The next couple of days were more of a blur as I walked on single-personned. I strolled off west through Morges and Rolle, making it to the cute Nyon by the end of the 16th. Here I was to make another slight diversion to my plan, in a bid to provide variety and to add [...]

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As I had company, I decided to stay an extra day in Lausanne and be a tourist. There’s not a tremendous amount to see (the self-guided tour on the free map takes around 20 minutes if you don’t stop to take too many photos) but it’s pleasant enough. The only real downside is that it’s [...]

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Not so smart… I seemed to be infested with bedbugs overnight, which was particularly annoying as I’d spent money on a hostel to ensure a good night’s sleep after the recent camping. Instead, I was up and around at 3am trying to find another bed to sleep up, covered in insect bites. Not good. The [...]

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I’d been warned about the mountain roads round here so was tempted to get the bus up to where the old road began prior to the St Bernard Pass. Thing is, I’d been told the wrong bus stop so the thing thundered past me without so much as pausing. I returned to the campsite to [...]

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