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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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October 9th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
Friday 9th October Sightseeing in Siena The big advantage by staying out in the countryside is that there are no traffic or people noises to awake you and so the body tends to carry on sleeping unti ... 10 photos [full story]
Friday 9th October Sightseeing in Siena The big advantage by staying out in the countryside is that there are no traffic or people noises to awake you and so the body tends to carry on sleeping unti ... 10 photos [full story]
October 12th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
Hi Everyone, I am so sorry it has been so long since I have last updated you, but things have been quite busy over here. It has been one month since I arrived in Italy and it has flown, yet I feel li ... [full story]
Hi Everyone, I am so sorry it has been so long since I have last updated you, but things have been quite busy over here. It has been one month since I arrived in Italy and it has flown, yet I feel li ... [full story]
September 24th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
Though it could barely be called a tour as we only went to ONE winery! (And sadly all we tasted was reds until I requested a white). Thea (a 19yr old from Melbourne who happened to be checking into my ... 5 photos [full story]
Though it could barely be called a tour as we only went to ONE winery! (And sadly all we tasted was reds until I requested a white). Thea (a 19yr old from Melbourne who happened to be checking into my ... 5 photos [full story]
September 16th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
Day 514 Steps 24323 (7/9/09) We meandered into the Medival old city, a maze of piazza's, cobblestone streets and alleyways, gourmet shops selling cheese, cured meats and Chianti wine. First stop was ... 6 photos [full story]
Day 514 Steps 24323 (7/9/09) We meandered into the Medival old city, a maze of piazza's, cobblestone streets and alleyways, gourmet shops selling cheese, cured meats and Chianti wine. First stop was ... 6 photos [full story]
September 16th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
Hey everyone! I can't believe that I have been here for two weeks. I feel like it has been forever, yet at the same time I feel like I was just in America. Things here are still great. Food's great; ... [full story]
Hey everyone! I can't believe that I have been here for two weeks. I feel like it has been forever, yet at the same time I feel like I was just in America. Things here are still great. Food's great; ... [full story]
September 8th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
CIAO!! So I am finally here. It took forever to arrive but i am here. The plane had a few bumps here and there. That combined with my fear of flying and my nerves made it an unpleasant 8 hours. How ... [full story]
CIAO!! So I am finally here. It took forever to arrive but i am here. The plane had a few bumps here and there. That combined with my fear of flying and my nerves made it an unpleasant 8 hours. How ... [full story]
August 30th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
August 24,2009 We left Renaissance Florence today for the medieval town of Siena. We had a late start because of a crash on the small strata leading down from the campground. We were happy to be ... 5 photos [full story]
August 24,2009 We left Renaissance Florence today for the medieval town of Siena. We had a late start because of a crash on the small strata leading down from the campground. We were happy to be ... 5 photos [full story]
August 26th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
From requests from my mom and Sarah, I am going to try to do my best to keep updating my blog more frequently (with no promises of quality or length of the entries...). I arrived safely in Italy on ... [full story]
From requests from my mom and Sarah, I am going to try to do my best to keep updating my blog more frequently (with no promises of quality or length of the entries...). I arrived safely in Italy on ... [full story]
August 11th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
The effects of cycling takes a toll on your body physically. From the use of the upper torso to maintain the handlebar alignment, to the calf muscles that powers me up the slopes. The moment I woke up ... 7 photos [full story]
The effects of cycling takes a toll on your body physically. From the use of the upper torso to maintain the handlebar alignment, to the calf muscles that powers me up the slopes. The moment I woke up ... 7 photos [full story]
August 9th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena
I am one of the two last Americans standing in Vescovado di Murlo today, and tomorrow we will be no more. While the last few days of each season are horrible in the sense of needing to clean up the e ... 5 photos [full story]
I am one of the two last Americans standing in Vescovado di Murlo today, and tomorrow we will be no more. While the last few days of each season are horrible in the sense of needing to clean up the e ... 5 photos [full story]
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