Posts about Switzerland
Switzerland, a quadrilingual country in the middle of Europe, has been my home since 2001.
Adapting into the new season
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Reminding myself that although mountain hiking season is over now, there are still wonderful opportunities to walk and clear the mind.
The Rail Replacement Helicopter
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We’ve all heard of the dreaded “Rail Replacement Bus”. But what if we had Rail Replacement Helicopters instead?
The Grimsel Snake
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A dramatic cloud formation in the mountain region between cantons Bern and Wallis
Random things in July
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Lots of work stopped me from going out so much, but we did get in a great trip to canton Wallis.
Random things in June
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Making more of an effort to publish moving pictures, including one from Dartmoor in June.
The Ice Path in summer
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With a name like “Ice Path”, you know before you arrive that a hiking route is going to be a pretty spectacular one.
Random things in April
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It seems as though there will be a fair amount of travelling for me this year, both around Switzerland (which is pretty normal for Jo and for me in our time off), and abroad. After visiting England in March, I was back again in April to visit Mum; later in the month, I rode the…
Random things in March
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This month’s set of photos is especially random, but that’s the whole point; not just of the ongoing photo series here on my website, but also in my life. The more varied and random, the better for me.
Random things in December
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The “random things” posts are primarily about random stuff I’ve seen in the course of a month. The random stuff I saw in December was spread over four countries.
Pools of light
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A good pool of light and a wet street will always draw my camera more quickly than a quaint festive scene.
Miniature Swiss tank school
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Using 1970s technology to drive a tank through a miniature landscape.
Random things in September
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The gradual arrival of autumn; clouds clinging to the mountains, fresher air and a wider variety of colours in the landscape. My favourite time of the year is coming.
Random things in August
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A lovely month full of experiences, but fewer random photographs than usual.
Hiking amongst the glacial screes
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Walking into the middle of nowhere from the heights of the Furka Pass.
