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Switzerland: Still a bright beacon of freedom

2nd March 2023 Going Postal 1696 Comments

Switzerland’s long-standing and well-deserved reputation as one of the last bastions of individual and financial liberty has been recently vindicated and reaffirmed. It was a much-needed boost of confidence for Swiss citizens like myself who [more…]

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His Monument, The Matterhorn

25th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 1820 Comments

We shall continue our trip towards the source of the Matter Vispa, heading south towards the mountain town of Zermatt. However, we shall no longer call it a road trip. The evidence suggests, given a [more…]

20th Century

Following in the Steps of Sepp

18th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2193 Comments

After completing our clockwise tour of the northern shoreline of Lake Geneva, we head inland at the eastern extremity of Villeneuve and drive along the Rhone Valley. Our first photo is labelled ‘The Diablerats, Berner [more…]

20th Century

From Byron to Buchli

11th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2441 Comments

As we continue our clockwise trip around the northern shore of Lake Geneva, we take a slight detour behind the town of Montreux. The above photograph is captioned ‘Col de Jaman’ which is a high [more…]

20th Century

Notables Indésirables En Route to Montreux

4th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 2443 Comments

As we continue our clockwise drive around Lake Geneva our first and brief port of call is Lausanne, the capital and largest city in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Vaud. Lying at an elevation between [more…]

20th Century

Marching Clockwise Around Lake Geneva

28th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 2626 Comments

Last time we strolled through Geneva in the 1980s looking at some of my own old photos. Puffins will be relieved to hear that this week we’re back in the 1950s and travelling in my [more…]

20th Century

A Stroll Along Quai du Mont-Blanc

21st January 2023 Always Worth Saying 2483 Comments

We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]

20th Century

Sisi – The Foulest Crime of The Century

14th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 7478 Comments

Last time our 1955 Ford Prefect road trip found my grandmother photographed standing on the Jet d’Eau side of Lake Geneva. An interesting crown-topped cupola lay squatted in silhouette on the other side of the [more…]

20th Century

The 19:13 From Gare de Lyon

7th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 7896 Comments

In a previous edition gleaned from my family’s 1950s road trips album, from the top of the Eiffel Tower we noticed an interesting double-decker bridge carrying both a road and a railway across the River [more…]

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