{"id":403,"date":"2026-08-08T20:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:33:38","slug":"the-roads-less-traveled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/epic-adventures\/the-roads-less-traveled\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roads Less Traveled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260627_052912154_MFNR-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260627_052912154_MFNR-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260627_052912154_MFNR-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260627_052912154_MFNR-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostmymindfulness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260627_052912154_MFNR.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Journal Entry, August 1, 2026:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow travelers of Europe love to offer travel tips . Not knowing I am a hueristic learner. Which means I learn best through experience. Often I need to experience the hard knocks to the head to instill the memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Train Is Not Always The Fastest Route <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People encourage me to take the train. Repeating the familiar refrain, &#8221; You could get the faster if you took the train.&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love to reply, I am already here, and point to the incredibly beautiful and magnificent mountains surrounding me in the Alps of Switzerland!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a full 12 hours on the train in Italy last week, I am happy to be alive and striving for the mountain air to fill my lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Italian Grandmother<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Italian grandma used to say things like, If I never see another train station again, it will be too soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all understand, Nona, We all understand. God bless her heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistakes Are Part of Learning <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I had prepared properly for Switzerland my trip would be over but once again my hard headed friends, I walked the countryside I have learned to love! The Hard way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland does not allow you to transfer Swiss Francs to yourself in Switzerland through the Western Union app. If, you are in, Switzerland!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Grift Marches On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This way SBB receives your Euros and offers you an awful rate you cannot refuse. Mainly because you are stuck in the train station in Locarno, Switzerland with no Francs and the ticket back to France costs twice as many Francs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I soaked in the sun and my own sweat as I walked along the lakeside drive. Thunderstorms and lightning and high wind brought back memories of survival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal Entry, August 1, 2026: Fellow travelers of Europe love to offer travel tips . Not knowing I am a hueristic learner. Which means I learn best through experience. Often I need to experience the hard knocks to the head to instill the memory. 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