Posted On: October 24, 2022
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“Welcome…We expect you to…We will not tolerate…”
Today’s post dips into many of the topics we’ve been wading in of late: Advertising, wordsmithing, photographic messages, escapism, cultural chaos, and of course, travel. Please dive in…
Posted On: October 14, 2022
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Where DID they get all those statues?
When Autumn hits, my mind turns to Europe, as most of my time there seems to have been when summer ends, the tourists have retreated, the countryside is…
Posted On: June 15, 2022
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Cities Provide a Bridge to more Bucolic Places.
You don’t need a (-) Covid test to go home again. So head out of—and into—the country.
I know, Covid is so yesterday.
And yet, when traveling…
Posted On: June 10, 2022
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Quarantined in leave Italy and think you’ll have a view like this? Think again!
Finally! You can ditch the jitters about getting stuck in lockdown somewhere
Quickly and quietly, the Biden Administration and the CDC…
Posted On: November 22, 2019
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Breakaway has already reported on the growing trend of offering sabbaticals as a marketing ploy. But have did you know that 280,000 people applied for airbnb’s sabbatical in Italy? Their mission for the free adventure? “Breathe new life” into the fading hilltown of Grottole—home to 300 residents. AND 600 empty homes!
Posted On: November 8, 2019
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This Friday’s photo comes from a lovely tiny hill town an hour from the Rome airport, making the village the ideal stopover before getting up early and driving to catch a plane. (Remember to return your rental car.) This fall evening was the last night in Italy as part of a four-month RTW trip in 2000/2001.
Posted On: October 25, 2019
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This shot just popped up on my desktop. That’s me, in a reflective mood, absorbed by the familiar Italian phrase that means (approximately) the sweetness of doing nothing. What’s more interesting: I don’t recall where I…
Posted On: October 2, 2019
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Hey, would YOU like $30K to take four weeks off? Or how about being sponsored to spend 3 months in Italy revitalizing a fading village? Or, if all that sounds too cushy, why not embark on a 30-day eco-journey that reaches its peak with 10 days in Antarctica assisting with pollution research?
Posted On: June 5, 2014
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My last BreakAway was exactly two years ago. Our extended family (11 of us!) flew off to Italy for 17 days. You know you’re alive when you go, in a matter of hours, from watching…
Posted On: September 19, 2013
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Twice this week, while on the phone trying to expedite matters of consequence that had become stalled, this was what my teleconference-mate told me.
“Uh, okay, as you wish,” was my delayed response—though I secretly…
