Permanent Tourist

The personal website of Mark Howells-Mead

Posts from October 2017

  • The flying rubbish truck

    The rubbish collection service at Bettmeralp – a car-free village in the mountains of upper canton Valais – must be unique in the world. In the absence of any road connection to the village, a 7.5-tonne lorry is carried up and down the mountain by cable-car.

  • Betten to Bettmeralp

    Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Betten to Bettmeralp in Swiss canton Wallis.

  • Stockhorn to Chrindli

    Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Stockhorn to Chrindli in Swiss canton Bern.

  • The small «Berggasthaus» beneath the cliffs in canton Appenzell is one of the most famous destinations in Switzerland.

  • Ebenalp to Wasserauen

    Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Ebenalp to Wasserauen in Swiss canton Appenzell.