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Interesting Lives

15th February 2025 Always Worth Saying 2332 Comments

After happening upon some sad news at the breakfast table the other morning, I sighed, folded my newspaper and gazed wistfully out of the window across the frost-pinched meadows of my native Debatable Lands. Beyond [more…]

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Swissgrams: the natural progression of the Krugerrand in the digital age

13th February 2025 Going Postal 3280 Comments

Having worked in the precious metals industry for decades, I have had countless opportunities to have very honest and very enlightening conversations with numerous investors and partners alike. For many years, I’ve been discussing the [more…]

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European Journey 1953, Part Seven – Trogen

8th October 2024 Going Postal 2712 Comments

The village lies in a sheltered fold of the mountains, 3,000 feet above sea level. On a fine day you can see clear across to Lake Constance, a bit of burnished silver under the strong [more…]

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Return to Brigg

18th May 2024 Joe Slater 1838 Comments

A few weeks back I did a piece on the spectacular Alishan mountain line in Taiwan. One day, I might do something on the Gono line around the wild, craggy northwest coast of Honshu. Or [more…]

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The Swiss franc’s “phenomenal” bull run

25th September 2023 Going Postal 5069 Comments

The strength of the Swiss franc (CHF) has been the topic of countless “expert” analyses for over a year and it has received considerable coverage in the mainstream financial press. In fact, the last time the [more…]

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A Guide to Three Pieces of Rock by Mark Twain

8th May 2023 Going Postal 1942 Comments

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer and humourist as well as having a multitude of other careers throughout his life. He is probably best known for [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Nine

19th March 2023 Going Postal 2486 Comments

Monday A good Monday morning to you all. Very dull and chilly this morning, I thought it was supposed to be meteorological spring! The talk of the office this weekend has been the Rich Boy’s [more…]

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The View From Sunnegga

11th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 2459 Comments

It’s difficult to tell exactly where we are in old Zermatt, pictured below during my grandparent’s 1950s road trip. These days the town is short of public squares given what has to be squeezed onto [more…]

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Trag In Ruh (Take It In Your Stride)

4th March 2023 Always Worth Saying 2531 Comments

Puffins will be familiar with a truism of the lower orders ducking and diving through the mean streets of Zermatt with a dagger between their teeth looking for a cheap room while the officer class [more…]

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