?php /** * Slow Switzerland — Credentials * Copy this file to credentials.php and fill in your values. * NEVER commit credentials.php to git. */ // Database define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // e.g. localhost define('DB_NAME', 'switzerland_slow'); // e.g. slowswitzerland define('DB_USER', 'switzerland_slow'); // e.g. db_user define('DB_PASS', 'AfTLqz9dWDcPDwE525b4'); // your database password // Anthropic API define('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY', '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'); // your Anthropic API key // Admin credentials define('ADMIN_USER', 'admin'); define('ADMIN_PASS_HASH', '$2y$10$.hRzuLeq26fZ1V68t1ajCeRwkSwqggosZdeoD4zvl61C1DyH88w0K'); // generate with: php -r "echo password_hash('yourpassword', PASSWORD_DEFAULT);" // Site URL (optional — defaults to https://slowswitzerland.com) // define('SITE_URL', 'https://slowswitzerland.com'); Lugano Stories — Slow Switzerland

Stories from Lugano

Written by someone who stayed long enough to notice.

Lugano
Richard and the crutches
Lugano 7 min read

Richard and the crutches

I met an 80-year-old American in a hostel dorm in Lugano. We traveled to Como together. He moved slowly. He saw everything.

Where Switzerland speaks Italian
Lugano 6 min read

Where Switzerland speaks Italian

Cross the Gotthard tunnel and everything changes. The palm trees, the espresso, the pace. Same country. Different soul.

The village that time overlooked
Lugano 5 min read

The village that time overlooked

Gandria clings to the hillside like it's holding on to a secret. No cars can reach it. Only boats and footpaths.

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