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Adventures in "Fun"employment
A chronicle of my sabbatical from corporate America
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![Lovely Lauterbrunnen...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1742,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
Lovely Lauterbrunnen...
It was a bit rainy today as I made my way from Geneva to Lauterbrunnen but the skies began to clear this evening, and it was worth the...
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Suisse...
A view of the Swiss and Genevese flags along Rue de Hotel de Ville in Geneva's Old Town. #SwitzerlandGeneva
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The laurel tree...
Bernini's Apollo and Daphne (1625) at the Borghese Gallery in Rome, telling the story of how Peneus turned his daughter, Daphne, into a...
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Firenze...
After saying goodbye to all of my new hiking friends, I had a lovely day in Florence, celebrating Festa della Republlica (the day Italy...
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Il Gallo Nero...
The black rooster of Chianti was everywhere! Legend has it that Florence used a black rooster to win the Chianti region from Siena in...
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Under the Tuscan sun...
A change in scenery as we moved from the coast to the rolling hills of Tuscany, complete with a hike from Badia a Passignano to Greve in...
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The Italian Riviera...
The crystal clear Ligurian Sea, which felt amazing after a warm, sunny hike from Santa Margherita to Portofino! #ItalyPortofino
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Cinque Terre...
An incredible day of hiking the villages of Cinque Terre. We took a boat from Portovenere to Riomaggiore (above) and the train on to...
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Tranquilla...
Amazing first views of Portovenere on the hike in from Campiglia! #ItalyPortovenere
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Adios and ciao...
It's hard to believe that my time in Spain has come to an end, and I only have two more weeks of my European adventure! I flew into Pisa...
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