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Hi from Basel!
I didn’t come here to pay respect at one of the memorial sites of an incredibly patient – and a slowly dying patient – Eurovision.
My arrival in Switzerland was motivated by pragmatics. Since my laptop’s screen decided to quit its duties back in March, I’ve been working with an external, plug-in monitor. This was fine as an emergency measure, but it couldn’t be a sustainable option for traveling around. The repair shop was sourcing replacement parts for weeks, yet it couldn’t find any. So, the only solution was to buy a new device.
Switzerland is, that’s a fact, one of the most expensive countries in the world. But, somehow, the price of my desired laptop, if I ordered it to Croatia, was higher than in the Helvetic state, so I decided to travel to the heart of the Alps to collect my order. Okay, it was also on my way further west, but more on the continuation of my journey in the next newsletter.
I was late for Fantasy Basel, the famous anime convention and cosplay contest, but early enough for a summer happening that’s so informal that it doesn’t even require a special outfit.
Indeed, the swimming season on the Rhine has already started, and some Basel locals make a very special fashion statement on the riverbank: wearing no clothes at all.
That’s right. You could work hard for an entire day, exit your fancy office building, and swap your business suit for a birthday suit in the middle of the city, without anyone blinking an eye. Here’s everything you should know about Basel’s FKK beaches.
You see, to experience nudist holidays by the calming water, you don’t need to travel all the way to the beaches of the Greek Cyclades or the Croatian Makarska Riviera. You can rip your clothes off in a landlocked Central European country, at one of the most chilled rivieras in Switzerland.
What do you think? Could you try to strip off the socially-approved layers for a change?
Have an unbuttoned week,
Ivan Kralj
Pipeaway.com
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