Namibian frightening Italy's children and fauna

"Happy Christmas to all"

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December 25th 2009
One of these days I'll put up some serious travel writing here but, for now, let's embrace the festive period. And who better to conjure up a grin and a yo ho ho? Hmm, I wonder.. Just the name “Namibian” connotes a jocular, doughy form brimming with platitudes, doesn't it? A veritable, clownish Goliath of a man? A corpulent chap with a club foot? Dear old Namibian may be all of these things ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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