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  • Watchmakers Galore: Part 1

    Cartier We have been living in a part of Switzerland that calls itself the “Watch Valley”.  Many famous brands are located here – only the factories.  We were not looking for these watchmakers but they stand out –  because they are housed in neat modern buildings in small, quaint towns or villages in the countryside.

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  • Campione d’Italia

    Before I forgot about this place we visited in Easter, I’d better post it. Campione d’Italia is a small village that is a part of Italy but is surrounded on all sides by Switzerland except the lake front.  Someone told us that it is a duty free zone and it might explain the massive casino

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  • Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia

    Since I am going to Washington DC next week, I might as well post the pictures of my last visit in the US.  I was back for a couple of days in June on business, in Richmond, Virginia.  We stayed at the Jefferson Hotel which has a lot of history.  It was built originally as

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  • Moving to Lausanne

    We just moved – from Neuchâtel to Lausanne – actually been here for 2 weeks already but did not have access to the internet until Swisscom gots its act together last week.  That partially explains why there were no blog post for a while. In this past 2 weeks, beside moving our stuff to the

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

Venice, its canals and carriers

Notable Bookstores of the World – Series 1

Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

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