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Category: Swiss walks

  • Walking in Linear Circles

    Walking in Linear Circles

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy walks are more often than not circular. I walk in a clearly defined loop across several villages before heading home. On weekends, and days such as yesterday my habit of walking in loops is scuppered by the habit of normal people to walk with dogs. I wouldn’t mind so much, if…

  • Creux Du Van Xero Xcursion Test

    Creux Du Van Xero Xcursion Test

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the 30,000 step walk at the Creux Du Van on Sunday I was wearing the Xero Xcursion shoes. For almost the entire walk they felt comfortalbe. These are light, thin soled shoes that are minimal. This means that you feel more of the ground, and the soles will take the shape…

  • Creux Du Van Meetup

    Creux Du Van Meetup

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt has been at least four or five years since my last meetup. A few years ago I went to meetups with people from Geneva and before that to Glocals events with people from Lausanne and Geneva. I stopped meeting people from Lausanne because I was working night shifts as a deicer…

  • Bouquetins grazing

    Bouquetins grazing

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI walked 16.9km and got this video of bouqetins grazing

  • A Short Run After Two Walks with Hiking Sticks

    A Short Run After Two Walks with Hiking Sticks

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the last three days I have been for two walks with hiking sticks and a short run. On Sunday the walk was a ten kilometre loop that took me across several villages. During the walk I noticed that a barn’s roof was generating about 8000 watts of energy despite the day…

  • The Cow and Pheasant

    The Cow and Pheasant

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I went for my daily walk and I came across a couple of pheasants. One was female and the other was male. I was actually standing right next to the female and didn’t realise until she flew away from me. I was startled but no more. I was more focused…

  • No Desire For My Daily Walk

    No Desire For My Daily Walk

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years, or even decades, I have gone for daily walks. For years I have enjoyed them and for years it felt like freedom. Since a dog charged at me, and nearly bit me in Autumn last year, and since cars are in the habit of driving too fast and too close,…

  • Replacing a WD Thunderbolt Duo Drive with an ICY BOX

    Replacing a WD Thunderbolt Duo Drive with an ICY BOX

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile consolidating all of my files and deleting triplicates of files I came across my thunderbolt Duo Drive. The issue is that the drive uses thunderbolt two ports and these are nowhere to be found. To be more specific it’s seen as a DVI display port by everyone but Apple for a…

  • Melissa The Frustrated Bee

    Melissa The Frustrated Bee

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteImagine, you’re a bee. You stop off at the local watering drinking hole but you fall in. All the pollen that you collected in the morning is now lost. It is now in the swimming pool where you had stopped for a quiet sip. Life would have been over, if not…

  • The Predictably Irrational Daily Blog Post

    The Predictably Irrational Daily Blog Post

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is no reason to write a blog post every day. I don’t have things to say daily but I try to write anyway. I have no interesting photos to share today. Tomorrow I may be more inspired. It’s also because I don’t have two hours to devote to writing a…