Category: events

  • Muay Thai at Chaweng Stadium, Ko Samui

    While we were in Ko Samui, we went to see a traditional Thai sport – Muay Thai. Sue was not keen but came along reluctantly. The event was held at Chaweng beach which is the main commercial area on the island. We were picked up at the hotel and were the first to arrive at…

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  • Zipline through a Thai Jungle

    Wikipedia describes zipline as a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding onto, or attaching to, the freely moving pulley. We have never done…

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  • New Year’s Eve in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    We started 2013 in Chiang mai, having arrived there as our first stop on December 29. We hosted many countdown parties in our apartment near Times Square New York in the past. But now living in Switzerland, we really do miss the crowds and the celebratory atmosphere.  So we had to find a decent place  to…

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  • Fête des Lumières 2012: Colline de Fourvière, Lyon

    This is the last of a series of posts on the Fête des Lumières at Lyon. As we mentioned before, there were many light shows and installations all over the city and we only managed to catch just a handful of them over the weekend. The show on this famous hill side must be one of the…

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  • Fête des Lumières 2012: Théâtre des Célestins, Lyon

    During the four days of Festival of Lights in Lyon, there were 62 listed shows or exhibits scattered around the city. We spent the weekend of December 8-9 in Lyon (see earlier post here). Many of the buildings were lit up, some had projected static images, and a few played moving video clips. Théâtre des Célestins…

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  • 2012: A year of “local” trips

    2012: A year of “local” trips

    In addition to making trips “abroad” in 2012, I(Chris) did a bit of travel within Switzerland as well. In March, I visited Winterthur (near Zurich) and attended the Electron festival in Geneva. Click the links to see the corresponding blog post. Winterthur’s photo museum (not yet posted on the blog) Geneva’s MAMCO (Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporaine) during the…

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