Flight Path
Just in case the pilot got lost
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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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: The Elusive Pearl
Date: April 9th 2006
Visiting this southern isle was in many ways a huge culture shock. Having very little time to brush up on my Italian meant I had to adapt to a diverse way of life, one I had certainly never experienced before. When describing Palermo words like: Run down, disorganized and removed immediately come to mind. And without even mentioning that the head of the Mafia was found and captured when we were th ... read more
Date: April 9th 2006
Visiting this southern isle was in many ways a huge culture shock. Having very little time to brush up on my Italian meant I had to adapt to a diverse way of life, one I had certainly never experienced before. When describing Palermo words like: Run down, disorganized and removed immediately come to mind. And without even mentioning that the head of the Mafia was found and captured when we were th ... read more
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