var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-3969943-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The third incarnation of tapxe.com: traveling, photography, and our expat experienceTumblr (3.0; @tapxe)http://www.tapxe.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrm7owa1J1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Water innovation #2: plastic lined check dam to store water from the rainy season for dry season cropping. Jwahar India, Jan 2012</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/18033121163http://www.tapxe.com/post/18033121163Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:52:36 +0100wateragricultureinnovation<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrlr8vzaK1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Helping small-holder farmers through better water management #1: building rain water capture and storage ponds. Jwahar India, Jan 2012</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/18032505160http://www.tapxe.com/post/18032505160Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:42:44 +0100agriculturewaterinnovation<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzplhjJEsz1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Matterhorn</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/17965233387http://www.tapxe.com/post/17965233387Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:41:43 +0100switzerland<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzpaqeBhwb1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.tapxe.com/post/17951635677http://www.tapxe.com/post/17951635677Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:49:26 +0100<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzpacyXLVr1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Goa, Jan 2012</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/17951216466http://www.tapxe.com/post/17951216466Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:41:22 +0100<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzp9orI5fO1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cervinia, Feb 2012</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/17950479533http://www.tapxe.com/post/17950479533Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:26:51 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzf9764l9J1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Appenzellerland, February 2012</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/17648258693http://www.tapxe.com/post/17648258693Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:40:18 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcnhdcQEI1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It takes two - Xmas apple pie</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/15368295760http://www.tapxe.com/post/15368295760Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:48:48 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcnb5XY6y1qc12e4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Zurich HB</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/15368090345http://www.tapxe.com/post/15368090345Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:45:05 +0100<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnez0mDnhQ1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Near Quarre-Les-Tombs, Burgundy, June 2011</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947721341http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947721341Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:17:10 +0200PhotoFranceBurgundy<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneydgaBy71qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947255492http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947255492Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:03:16 +0200PhotoSwitzerlandZurich<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lney8pOU3C1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947162589http://www.tapxe.com/post/6947162589Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:00:25 +0200Photo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lneu3hti371qc12e4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Buildings in Porto, May 2011</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6944333645http://www.tapxe.com/post/6944333645Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:30:50 +0200PhotoPorto<a href="http://www.veloland.ch/de/welcome.cfm">Veloland Schweiz</a>: <p>Bike routes and downloadable maps for biking in Switzerland </p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6931703959http://www.tapxe.com/post/6931703959Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:35:18 +0200switzerlandbikingmaps<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln1pc2kOSC1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln1pc2kOSC1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln1pc2kOSC1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Oilseedrape field in France, May 2011 </p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/6691405394http://www.tapxe.com/post/6691405394Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:19:10 +0200PhotoFrance<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5h2wWTs1qc12e4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tulips two, near Basel April 2011</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724969354http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724969354Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:43:42 +0200PhotoSwitzerlandBaselTulip<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv59oP90Z1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv59oP90Z1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv59oP90Z1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv59oP90Z1qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv59oP90Z1qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tulips one, near Basel April 2011</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724863804http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724863804Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:39:11 +0200PhotoBaselSwitzerlandTulip<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5024U1w1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5024U1w1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5024U1w1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5024U1w1qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljv5024U1w1qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Escape<br/><br/> <p>Trees and escaping bird, near Basel April 2011</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724728264http://www.tapxe.com/post/4724728264Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:33:22 +0200SwitzerlandPhoto<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Shielding from the flames<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4cup7Ijh1qc12e4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Part 2 of the Chienbäse umzug in Liestal 2011.</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/3884382139http://www.tapxe.com/post/3884382139Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:54:11 +0100BaselfasnachtChienbäsephotoLiestal<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4c2hld7w1qc12e4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Part 1 of the Chienbäse umzug in Liestal 2011.</p> <p>It’s not an angry medieval mob, rather it’s one large modern mob watching another large modern mob carry, drag, and push massive burning objects through narrow medieval alleyways.</p>http://www.tapxe.com/post/3884025594http://www.tapxe.com/post/3884025594Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:37:00 +0100BaselChienbäseLiestalphotofireSwitzerland