Category: travel
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Walking In Heavy Rain
Reading Time: 3 minutesA few days ago I saw that heavy rain was announced for that afternoon so I thought that I would not go for a walk. In the end I did go for a walk in the heavy rain. I was wearing a reasonable rain coat so I could have stayed dry if…
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Reading Time: 5 minutesAccording to Apple Health I take an average of 14,553 steps per day, over the last year. It doesn’t stop there. Not only do I take fourteen and a half thousands steps per day on average but I run up, up to fourty five floors per day and I walk at six…
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One Limitation of Electric Cars
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the moment I am doing a favour that requires me to drive the electric car over a route that takes 25 percent of the car’s battery. This means that for every time I do the favour I have to charge the car for five hours. About the Drive The drive from…
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The Habit of Walking
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis morning I decided to go for a benchmark run for a new Garmin training plan. After I ran the required 5 minutes and four minutes of walking I continued with my walk. I had a route that I wanted to walk but because I saw people, and dogs on the paths…
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A Warm Octobre
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I saw someone walking in shorts and a t-shirt and I saw more people in t-shirts. Switzerland is currently 8°c warmer than it should be at this time of year, and drier. The sun is shining and it rarely rains. The weather is stable and sunny, every single day,…
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The Shoe Subscription – On Running
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I switched from the trail gloves I have been wearing since May for some new ones. The old shoes are still wearable, for indoor activities or for road trips but they have reached their limit. Just a Worn Sole The only thing wrong with these shoes is that the sole, where…
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The Age Old Hatred of Pedestrians
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I was reading from a book, rather than from a kindle or audible book. As a result I had to keep the bedside light on. I also had to ensure that the light light the pages of the book. I was reading from the book "Beneath My Feet, Writers on…
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Paying for Facebook and Instagram
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Unappealing Thought of Paying for Facebook Facebook would like us, in Europe, to start paying to use Facebook, Instagram and Threads, eventually. I will never pay for any of these services because they do not provide us with anything of value. The day we begin to pay for Facebook and Instagram…
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Learning to Slow Down with Electric Cars
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the weaknesses of Electric cars is that they take longer to refuel than a petrol burning car. One of the advantages of electric cars is that they take longer to refuel than a petrol burning car. For some people this is a deal breaker. They don’t want to be forced…