• Ghulam Ali - Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa (02/01/2011 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Thodi Si Jo Pii Lii Hai Daakaa Toh Nahin Daalaa Chori Toh Nahi Kii Hai Naa Tajurbakaari Se Vaaiz Kii Ye Baatein Hai Is Rang Ko Kyaa Jaane Puchho Toh Kabhi Pii Hai Us Mein ...
  • Cloth diapers and paternity leave (13/12/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Since the birth of Raphael 2 months ago, we've been using mainly cloth diapers instead of disposable ones. There are different types of cloth diapers but we use mainly flat ones, the most simple ...
  • The narrow path of science (13/11/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    "The optimal intention of scientists is to be critical but not rigid and at the same time open but not credulous" H. Pietschmann (2005). Scientific conflicts. Conflict over water UFOs driven by ...
  • A loft bed for the family! (12/08/2010 publié dans : Wood - Carpentry )
    During the past few years, building loft beds did not only become a hobby for me, it is also necessary for living in a mini flat which resembles more and more a sailing ship. We will get a child ...
  • Empty tomatoes (08/08/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    I mentioned in a previous article that slugs are a nasty pest in our garden... Here the proof: The garden is far away from where we live, and because we had no time to take care of them the ...
  • Bicycles in Amsterdam (26/07/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    While visiting the Netherlands, one of the most amazing things for me were the few hundred thousands of bicycles in Amsterdam. First, there are giant parkplaces but generally there are bicycles ...
  • Big Wave in Amstetten (03/06/2010 publié dans : Kayak en Autriche )
    This wave on the Ybbs in Amstetten (Austria) only appears at high water level (350 to 500 cm at the station "Opponitz", see www.kajak.at in Flussinfo>Online Pegel>Niederösterreich). After ...
  • Stern stall (02/06/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    A session of flatwater training on a lake near Vienna. Good for the balance... Although sometimes eskimo roll without paddle doesn't work...
  • Garden 2010: No-till maize trial & other experiments (14/05/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    This year we will probably be in Vienna for a large part of the summer, and we've just found a community garden for growing some vegetables. But because I am interested in agriculture and not only ...
  • Videos sur l'agriculture sans labour (20/04/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Voila quelques videos sur l'agriculture sans labour. Sans commentaire, elles parlent d'elles memes:
  • Strawberry juce for all (04/04/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    It is often a difficult question when you are invited: what do I bring to my hosts...? Here is a new strategy that I started using. I go to my local supermarket, preferably after it has closed, ...
  • "Dirt! The movie": a tribute to soil conservation (16/03/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    The movie "Dirt!" deals with one of the most important things on this world: soil fertility and soil conservation. It was inspired by William Bryant Logan's book "Dirt! The Ecstatic Skin of the ...
  • Toilettes sèches... pas encore chez moi malheureusement... (25/02/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Ca fait bien longtemps que je m'interesse aux toilettes seches, surtout depuis la lecture des travaux de Joseph Orszagh que l'on peut lire maintenant sur son site Eautarcie. Je ne vais pas ...
  • The rolling duck (07/01/2010 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Mona made a running / rolling duck for her nephew's birthday (1 year old on the 5th of January 2010):
  • Mezzanine / Loft bed (01/09/2009 publié dans : Wood - Carpentry )
    This month (August 2009), we decided to learn how to use the woodworking machine of my grandfather in Toulouse. There was enough wood in the workshop to build the mezzanine we had planned. First, ...
  • Japanische Weinbeeren (02/08/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Es war dieses Jahr wieder der 10 Juli im „Garten der Früchte“ von Joel, Mary und Alice. Dieser Tag ist nicht nur der Geburtstag von Joel, ein Freund bei dem wir jedes Jahr mit der Arbeit in dem ...
  • Hochsitz, Schaukelpferd und Schreibtisch in einem Stück! (22/07/2009 publié dans : Wood - Carpentry )
    Mona hat ein Kombi-Spilezeug für ihren Neffe Jonathan entwickelt. Michael (mein Tischlermeister) hat uns in seiner Werkstatt eingeladen und uns bei den entscheidenden Arbeitsschritte geholfen. ...
  • Some of the best hitch-hiking rides ever! (19/07/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    On Friday July 17 we were on the road, hitch-hiking between Austria and Spain. In the morning, we just had a good ride of about 200km, from Buchs (Austrian-Swiss border) to Bern. But this time, in ...
  • Dumpster Diving... (27/06/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    ... or how to eat for free by diving into the overflow of the society. Most people don't know about the amazing quantity of food ending up every day in the garbages of supermarkets. One of my ...
  • Construction de pagaies - 3 (01/05/2009 publié dans : Building a paddle )
    Apres avoir reussi une premiere pagaie, je vais mettre ici des photos de nouvelles pales avec differents designs. Pour les details sur la construction, allez voir dans Construction de pagaies - 1 ...
  • The Anarchy of Spirituality (27/04/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    I recently felt the motivation to start again researching about how to make life better on this earth, and came across Anarchy. Here I will put some ideas which I hope won't offense anybody. My ...
  • Construction de pagaies - 2 (05/04/2009 publié dans : Building a paddle )
    Cet article fait suite a Construction de pagaies - 1 ou j'explique le shape de la pagaie, la construction du moule et des noyaux en mousse polyurethane. Samedi 4 Avril 2009: construction de la ...
  • Stop eating the rainforest! (04/04/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    What do Tarzan, the rainforest and meat consumption have in common? The answer to this question appeared to me like a flash after a long night working in the Konzerthaus (I do the wardrobe there ...
  • Natural Farming in India (02/01/2009 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    (Last Update: 20-03-2010) During a travel in India in winter 2007-2008, I found the indian edition of "The one straw revolution: an introduction to natural farming" of Masanobu Fukuoka in a ...
  • Eau de Toilette - Vienne (31/12/2008 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    EAU DE TOILETTE - VIENNE Some of the best ads ever seen. Its about the wastewater treatment plant of Vienna, the most modern of its kind in the world. That's what Ebs - the company running it - ...
  • Pani, nahi - Pepsi piyo! (18/12/2008 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    Found on http://community.livejournal.com/stolngeneration/4581.html (From "Sanjay Sangvai", Sun, November 14, 2004 9:15 pm). I find that it's fitting nice to the name of this blog: Pani, nahi - ...
  • Loft bed (13/10/2008 publié dans : Wood - Carpentry )
    We built this bed quite some time ago (Autumn 2005), but I still wanted to put some photos on the net. It's not easy to live 2 people in a 30sqm flat, and a loft bed was necessary specially ...
  • Construction de pagaies - 1 (09/10/2008 publié dans : Building a paddle )
    6 Octobre : Inspire par le travail de Kevlar je me lance dans la fabrication d'un moule de pagaie. J'ai pris des mesures sur la Chili pour ne pas partir les yeux fermes. J'aime sa forme et pour ...
  • Slide-Didgeridoo! (14/09/2008 publié dans : Miscellaneous )
    I finally realised this project of slide-didgeridoo. It is a PVC pipe above which I stratified fiber glass. The cone was built on a polystyrene shape. I'm satisfied with the sound, and it will ...
  • Kajakbau unter Vacuum (27/08/2008 publié dans : Pani Piyo Project 2008! )
    Nach dem Bau eines Freestyle-Kayaks, und weil mir die Form gefällt, habe ich dieses Jahr entschieden eine Nefativform davon zu machen, um ein Kayak unter Vacuum bauen zu können. Ich habe zuerst ...
  • Construction pont et coque sous vide (07/07/2008 publié dans : Pani Piyo Project 2008! )
    Dimanche 6 Juillet: La coque. Detail de la stratification: le kevlar est epais (400 g) donc je me suis limite a 5 couches completes (KVVVV) + renfort Kevlar sur tout le fond plat et aux pointes + ...
  • Graz: Radezky (07/07/2008 publié dans : Kayak en Autriche )
    La vague de Radezky est situee sous le pont du meme nom. C'est le spot qui etait a l'origine prevu pour les mondiaux de freestyle 2003. Malheureusement par manque d'eau (je suppose) la competition ...
  • Tests preliminaires (Vide, Kevlar, Siege...) (08/05/2008 publié dans : Pani Piyo Project 2008! )
    TEST SOUS VIDE GRANDEUR NATURE Premier test de ma pompe avec la bache que j'utiliserai pour construire mon bateau sous vide. C'est une bachede 80µ d'epaisseur (noire malheureusement). Je l'ai ...
  • Moulage du Pani Piyo! (15/04/2008 publié dans : Pani Piyo Project 2008! )
    Il s'agit cette annee de modifier legerement le pont de ma forme de l'an dernier, puis de faire un moule. Le but final de l'operation est de faire un kayak sous vide en epoxy. C'est un vieux reve ...
  • Pompe a vide (01/04/2008 publié dans : Pani Piyo Project 2008! )
    Voila la presentation de ma pompe a vide a partir de 2 compresseurs de frigo branches en parallele. L'idee de faire des kayaks sous vide en utilisant des pompes de frigo est assez controversee, ...
  • Himachal Pradesh (10/02/2008 publié dans : Overland to India 2007-2008 )
    Himachal Pradesh is a state from the north of India, already in the Himalayas. We chose to spend our winter here, in the region of Dharamsala and Mc Leod Ganj (the place of the Tibetan government ...
  • India (25/11/2007 publié dans : Overland to India 2007-2008 )
    We just had an active traveling time with our friend Sam who came for 1 month traveling with us. We went to a lot of places as you can see from the pictures. Mona and me entered India from Nepal ...
  • Nepal (21/10/2007 publié dans : Overland to India 2007-2008 )
    On our arrival in Nepal after a 4h trip in a deep gorge coming down from the Tibetan plateau, we could nor believe our eyes: within 30 km (we came down from 4000m to less than 2000m), the ...
  • Tibet (15/10/2007 publié dans : Overland to India 2007-2008 )
    Welcome to Disneyland Tibet! Crossing the country from Lhasa to Nepal was not exciting because of the Yeti, not because of the Messner and also not because of the untouched population of Tibet. It ...
  • China: Beijing and Great Wall (14/09/2007 publié dans : Overland to India 2007-2008 )
    We left Mongolia on the 5th of September and arrived in Beijing on the 6th. Beijing: This city is preparing for the Olympics 2008, and the infrastructure is being developed at an incredible tempo. ...
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