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Travel with recumbent bicycles on trains

Miguel — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:34:21 +0000

On our trips we collected quite some practice on traveling with two recumbent bicycles on trains. It was never a problem, even though in several situations we were happy to be two of us to help with narrow doors and couloirs. From what we have seen, the places are made for bicycles up to two … Continue reading Travel with recumbent bicycles on trains

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Last working day

Miguel — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 06:15:34 +0000

On the way to my last working day looking forward for the trip. It is always sad and strange to say “see you next year” to colleagues. I hope that our trip inspires people not to be afraid and also get a break from work to do what they mostly like to do, being that … Continue reading Last working day

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Boxes

Miguel — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:34:38 +0000

This weekend we started to move things into boxes, trying to keep everything as organized as possible. The usual “we have more things than I thought” appeared quite early and is amazing how heavy becomes a small box with books. The good thing is that we had already sorted everything we want to take on … Continue reading Boxes

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Few calculations

Miguel — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:54:42 +0000

Google Maps says its 1’333km flying to our first destination: If I count 40 days on the bicycle, at 60km per day, we can do up to 2’400km on the road. This is 180% of the direct distance. Based on past experiences it is a fairly short estimation. For instance for the same 1’333km of straight … Continue reading Few calculations

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The preparation goes on

Miguel — Fri, 06 May 2016 15:05:08 +0000

Today we pick up a new set of missing material: over-shoes for Eva, light pliers, presta-schradder valve adapter, etc. We found also a new tenant to our apartment and small important stuff has been delivered to our parents. We can’t wait to start riding!

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Globe-trotter in Switzerland

Miguel — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:57:35 +0000

It’s a recurrent topic. The administration is generally not prepared for globe-trotters. You just cannot not live anywhere, a physical address continues to be a must. In Switzerland if you officially leave the country, on your return you must show that you have paid taxes somewhere else. So we are again in this limbo. We … Continue reading Globe-trotter in Switzerland

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Travel and work?

Miguel — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:05:00 +0000

I’m taking one-year unpaid leave from my employer, Trivadis. I must say that I’m very grateful to them that accepted, with relatively short notice, my request. Thanks namely to my boss Hervé Tharin. The work I do as Oracle database administrator and infrastructure project manager is great and sometimes I think that I would like … Continue reading Travel and work?

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Seven years ago

Miguel — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:00:08 +0000

Seven years ago, 1. April.2009, we were taking the train eastwards from Geneva, direction Winterthur. Two backpacks, Russian visa and no other restrictions: no job, no apartment, no car. We arrived back to Geneva from the west on 1st April 2010. Back to normal live, got a new apartment, new jobs. Today we have officially … Continue reading Seven years ago

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