My close encounter with early retirement in Sorrento and my travels and arrival in Geneva
February 16th 2012 WOW. Four days without internet... Interesting. So, I came clsoe to retiring in Sorrento. This was my Sorrento trip: Arrive Sorrento after double kisses all around, there was cheese, salami, pizza and beer. Then espresso and dolci and then all different fruits grown by the Staiano family with homemade limoncello. The next morning, I wake up to a beautiful view of Mt. Vesuvius out my window and was
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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 
