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Category: Swiss walks

  • The Lazy Weekend

    The Lazy Weekend

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a while I have wanted to go on linear walks but I had no groups to do that with. Now I have the opposite issue. I have groups that only do linear walks so I’m missing circular walks. I like linear walks. I like taking the train to the start of…

  • The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

    The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I noticed that there is a good event for people who like to walk, cycle, rollerblade, skateboard and more. The [Lavaux Slowup](https://www.veveylavauxup.ch/) is scheduled for the 9th of June 2024 this year. The advantage of a slow up is that roads are closed to traffic so for a few hours…

  • Can You With Trail Glove 7 Around Lavaux?

    Can You With Trail Glove 7 Around Lavaux?

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tried an experiment which could have been a silly one. I tried to do the Lavaux hike from Puidoux to Vevey with Trail Glove 7 shoes. They are barefoot minimalist shoes so I could have regretted it. I didn’t but mainly because of the preparation before hand. ## The Preparation…

  • The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

    The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I met with a meetup group to walk through the Lavaux vineyards from Puidoux to Vevey and the experience was good. The logistics of buying a train ticket confused me but other than this the experience was good. I was able to catch a train from Nyon to Morges, change in…

  • Daily Move Goal Reached One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fourty Seven Times

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn three days I will have closed the activity on an Apple Watch 1750 times. I have a love hate relationship with the device. That Love/hate relationship started when I broke the screen on my Series three watch when climbing but continued on when I got into the habit of allowing the…

  • On Being Asked Why I Wear Two Watches

    On Being Asked Why I Wear Two Watches

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the Via Ferrata I did on Sunday I was asked why I wear two watches and I answered with a joke before giving the serious answer that I wear two watches at once because I want the data from both watches. I was asked why I need the data from both…

  • Tomorrow I will write about the Via Ferrata meetup

    Tomorrow I will write about the Via Ferrata meetup

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTonight I will rest.

  • Being L’âne de Buridan

    Being L’âne de Buridan

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the last 24 hours I have been L’âne de Buridan because I wanted to do two activities. I saw that a group was hiking in Annecy and I was hesitating due to the drive, the parking and the distance. I also saw that there were no spaces left. That’s why I…

  • A Meetup Weakness

    A Meetup Weakness

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore the pandemic, when life was normal, I would go to three or four events per week organised via websites. These days, on meetup.com things are organised every two weeks, and for just 15 people at a time. This means that if you’re not first to sign up you’re on a waiting list…

  • The Nyon to Gland Loop

    The Nyon to Gland Loop

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is possible to walk from Nyon to Gland and back in a single day, and to play Ingress in Gland, before meeting a meetup group to walk back to Nyon from Gland, via the Toblerone. The distance I walked was twenty eight kilometres but this is partially due to spending an…