be a camera operator, and to be a camera operator you needed to be a video editor. By knowing both skills you shot good material because you knew how hard bad material was to use. As a…

  • A Walk Under Storm Clouds

    A Walk Under Storm Clouds

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes you look at the sky above you and you think that walking underneath it is not wise because a storm could break but you remember that you saw that rain should not come before 1800 so you take the risk and you go for a walk. You look towards Geneva and…

  • Before the storm

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesNice big clouds of the Jura earlier today. The expected rain has now started and I can hear some, but not much thunder. We will see how fun it gets this evening.

  • The Dynamism Of Light – Walking on a Cloudy Day

    The Dynamism Of Light – Walking on a Cloudy Day

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf we did not have seasons, and weather, then walking the same route several times a week would get boring. Thanks to the weather we see plants get sown, we see them grow, we see them harvested, and then we see new plants planted. Over time, we recognise plants at an…

  • Dark Clouds Over the Jura

    Dark Clouds Over the Jura

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to Strava this was my 140th hike this year and my 83rd week of tracked activity. I don’t know why it’s only 83 weeks. My habit is older than that. When I set off, it was nice weather and warm. I didn’t set off with much because I expected the…

  • The Storm Missed Me by Five Minutes

    The Storm Missed Me by Five Minutes

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I saw that they were expecting a storm and I was really looking forward to a sudden downpour, lightning and more. I also thought that it would trap me at home and that I’d have a day without walking or cycling. In the end I saw that the doppler radar…

  • From Arnex to the Signal De Bougy and Back

    From Arnex to the Signal De Bougy and Back

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesCycling from Arnex to the Signal de Bougy and back is a nice ride that takes you along the lake through the lower part of Nyon, Gland towards Rolle, and from Rolle up towards Perroy, Aubonne, Pizy, The Signal de bougy and back down on the other side. This route can be…

  • From Nyon to Vesancy

    From Nyon to Vesancy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2015, I was exploring on a mountain bike when I found a road above La Rippe that was closed to traffic, so I decided to explore it. I managed to cycle a certain distance before I met a rockfall blocking the road, so I had to turn back. I then tried…