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I traveled on a double-decker train between France and Switzerland at 199mph. See inside the TGV Lyria, which costs as little as $50.

Sun, 06/16/2024 - 06:53

Tech Insider : Travel

The author wearing a gray suit akes a selfie in front of a TGV Lyria, and the train's onboard café car. — The author, the TGV Lyria, and its café car.
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Travel, tgv, France, Switzerland, Trains, high-speed-train, Rail

Another European country is flying fighter jets off highways like NATO has been doing to protect its warplanes

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 14:29

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A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
Swiss Government via X

Military & Defense, NATO, Switzerland, fa-18, fighter-jet, Russia, Ukraine

A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 13:05

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archaeologist with grey curly hair wearing glasses black and white striped t shirt and blue medical gloves holding a tattered ancient leather shoe — Pierre-Yves Nicod holds the mystery traveler's 400-year-old shoe.
Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Science, Archaeology, Glaciers, Switzerland, Alps, climate-change

Stop thinking your expensive watch is an investment, says Rolex boss

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 07:59

Tech Insider : Economy

finance, Retail, finance, economy, rolex, watches, Stocks

Why this obsolete mechanism makes watches more expensive

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:44

Tech Insider

A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.