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Perhaps I’m avoiding cycling because I’ll be saturated in two weeks. On Sunday I joined a friend for a 14km hike up the Hoher Kasten (1782m) in Appenzellerland. We started in Brulisau (823m) and completed the circuit in five hours. It was overcast and we were completely in the clouds when we reached the summit. [...]

In two weeks I’ll be at an Austrian-Hungarian wedding somewhere in the outskirts of Budapest. This is really cool and I couldn’t be happier to be going. It’s the wedding of good friends who I know from my university days in Edmonton, Canada. We don’t see each other often, but when we do it’s always [...]

Over the weekend a friend and I went on a two-day cycling and camping tour. Our original plan was to ride the strenuous Alpenpanorama Route #4, but decided against since we were tired, had concerns of snow at those altitudes, and had lots of camping gear to bring with us. Instead, we rode the Seen [...]

I got a Bob Yak! A family in Gossau was selling one for CHF 200.- less than retail, so I went over, had a look, and bought it. I rode home with it and didn’t even notice it was there. The only difference were the odd looks from people. I think it’ll be perfect for [...]