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All Roads Lead to Rome

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April 25th 2008
We arrived in Bari, Italy on Apr. 14th, well rested after a wonderful sleep. For this, we were thanking our wise decision to stay in an actual bed in a cabin on the ferry from Greece to Italy. No more stiff deck chairs that were impossible to get used to, our usual level of ferry comfort in Greece. We said goodbye to the ferry and hello to Bari, making our way to the bus station to buy a ticket to ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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