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The Right side of the transmission chain – acquisition

Jul 21, 2017

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in mobile streaming, Real Time Web, Rock climbing, Switzerland, Video

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe right side of the Transmission Chain is at the event itself. Transmission chain is a term used to describe the route that a signal takes from an event venue to the device on which you are watching an event. As a camera operator the right side of the transmission chain for…

Day 2 – Villars-sur-Ollon to Le Sepey

Jul 19, 2017

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in Swiss walks, Switzerland

Reading Time: 3 minutesHiking from Villars-sur-Ollon to Le Sepey On the second day we hiked up from Villars Sur Ollon to Le Chamossaire. The trail is easy to follow. When you exit the town it takes you through some woods before emerging on to a prairie. From this prairie you have a nice view of…

Day 1: Hiking from Gryon to Villars Sur Ollon.

Jul 18, 2017

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in Swiss walks, Switzerland

Reading Time: 4 minutesFirst evening This weekend I went on a two day hike. It was a combination of a Summit Foundation themed hike and a Wehike event. The hike was over two days and two nights. We arrived on Gryon on Friday night and stayed at the Chalet Martin. This is a nice relaxed…

Clean Water for Hikes and cycling, without the weight

Jun 26, 2017

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in environmental, reviews, Rock climbing, Swiss walks, Switzerland, tech related, Via Ferrata

Reading Time: 3 minutesClean water is important to have when you’re cycling, hiking or climbing in summer but the issue is that it is heavy. When I go cycling I go with just one flask and I fill up the water bottle when I get to fountains that are marked as safe to drink from.…

Out of my comfort zone – A day of trying new things.

Jun 23, 2017

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in collaboration, observation, Post-university life, social networking, Switzerland, team work

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was out of my comfort zone for a day last week and enjoyed it. This involved trying improv theatre for the first time. Vinyasa Tango Yoga and Bollywood dancing. I tried all of these things within the framework of the Refugee Cultural Festival that took place between last week and this week.…

European Identity and Free Roaming

Jun 15, 2017

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in tech related, travel

Reading Time: 2 minutesEuropean Identity will benefit greatly from free-roaming. Today roaming fees between European countries have been scrapped. This means that your mobile phone is the same whatever country you go to. It means that you will have the same access to minutes and data. When you travel you will no longer need to…

Cycling to the City that Never Wakes Up

Jun 14, 2017

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in cycling, Geneva

Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I wanted to go for a bike ride. I hesitated between driving to the Vallée De Joux and cycling around the lake, cycling up to Les Rousses and facing a long and sustained uphill or cycling to a meeting in Geneva. In the end, I cycled to the meeting in Geneva.…

Google Arts & Culture

Jun 13, 2017

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richard

in google, observation, tech related, travel

Reading Time: 2 minutesGoogle Arts & Culture App Google Arts & Culture is an app that allows people to look at Arts and culture from around the world easily and intuitively. This app allows you to learn more about arts and culture based on your current location as well as by topic, art medium and…

Electro-dance yodelling and other Valais videos

Jun 10, 2017

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in Switzerland, Via Ferrata, Video, youtube

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis yodelling video is currently the number one trending video on youtube. I am unclear on whether it is for Switzerland or a bigger region. A small tractor is driving up a Swiss Alpine road with a group of yodelers sitting in a trailer. A car with Ma Cherie playing on the…

The Refugee Cultural Festival Kickoff Party

Jun 9, 2017

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in observation, Switzerland, team work

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night many of the volunteers participating in the Refugee Cultural Festival could come and meet who they will be working with for the duration of the event. Falafel, samosa, hummus, wine and beer were among the offerings available to those people. Along with this was a drive for them to tell…

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