Category: Switzerland

  • Films I Watched

    Films I Watched

    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I didn’t watch many films but recently the habit has returned. Blood and Gold I am used to watching English or French films about the First and Second World War but recently I watched Blood and Gold, in German, with English subtitles. It’s interesting to watch a German film rather…

  • In Need of a Rest Day

    In Need of a Rest Day

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went for a 12km walk over two hours in 26°c heat. According to the Suunto 5 Peak I have depleted my resources. I am at just three percent now. I need a proper night of sleep and some rest to recover. Productive Training According to the Suunto app I am…

  • Running in Trail Glove 7 and Thoughts on The Venu 3

    Running in Trail Glove 7 and Thoughts on The Venu 3

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the second time in a few days I ran over five kilometres in the Trail Glove 7 shoes without my knees or other parts of my body suffering. With other shoes I would have stopped after two kilometres but for some reason I can run further with Trail Glove 7 Fewer…

  • Autumn is Coming

    Autumn is Coming

    Reading Time: 3 minutesAutumn, not winter, is coming. A week or two ago I noticed that a tree was changing from Green to red, as the leaves began to turn from Spring and Summer mode to Autumn and Winter mode. I noticed that the trees as you enter and leave Cheserex are also beginning to…

  • The Infomaniak Mail App

    The Infomaniak Mail App

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast night I came across the Infomaniak Mail App and began to play with it. It’s a simple app that allows you to read infomaniak mails from their own mail app rather than others. The one thing that I miss is swiping right or left to go to the next or…

  • Reverting to a Single Watch

    Reverting to a Single Watch

    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I asked Google Bard whether I should wear two watches at a time and it told me not to. Specifically it told me not to wear a Garmin watch, and a Suunto watch at the same time as they may interferer with each other and more. Before the Apple Watch I…

  • Trail Glove 7 After 440 Kilometres

    Trail Glove 7 After 440 Kilometres

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSince the 7th of May 2023 I have been wearing Trail Glove 7 Shoes for most of my walks. During this time I have walked in towns, villages, fields, the mountains and more. They have felt comfortable for almost all of this walking. As I am not familiar with this type of…

  • Reading Alaska and Iberia by Michener

    Reading Alaska and Iberia by Michener

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIntroduction to Iberia Between last night and this morning I began to read Iberia by Michener and the introduction is pleasant. It takes us back to a time when people trailed by coal ship to Italy, before bouncing around and dropping into Spain to pick up oranges. The scene described within the…

  • Walking Heatwave Strategy

    Walking Heatwave Strategy

    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo days in a row I have poured water on my head. The reason for this is that yesterday we were in 35°c heat and today we were in 33°c heat. When you’re walking for two or three hours at the solar Maximum the best cooling strategy is to pour water on…

  • Learning by Trial And Error

    Learning by Trial And Error

    Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery day or two I see people post about how the Fediverse should be simplified to welcome new people. It’s a shame. Signing up for a fediverse server is easy. It’s the same process as for every site. The biggest difference is that you’re signing up for a privately owned, crowd sourced…