After receiving an Intel pay check for around 30 years I finally got my first sabattical (Intel employess get an 8-week sabattical every 7 years but I spent most of my Intel career as an external consultant - oh well, better late than never). Given the time available we decided not to waste it and spend a month in Europe - a week in Paris, 2 weeks in northern Italy and then a week on a cruise to the Greek islands.