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  • From Arnex to the Signal De Bougy and Back

    From Arnex to the Signal De Bougy and Back

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesCycling from Arnex to the Signal de Bougy and back is a nice ride that takes you along the lake through the lower part of Nyon, Gland towards Rolle, and from Rolle up towards Perroy, Aubonne, Pizy, The Signal de bougy and back down on the other side. This route can be…

  • From Nyon to Vesancy

    From Nyon to Vesancy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2015, I was exploring on a mountain bike when I found a road above La Rippe that was closed to traffic, so I decided to explore it. I managed to cycle a certain distance before I met a rockfall blocking the road, so I had to turn back. I then tried…

  • Day 37 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – The Future, Or Uncertainty

    Day 37 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – The Future, Or Uncertainty

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI question whether we’re living in the future, or uncertainty during this pandemic. One friend on Facebook wrote that Coronavirus is making us live in the future because of a number of reasons, as listed in the embedded post below. If I am being myself then I would say that we’re living…

  • Day Six of Orca in Switzerland – Stricter measures.

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday’ I’d like to discuss stricter measures. Coop and Migros both have online shops set up for home delivery but the system is overloaded by people ordering at the same time. They don’t have the truck fleet or staff to cope with the demand so I suggest a better solution. Both Digitec…

  • Images from the Via Ferrata de Lavanchy

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite the warning that rain would fall after 1700 today we went up to explore the Via Ferrata De Lavanchy. it is a via ferrata that requires a 45 minute walk up hill. You walk up towards a cirque and then turn left and continue upwards through some trees. When you…

  • First Saturday in Lausanne

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst Saturday in Lausanne Now that we are between the via ferrata season and the snowboarding and scuba diving season a distraction is provided by gamers who like to use the physical world and mobile phones. Dear Ingress agents of Lausanne and elsewhere, The first Saturday of December (06/12/14), our city will…