Crossing the border...

Venice!!!!!!!!!!

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December 12th 2007
Hello all! So, after our adventures in Slovenia, we opted for the illegal border crossing into Italy. We took the train to the border, and casually seeking the tourist information for a map to see which way we needed to head for the boarder, we were disappointed to find the information booth closed for lunch. Now it wouldn't be such a big deal, but we were close enough to Italy that this meant ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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 establis... ... read more