Tag: switzerland

  • Thirty Kilometres Per Day

    Thirty Kilometres Per Day

    Reading Time: 3 minutes The Swiss travel an average of 30 kilometres per day in their cars, according to a new survey shared by the Radio Television Suisse. I walk 14 to twenty kilometres per day, and if I go for a bike ride I travel 30 kilometres. I use the car twice a week,…

  • Connected Watches and Psychological Profiles

    Connected Watches and Psychological Profiles

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Connected watches know everything about us. In theory they listen to us 24 hours a day for years in a row. My Apple watch has been on my wrist for over four years, every single day. It has been for swims, runs, rock climbing, via ferrata, office work and more.  The…

  • Playing With Migros SubitoGo

    Playing With Migros SubitoGo

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday I tried playing with Migros SubitoGo and the experience was good. You scan the QR code for the shop as you enter and then you scan the products that you want to buy. I kept them in my hands until I got to the checkout counters. Passabene With Passabene you…

  • A Walk at the Snow Line

    A Walk at the Snow Line

    Reading Time: < 1 minute The most striking thing about a winter with little to no snow is that there is no noise. Normally ski lifts clank, people talk and there is a lot of noise When there has been very little snow the ski lifts are turned off and the mountains are quiet. This…

  • The Afternoon Sky

    The Afternoon Sky

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  • Spring

    Spring

    Reading Time: < 1 minute 25,000 steps in a day.

  • Garmin’s Auto Goal

    Garmin’s Auto Goal

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Garmin allows you to select the number of steps you want to take in a single day, or let it be set automatically. For a year or two I allowed the goal to set. The result is a step goal that fluctuated from 12,000 steps per day to 15,000 steps or…

  • Spring Watch

    Spring Watch

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  • The Setting Sun Walk

    The Setting Sun Walk

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I went for a walk and by the time it ended the sun had set. I walked with a flashlight in case but didn’t need it. Usually I would have gone for a walk earlier in the day.

  • Running In High Winds

    Running In High Winds

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday I tried running and walking in high winds. I have cycled and walked in high winds but I had not yet had the sensation of running in high wind and it is quite interesting. In cycling you feel that the wind pushes your bike to the side, and you counteract…