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An Autumn walk at the foot of the Jura.

Oct 26, 2011

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in mobile, mobile streaming, Nokia, Swiss walks, Uncategorized

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Autumn walk at the foot of the Jura. It was earlier today as I was doing the later shift. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157627857326021″]

St Hilaire du Touvet – Via Ferrata du BelvedÃ¨re

Jun 5, 2011

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in fun, Swiss walks, Via Ferrata

Reading Time: 2 minutesSt Hilaire du Touvet is a place I have always thought of as one where in Septembre there is an adventure film festival. What I found out on Saturday is that it has two interesting via ferrata. There is an easier one which you can explore as a novice and a more…

Via Ferrata de TiÃ¨re, first of the season

Apr 16, 2011

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in fun, Swiss walks, Via Ferrata

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weather was good today and spring is here. As a result I headed back to the Valais for the first Via Ferrata of the season. I felt a little nervous at first as I had not done any via ferrata for a few months but that fear soon left. The walk…

Geneva tweetup at the Bristol

Mar 27, 2011

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in Geneva, social media, social networking, twitter

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter two years of online interactions I finally met certain Geneva twitter users. The tweetup took place at the Bristol Hotel in Geneva. There was a good group of people and they were what you would exepect from a tweetup. It was organised by bristolgva and here is some of the…

Flightradar24

Feb 22, 2011

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richard

in Apple, mobile, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFlight radar 24 is an iphone app that allows you to see where aircraft are on google maps. It shows the callsign, registration, altitude and a lot more. It is a fun app for plane spotters. Sit on a city roof or at the top of a mountain and as you…

Jan 17, 2011

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in observation, social media, Sweden, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome images from a recent trip to Sweden [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625500853894″]

Flight to the Monzino Refuge and hike.

Sep 12, 2010

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in Apple, flickr, mobile, observation, Swiss walks, travel

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA short helicopter flight to a mountain refuge in Aosta, on the Italian side of the Mt Blanc. Good fun, walk to the glacier and back. I also tested my Iphone 4 phone. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624937122156″]

Via Ferrata de TiÃ¨re

Aug 29, 2010

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richard

in fun, Post-university life, random, Swiss walks

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the valley close to ChampÃ©ry there is a via ferrata. Via Ferrata are routes passing on rock faces thanks to the help of metal pedals, hand and foot pedals and bridges. On this Via Ferrata you climb up vertically and horizontally depending on the moment. Some obstacles are easier to…

Ridley Scott is exploring an idea discussed by Dziga Vertov several decades ago

Jul 25, 2010

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in lifestream, observation, seesmic, social media, social media living room, travel, Video

Reading Time: 2 minutesDisclaimer: These are thoughts, rather than a well structured post. Ridley Scott wants your user generated videos for a film “A Day on Earth” and whilst people are hyping this idea as something new the concept is an old one. Dziga Vertov had an idea that he would capture Life Unawares. Eventually…

A walk through the Vaud countryside.

Jul 25, 2010

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in fun, lifestream, observation, Swiss walks

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery sunday I try not to use the car at all. As a result I went for a walk through the local countryside and experimented with the new camera. I was looking at the streams but they were quite low, not such a great opportunity to test the underwater part. [flickr-gallery…

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