Ocean, beach, mountain

Cinque Terre and Mountains

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May 9th 2009
Ladies and Gentlemen, Umbrellas and Walking Sticks, I'm glad that you have stuck with me for so long because, while I seem to be fairly intermittent in my posting, it is not for lack of trying. I simply do not pass internet cafes often enough (or really want to go in them), making writing to you all the more difficult. That said, I left you in Florence, promising you Cinque Terre, and already I am ... read more

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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