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  • Wet And Wild In Ticino

    A few years ago a visited the village of Maggia and, after a few bottles of wine, found succour from my hangover in the cool waters beneath the Riale Salto waterfall. (Which you can read about  here .) Well it turns out that a  new book is available , (in German, French & English,) which  can guide you through some of the most beautiful swimming locations  in Ticino and which  three lucky Ronsters can win copies of . I caught...

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  • The Future, Right Here

    You know life is weird when venturing into dystopian fiction provides blessed relief from the real world. Well, maybe not relief, but «The Ministry for the Future» , the latest novel by Kim Stanley Robinson certainly made me forget about our present woes for a few days. The book, set in the near future and in a city that i’m sure you Ronsters are familiar with, (it begins with a Z if you need a clue,) centres on the possibility of a ministry who...

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  • Goodbye Ron Orp and the Power of Gratitude

    This is my last article on Ron Orp and for this last contribution I would like to remind you of the power of gratitude which is particularly useful in the present circumstances where our freedoms are more restricted. Thanking every day for all the little things that have brought you joy will help your reptilian brain to counteract its negativity bias. You can do this through a journal where you write down every day the 5 things for which you are grateful....

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