Category: Swiss walks
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Pacer And The Camino De Santiago
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust as I was thinking, “I have nothing to write about because I have been walking around in circles for three or four years I find that at least virtually I have almost achieved a big project. Walking 819 kilometres on the Camino De Santiago. I am now four kilometres from the…
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On Learning to Mark Unfinished Books as Read
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the last three or four days I have marked two books as finished despite not finishing for a simple reason. I have plenty of books on Kindle, Audible and Kobo that I need to read, but that to read all these books, would take time. I started to read one book…
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Going West, Rather than East – A Walk, Books and Drinking Vessels, Again.
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday I went for one of my walks, but rather than turning East as I normally do, on that route, I went West, and as a result I went for a longer walk than usual. I too this route because I wanted to look at the books in a new phone box…
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Seventy Kilometres from Finishing The Camino De Santiago – Virtually
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow that I am seventy kilometres from finishing the Camino De Santiago virtually I have less than a week of virtual walking left. I walk in the real world, but the distance is mapped onto a virtual Camino. This is advantageous for two reasons. The first is that it makes walking around…
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Yet Another Pandemic Friday Evening
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday is yet another pandemic Friday evening, with no plans for the weekend. It would be easy to throw caution to the wind and to try to socialise, but to do so, when the number of new cases is going up would be silly. The paradox of pandemics is that it is…
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Getting Home Before The Sun Sets and Pikmin Bloom
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt this time of year there is a race between the walker and the sun. Either you must go for a walk earlier in the day or you must be ready to walk after the sun has set. Both of these are possible. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are…
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More Cowbell
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I will be driving for twelve hours and I hope that I find it as relaxing as the last drive but I doubt that I will be that lucky. We will see how traffic and other conditions are. I hope that I have a good two or three audiobooks to…
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Holidays Break Streaks
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is a rainy day so I have less of interest to write about. The rain fell this morning. It continued until this afternoon. Rain is an excuse not to go for a daily walk. It is an opportunity for a rest day. Yesterday my 770 plus day streak on Duolingo was…