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Three easy walks in the Oberland

September 12, 2010, 4 Comments

It’s perfect autumn weather for walking, and the Swiss love walking. A lot. Most Swiss take their walking very seriously

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Swiss Watching trivia, No 19: Walking

August 19, 2010, 3 Comments

Collectively the Swiss spend 130 million hours a year out walking and hiking, covering the equivalent of 13,000 times round the world...

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Where boots are made for walking?

July 25, 2010, 13 Comments

It’s officially The Year of Hiking in Switzerland, so yesterday I took another step towards becoming ever more Swiss: I am now...

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A trip to the ice edge

July 20, 2010, 5 Comments

It’s hard to imagine what 27 billion tonnes of ice looks like; even harder to imagine that mass moving, albeit at the...

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How to know when spring has sprung in Switzerland

April 27, 2010, No comments

Spring is in full swing in Switzerland, and there’s a very easy way to tell: don’t listen for the first cuckoo, just...

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