Welcome to the home of Jonathan Jones. A software professional who likes to take photos and review things living in Switzerland.
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What worked for me to learn German in Switzerland
After years of half-hearted attempts, I passed the telc German A2 and Zurich KDE exams. Here is what worked for me, from Herr Professor and Easy German to AI speaking practice.
Sunday, July 26, 2026One last trip to the internet in 2009 with The Rough Guide 14
One more dive into history with the 2009 edition of The Rough Guide to the Internet. I explore how much - and how little - the web has changed since the era of MySpace, the iPhone 3G, iGoogle, and the rise of broadband.
Sunday, April 19, 2026Summer in London, Troon & Edinburgh
Trip report from our trip to the UK taking in London, Derbyshire, Troon and Edinburgh including golf, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and many restaurants.
Monday, August 25, 2025Food and Drink Disney World Experience
Food and drink reviews from our 8 night stay at Walt Disney World, Orlando in 2025 including table service restaurants, buffets, and quick service options.
Friday, August 1, 2025The magic of Disney World and Animal Kingdom Lodge
Trip report of our visit to Orlando for a stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge (Jambo House) and visits to every Disney World park: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
Monday, June 2, 2025A week's holiday to the Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is the Scottish island I have visited most often. This time we stayed in Whiting Bay. I enjoyed a hike up Arran’s highest point - Goatfell, lots of good food and even took an Alpaca for a walk.
Saturday, June 29, 2024Automating the publication of my Out of Ten reviews using Zapier and Notion
Using Zapier’s free plan I attempt to automatically trigger the Github action workflow which publishes this website, whenever I add a new Out of Ten review to my Notion database.
Saturday, March 2, 2024Back to Edinburgh for a mini zookeeper experience
My second trip report to Edinburgh - this time it was for the mini zookeeper experience at Edinburgh Zoo, a visit to Edinburgh Castle and the adjacent Camera Obscura. Edinburgh really loses none of its appeal over time and is a must visit.
Monday, November 13, 2023A week in Balamory / Tobermory (Isle of Mull)
Tobermory was the filming location for the Balamory children’s TV show. We visited for one week to find the Balamory houses, enjoy some great food and take in all of the wonderful nature and wildlife on Scotland’s Isle of Mull.
Sunday, September 10, 2023Three nights as a tourist in London
Three night trip review of London - including afternoon tea at Claridges, Buckingham palace summer opening, Chinatown dumplings and a great boat trip down the Thames with the Thames Clipper / Uber boat.
Saturday, August 26, 2023A trip to the internet in 1996 with The Rough Guide 2.0
Prepare to be transported back in time as I delve into one of my all-time favorite books from my teenage years: The Rough Guide 2.0: The Internet & World Wide Web.
Saturday, June 10, 2023Relaunching my personal website as planetjones.net
An overview of how I migrated planetjones.co.uk to planetjones.net including a custom Hugo theme using Bootstrap, rendering my out of ten reviews from Notion and publishing automatically using Github Actions.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023Recent Reviews
A very good sequel and some very funny moments with Jack-Jack. I will definitely watch Incredibles 3 when it comes out in a couple of year‘s time.
An excellent season that neatly wraps up the story and transitions seamlessly to Rogue One. This is the only Star Wars TV series I have watched and it never disappointed.
The acting is very good, especially Max Cady by Javier Bardem. But 10 episodes is 5-6 too many, meaning the series loses its tension and believability because it‘s so stretched out.
Latest Food
Excellent couple of desserts at L’O, Horgen - nothing to choose between the chocolate mousse and passion fruit cheesecake. I don’t appreciate them not offering tap water though.
September 5, 2026
Latest Microblog
My first time at Monster Jam, which took place at Zurich’s Hallenstadion. The format consists of four events, with the audience judging the drivers through a web app. Just after the interval, there was also a motorbike event featuring plenty of airtime.
It was thoroughly entertaining, and the time flew by. Grave Digger was the overall winner, but Sparkle Smash provided the best visual moment of the day when it showered the arena with confetti.
Complimentary earplugs were provided, and the fumes weren’t particularly noticeable despite the event taking place indoors. I’m not sure whether another show would feel too similar, but it was definitely worth experiencing at least once.