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A Saturday Walk During A Pandemic

6 March 2021 richard Swiss walks

Last week it was comfortable and warm so it was tempting to go cycling. This week it has gone back to being cold. Yesterday it

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The Slowness of Public Transport

21 July 2020 richard social conscience

Today someone something to the effect “If I go from here to there it will take me two and a half hours so it would

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Hiking in Switzerland

30 June 2020 richard Swiss walks

In 2019 Swiss people spent 162 million hours walking and hiking in Switzerland. Hiking generates 2.5 billion CHF per year and there are 50,000 signs

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A view of the Alps and the Salève from near Signy Centre

A Fourteen Kilometre walk and I Crossed Paths With Just Two Other People.

20 May 2020 richard Uncategorized

Today I went for a fourteen Kilometre walk and I crossed paths with just two other people. It was a couple of runners and we

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A calf and its mother

Day 48 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Calves And Their Mothers

2 May 2020 richard social conscience, Swiss walks, Switzerland

During today’s walk I saw calves and their mothers. Their mothers were mooing me away but I was taking video so I didn’t move until

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A view of the woods on a rainy day

Day 47 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Walk In The Rain

1 May 2020 richard social conscience, Swiss walks

Yesterday I went for a walk in the rain. I walked for two hours, took pictures and listened to Echo Der Zeit and this episode

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A tree silvered by weathering

Day 41 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Reverse Journey

25 April 2020 richard environmental, social conscience

Today I ran and then walked a reverse journey of what I did yesterday. I wanted to take a picture of the corkscrew tree. It

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A cycling and walking path is blocked discouraging people from crossing from France into Switzerland and vice versa.

Day 40 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Local Adventures

24 April 2020 richard environmental, social conscience

For this 40th blog post on the topic of self-isolation, I’d like to speak about local adventures. I feel the need to do this because

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Day 38 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Contact Sports

22 April 2020 richard environmental, social conscience

By May we may be able to go back to doing sports in groups as long as they are not “contact sports” in Switzerland. For

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Day 35 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Hike To La Barillette.

19 April 2020 richard Uncategorized

Today I went for a Hike from La Barillette to La Barillette. It’s a shame that the restaurant wasn’t open to the public. It is

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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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