on the way up

beautiful, BEAUTIFUL Lugano

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March 3rd 2007
Wknd #2: Lugano, Switzerland! No matter how much fun it is to live and work in the city, I always come back to my Maine roots in the end... I love the mountains and the lake and air that smells fresh. For these reasons, I absolutely adored my time in Lugano. That, and also my sweet (and handsome for all you single ladies!) host, Constantin. Constantin is from Germany and was an exc ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Lugano

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more