Author: richard
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The Burning Desire to dump Whatsapp
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I went for a long hike after going for a long bike ride yesterday. I am pretty tired. I shared three photos that were directly relevant to a group’s activities and they were deleted. I wouldn’t mind, if they were not linked to the community, and to an activity organised by…
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The Train from Eaux-Vives to Nyon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWithin 31-34 minutes you can be in Geneva-Eaux-Vives by the RE33 train. Yesterday I tested it on the way back from Silicon Chalet Event 39 about Infrastructure as Code and Security, a combination for success. The talks were interesting and informative. It’s an opportunity to see people from the Geneva tech…
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A Ride Towards Fort L’Ecluse
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s very easy to fall into a routine. Our routines can revolve around cycling, hiking, work, scuba diving and more. It can also revolve around local walks and more. This weekend I saw the chance to go for an overnight bivouac and I am not tempted. I saw the chance to cycle…
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An Urban Walk to Silicon Chalet 38 – IA at Infomaniak
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went to Geneva early. In the process I dropped into the GoSocial Co-working event at Ruby Hotel, before then walking towards the Orthodox church in Geneva. The doors were open so I visited the building. It smelled of incense and someone was cleaning. Co-working There is a GoSocial group on…
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Commuting to Geneva By Car and Train
Reading Time: 3 minutesI rarely go to Geneva for two reasons. The first is that there is rarely a compelling reason to go into Geneva, except for work related things. The second reason is that Geneva is expensive to get into. To get to Geneva and back, by train, will cost 9.40 CHF. According to…
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The Saturday Cycling Challenge to Begnins
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Saturday I went for a ride with Bike Club Switzerland from Geneva. The ride itself was planned on an 80km loop that went from Geneva via Vich up to Begnings and then towards one or two more places before heading back towards la Rippe, across the top, and eventually down to…
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The Desire to Hike First, and be Social Second
Reading Time: 3 minutesTomorrow there are at least three hikes and three bike rides that I know of. The hikes are via GoSocial and the bike rides are via Meetup. On Sunday I know of at least two to three GoSocial hikes and one Meetup hike. I have plenty of choice for what to do…
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From Nyon to the Signal de Bougy Via the Vineyards
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for a bike ride. The watch said to go for a one hour ride at 100 watts of power. I set off with the intention of following this recommendation and then got distracted. My original plan was to ride above the road that goes from Luins to avoid traffic,…
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Planning Hikes with Public Transport in Mind
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I was surprised that someone had planned an activity without public transport in mind. A few years ago I would not have noticed. For a long time I never considered that people would want to take buses and trains to the start of a hike. Now I do. For me, at…
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On the Benefit of Using Trains Instead of Cars
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sunday I took the car rather than the train. This allowed me to wake up slightly later, and to drive up to the meeting point within an hour. By train I would have had a half hour walk, followed by a two hour train ride. On the way back it was…