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Travel time from Nyon train station, by foot.

Cycling from Nyon To Geneva and Back

26 May 2023 richard cycling, environmentalism

Catching the train to Geneva and back to Nyon costs about 14CHF per day, depending on whether you have paid 180 CHF for the half

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The Environmentally Unfriendly Farmer

21 February 2023 richard environmentalism

For several months I was not bothered by the noise of an environmentally unfriendly farmer. This farmer loves to use a really old tractor. He

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A Camera Bike

6 January 2023 richard spain, travel

In Spain I keep seeing the BKL Prolimp bikes and I like them. They’re tricycles rather than bikes but I think they could be useful.

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Walking from Village to Village, and Village to Town

22 June 2020 richard environmental, environmentalism, French walks, London walks, Swiss walks

The conversation is too often about designing cities to be car-free, but I would argue that designing the countryside to require less frequently would be

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Interdependence – An environmental film in eleven parts

25 February 2020 richard environmentalism

Last night I went to see Interdependence, an environmental film in eleven parts. It is a collection of short films that explore environmental themes around

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Half a Million Steps in July

1 September 2019 richard Sports, summer holidays, Swiss walks

In July this year I took half a million steps as I was banned from driving. I’m using that phrase for comedic effect. As I

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A Plastic Ocean – Recycle more

1 June 2017 richard environmental, environmentalism, Video, youtube

A Plastic Ocean is an excellent documentary detailing the problems and threats caused by plastics entering water systems and eventually reaching the seas and oceans.

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Ecosia – Planting trees with a search engine

29 May 2017 richard environmental, environmentalism, tech related

Ecosia is an environmental search engine for those who want to do social good through their web browsing habits. The principle is simple. You go

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Dirty Gold War screening at the Graduate Institute.

3 May 2017 richard Documentary, environmental, environmentalism, Post-university life, Switzerland

I went to watch Dirty Gold War at the Graduate Institute at lunch time today. The film is interesting because it makes you think about

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Sharkwater – a documentary worth watching

17 April 2016 richard Documentary, environmental, environmentalism, reviews, social conscience, travel, Video, youtube

Sharkwater – A documentary worth watching. If you have one and a half hours of free time I recommend watching this documentary. It discusses the

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Activities List

  • Afternoon Walk
    On 3 June 2023 16:38 went 1.64 km during 00:18:02 hours climbing 16.00 meters burning 101 calories.
  • Afternoon Run
    On 2 June 2023 15:57 went 3.01 km during 00:21:15 hours climbing 8.00 meters burning 204 calories.
  • Afternoon Walk
    On 2 June 2023 15:08 went 4.57 km during 00:47:32 hours climbing 112.00 meters burning 270 calories.
  • Afternoon Walk
    On 1 June 2023 14:23 went 8.01 km during 01:28:31 hours climbing 100.00 meters burning 467 calories.
  • Morning Walk
    On 1 June 2023 09:00 went 3.36 km during 00:41:21 hours climbing 56.00 meters burning 210 calories.
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