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Background: Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.

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By lurpak34
August 30th 2009

"Customer Service" Europe » Italy » Piedmont

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Don't bother trying to check into an Italian hotel without a passport. Surely the intrepid reporter didn't commit this rudimentary faux pas? Yes, just last week, I popped up to Lake Maggiore in northern Italy for a couple of nights. I rang the ostello in Verbania to secure a room, arriving at 9pm, just in time for a glass on the terrace. Or so I thought. 'Passport,' says the sour-faced girl behind the desk. 'Certainly,' I say, fumbling in pockets. Very quicky it dawns on me that, despite a fistful of cash, I don't even have a Tesco Clubcard on me. [View Full Entry]

By luciemaude
August 4th 2009

Milan et Turin Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

Bonjour tout le monde, Mon voyage tire déjà à sa fin, car je rentre à la maison déjà lundi. J'ai bien hâte de prendre une vraie douche dans la mienne! Après la Belgique et Lille (France) pour ma fête, je suis allée rapidement en Italie: à Milan puis à Turin. Milan est une très belle ville, un classique italien j'imagine. Il y a une immense cathédrale au centre de la ville. De l'extérieur, elle est magnifique. L'intérieur est plus sobre la décoration n'étant composée que de sculptures et de vitraux. C'est fou de penser qu'on a construit ça à une époque [View Full Entry]

By lorien
August 1st 2009

Dimenticato Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Alba

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I forget. Well, I forgot a few things in my last entry, but my Italian is not advanced enough to say so. And I also decided to add more... Other WWOOFers They are one of the best parts of the WWOOFing experience. You become instant friends because you can spend so much time together and you get someone to speak proper English with. On this farm I met Hennie from Finland and Tamar from Israel. I learned so much about both cultures and countries, and was able to shed some light on stereotypes of America. I forgot to say that the [View Full Entry]

By lorien
July 27th 2009

Aspetta Europe » Italy » Piedmont

Enzo at the market

Mama mia! Aspetta! Aspetta means wait, and it is the most commonly spoken word in this household. I always intend to count how many times it is said, but then it just seems too daunting. Also aspettiamo (we wait), and many other versions. Everything is happening so fast! I can understand quite a bit of Italian but am not great when it comes to speaking, and bought a book to learn more, and intend to continue my studies when I get back home. It really is a beautiful language and isn't so difficult if you try. My current vocabulary mostly consists [View Full Entry]

By ChelseaandRebecka
July 3rd 2009

Egyptian Musium in Turin Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

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I was told that Turin had the largest exibit out side of Rome and since I was unsure if my time and/or budget would allow a visit in Rome I went here instead. It was OK but I expected it to be better especially considering the price compared to what I was paying to see stuff in France. Im glad I went though. It was cool to see all the items they had. There was a lot of scrolls from the book of the dead, mummys of course and all kinds of daily life items. Best part The animal mummys Worst [View Full Entry]

By ChelseaandRebecka
June 30th 2009

N Workshop Field Trip Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

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On the last full day of my workshop we were treated to a tour. I choose the farm nitrogen tour and got to visit a dairy farm and a field trial site. The average farm in Italy is very small only 9.5 hectars and their growing season is year round. For these reasons farming is very intense. We were told that dairy farmers make almost nothing when they sell their milk but the farmers we visited had good business sense and theyinvested in milk dispensors were anyone willing to drink unpasterized milk can buy it for a euro a liter. This [View Full Entry]

By balliamosulmondo
June 23rd 2009

Asking suggestion :-) Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

Well, another summer has arrived, and it's time to schedule new trips, new fantastic experience to live. This is a strange year bcause lot of thgs happened and I'm not in the right mood/health to face a loooong and hard trip (something like travels I'm used to), so I must choose sthing easier, an aim first of all relaxing... Can you give me some advice? A place not too far (bcause at the moment I'm again full of fear for airflying, after the Airfrance terrible accident), not too expensive but full of atmosphere and passion... My ideas for 2009 summer were [View Full Entry]

By Methos and Tucci
June 16th 2009

Missione Appartamento: Compiuta! Europe » Italy » Piedmont

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Oggi finalmente abbiamo potuto completare in via del tutto definitiva l'affitto dell'appartamento che ci ospiterà per un mese! La zona è Shinjuku, come speravamo, ed è proprio la camera che abbiamo sperato per mesi, in una zona ( Arai, Nakano-ku) che pare essere piena di cosine interessanti per la quotidianità. Volevo mettere qualche foto dall'agenzia, ma son troppo piccole e il blog non me lo fa fare.. Comunque è' proprio un buco, ma lo renderemo confortevole, in qualche modo, forse. Quindi, incredibile vittoria! E la partenza si avvicina. Prossime tappe: -ritirare passaporto d [View Full Entry]

By Methos and Tucci
June 15th 2009

Preparazione alla partenza! Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Turin

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Siamo noi due, Raffi e Tucci, o Methos e Tucci, insomma, come preferite. Prima pagina di prova in attesa della partenza! Se tutto va bene, aggiorneremo ogni giorno questo blog, durante la nostra permanenza a Tokyo e dintorni, con foto, racconti e il resoconto della giornata! A presto! [View Full Entry]

By Daniels Family Travelers
May 30th 2009

Relaxation in Italy Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Alessandria

Quaint streets of Italy

For the mid-term break from school, we enjoyed an amazing full week exploring the western countryside of Italy in Piedmont and the beach in Santa Margherita Ligure. In a word - perfect! The rolling hills and vineyards of Piedmont are breathtakingly beautiful and so relaxing to lounge by the pool and enjoy the view. We discovered amazing food and gelato in nearby towns unlike we've ever had in Italy before. A wonderful last minute addition was Pam's sister Jane joined us for the first part of our trip and we loved having Aunt Jane be part of such a great trip [View Full Entry]

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