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  • The Overlooked Cycle Lane

    The Overlooked Cycle Lane

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a cycle lane that has been available for years at this point. I rarely, if ever see cyclists use it. There are three reasons for this. The first is that there is an empty bus lane that cyclists can use to get away from cars. The second reason is that…

  • The Woodpecker Walk

    The Woodpecker Walk

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt would be tremendously easy for me to go to Pampigny and do the usual three or four walks. Today i didn’t. I decided to explore a new route. Rather than walk up to the walks, and then turn, and walk along fields, I went into the woods. The reward was the…

  • Golden Hour Walk

    Golden Hour Walk

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen it is rainy and overcast going for a walk at sunset is not rational. On a sparsely cloudy day this makes a lot of sense. On a day where the sun is shining, to go for a walk at sunset, is an opportunity to see golden hour colours. Last night that’s…

  • A Walk To the Post Office and a Skipped Bike Ride

    A Walk To the Post Office and a Skipped Bike Ride

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I went for two walks. The first walk was after lunch because I had something to drop off at the post office. Usually I would have printed the label at home, rather than doing this walk. I desired to go for a bike ride but the chore was more important. In…

  • A Pleasant Hike Along the Rive Droite

    A Pleasant Hike Along the Rive Droite

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you drive around Geneva or walk in the centre it is easy to see Geneva as an urban place with little to offer in terms of nature. If you get on a bike, and ride around you will find vineyards, fields, viticultural villages and more. Yesterday I led a meetup group…

  • A Walk in Geneva

    A Walk in Geneva

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I went to a Ruby on Rails talk in Geneva. I headed to town early and had a walk from Cornavin to the UNHCR building before walking towards the WMO. I then turned towards the lake and headed to the parc. In the park I saw that people were in…

  • On Being Able to Walk to a Recycling Centre

    On Being Able to Walk to a Recycling Centre

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a few days I fled from the Caribana music festival because during this event it is impossible to sleep due to noise pollution. Switzerland, despite being so strict about other forms of noise pollution is lax about the noise pollution from music festivals. Most people plan holidays to flee it. I…

  • An Urban Walk to Silicon Chalet 38 – IA at Infomaniak

    An Urban Walk to Silicon Chalet 38 – IA at Infomaniak

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went to Geneva early. In the process I dropped into the GoSocial Co-working event at Ruby Hotel, before then walking towards the Orthodox church in Geneva. The doors were open so I visited the building. It smelled of incense and someone was cleaning. Co-working There is a GoSocial group on…

  • The Appeal of a Local Hike

    The Appeal of a Local Hike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s easy to look at what people are doing and to travel two hours on a train or in a car. In practice it’s a way of exploring the local area and seeing things that you wouldn’t otherwise see. On the flipside sometimes it is nice to stay local. I went from…

  • A Linear Walk with Publbike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI almost always go for walks that are a loop because I don’t like to go back and forth. I prefer to have new sights for the entire walk. Today I thought about how I could go for a walk but rather than come back by a variant of that route I…