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…
Posted On: March 13, 2013
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It’s never too late!
Look! Hark! Flickr has (finally!) uploaded the Tuscany 2012 mix!
Click and find yourself in Barga, Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio and more!
Be reminded of the dolce far niente…
Ciao!
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Posted On: January 29, 2013
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It takes a lot to be a lifeguard in Viareggio, Italy, as these two gentlemen proved when I was lucky enough to spend a few sunny days there last June. It takes guts, as you…
Posted On: June 24, 2012
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Serious sunlight seared mercilessly from above and sweat glowed on everyone’s brow. But because this was our last day in bella Italia, my heart was stuck in a Minnesota snowstorm. The intense mid-June light had…
Posted On: June 8, 2012
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Dorothy Parker’s notorious quote,
I hate writing, but I love having written,” adapts well to, “I hate traveling, but I love being there.”
On this Tuscan travel adventure, the first leg of a lite-gonzo Euro…
