Posts from the category Life (and how to live it)

  • Looking back on 200,000 kilometres

    All good things come to an end, and it’s time to say farewell to my trusty Avant.

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  • Sunrise over the Matterhorn

    Catching the first train from Zermatt onto the mountain and photographing the most well-known peak in Switzerland.

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  • Spoilt for choice

    With so much to do and so many beautiful places to visit, the choice can sometimes be overwhelming.

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  • Christmas day in the snow at Ballenberg

    Christmas Day in Narnia

    Strolling in a winter wonderland on an unusual Christmas Day.

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  • Thousands of second chances

    Thousands of second chances

    I spent the afternoon working at home in front of the computer, and listened to Kenneth Williams – a well-known actor, comedian and diarist – reading from his autobiography, Just Williams.

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  • Snow in Lauterbrunnen

    A stomp in the snow

    Note to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.

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  • Giving up on trying to make sense of the public attitude to the coronavirus.

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  • Lightly child, lightly

    “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck…

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  • St. Martin's in the Fields, London

    The huffy church warden

    If you’re huffy, you get what you deserve.

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  • On two wheels

    After many years, I’m back in the saddle with my own e-bike. And I’m loving it.

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  • Family playing on the glacial run-off sands at the Moiry glacier

    The simple things

    A family came to enjoy the landscape and ended up drawing patterns in the sand.

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  • The non-holiday holiday

    After some rushing around, I find myself on my own in Zurich for a couple of days. After dealing with the day job, I have the evening to myself, with no pressure and no responsibilities. Leaving work behind, I head for the old town and the anonymity of a familiar, traditional and noisy restaurant. The…

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  • All I need is air

    All I need is air

    Taking a little too much air to take things off my mind.

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  • I is for introvert

    I am an introvert and that’s O.K.

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  • The anxiety rollercoaster

    I’ve been suffering from anxiety issues for the last year or so. A couple of people have said to me that the topic isn’t discussed as much as it could be, so I thought I’d write about my experiences in the hope that they might help others in a similar situation.

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  • When Your Body Says No

    “It’s not age that makes you an adult, I see now, or even most of the experiences that age brings. What finally does it is the things you lose along the way. A parent dies; you don’t get the girl. And you are wrecked. And you are less for these losses. What makes you an…

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  • Saying hello to a better future

    I’m moving to Swiss web agency Say Hello as partner, client consultant and full-stack developer from January 2019.

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  • The data we leave behind

    Planning for the inevitable in a digital world.

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