Category: Switzerland
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Migrol Car Charging
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tested the Migrol Car Charging at Portes de Nyon. It’s an underground charging station that is accessible when the shopping centre is open. It has the double advantage of being close to the shops, but also of the centre oof Nyon, if you’re ready to walk for an hour or…
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Walking from Montreux to the Jaman Train Station
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re looking for an uphill walk that is more physical than from Nyon to La Dôle and Leukerbad to Lammenhütte then the walk from Montreux to Jaman will meet your requirements. I did this hike with a group of people from Berne, Chateau D’Oex, and Geneva. It’s meant to take…
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Book Prices
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe default action for many is to think "I want to buy this book" and they automatically either buy a physical copy because they love physical books, or they buy an e-book. The default is almost always Kindle and Amazon because of its market dominance. I was shopping for The Night Train…
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Spring is Coming – And Outdoor Cycling Season
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently it has been feeling warmer as spring is making an appearance. I noticed that buds and leaves are getting ready. Orchids are flowering and trees are ready. I also noticed that there is quite a bit of pollen in the air and it’s warmer. Warm enough to start thinking about…
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MyKsuite and Six Terabytes of Storage
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I logged into Infomaniak to experiment with another self-hosted solution when I noticed that Suite has been re-branded to myKsuite and in the process I noticed that I have 6TB of cloud storage rather than the 2 or three terabytes of storage I thought I had before. That’s a fantastic deal.…
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On Reading and Discussing Books around a Fondue
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I went to a book discussion that was a little different. We discussed a book, in a restaurant, before enjoying a fondue. We usually think about books and coffee, but rarely about books and fondue. The fondue was good. The book that was discussed was Les Hirondelles de Kaboul. When…
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Watching The Mending of a Roof
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the moment I can watch people walking on a roof. They placed ladders but I often saw them walk without ropes or safety nets. If they slipped then they would fall two floors. I felt fear twice when watching them, but not because of the risk of a fall. I feared…
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From Nyon to Yverdon-Les-Bains in an Electric Fiat 500
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I was nervous and excited about driving around 140 kilometres round trip in an electric car because so far I drive 30 to 40 kilometres at most, 80 in a single day. This time I drove that in a single go. I am not sure whether the car has 23 kWh…
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