Category: Switzerland
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A Morning Run to the Lake and Back
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I ran towards the lake. If I had continued going west I could have gone to the Piscine De Colovray, had a swim, and then walked home or taken a publibike, once I was tired enough. In fact I live along the course for the Nyon Triathlon so I could…
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A Metric Century and A Hike to Jaman from Montreux
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis weekend I went for two Meetup.com events. The first was a one hundred and twenty kilometre bike ride and the second was a one thousand four hundred metre climb from Montreux to the Dent De Jaman. The Ride to Vuache With the bike rides there was a choice of two rides.…
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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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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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From Jaun to Gruyères and around the Aiguilles De Baumes
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis weekend I went on two hikes. The first was from Jaun to Gruyères across fields filled with flowers. The second was a loop around the Aiguilles de Baumes. Both hikes were interesting although I prefered the size and pace of the second group. This weekend I was reminded of the "Hike…
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The Strong Desire Not To Drive Others
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am still really tempted to take the train to Jaun Dorf rather than the car. There are two reasons for this. The first is that the route is easy by train. It’s two trains, and a bus. The second reason is that I don’t save any time on the way up,…
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Tempted to Camp in Gruyère
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday while I was looking for a Via Ferrata I came across this hike and I am tempted to do it. I will be in the area to do this hike on Saturday and if I camped overnight then I could do the second hike as a solo hike. The reason not…
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Hiking With a Herd of Cats – Not Literally
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery week, in Whatsapp groups, I see the same questions. "Who is driving from A?" "Who is driving from B?" "Where can I park?" and more questions. The same questions are asked every time. A decade or two ago I might have understood, but not in 2025. For some hikes this makes…