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5 days, 6 countries and 8 forms of transport

February 12th 2010
Allora, this is my first blog entry from a foreign country. I'm in Genoa, Italy, from where tomorrow I'll be taking the ferry to Tunisia. The sun is shining but it's bitterly cold, made worse by the strong winds. To get this far I have already visited six countries and used eight modes of transport. The journey to Milan gave me a fantastic insight into the life of lorry drivers. We left a d ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Genoa

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

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Chris Westwood

Queens Park Ranger

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. This is my first experience of 'blogging' but it seems straight forward enough. It's an easy way to keep those people who want to be updated on my travels...well...updated on my travels. The 'travels' I refer to constitutes an overland trip to watch the World Cup in South Africa. I have travelled 'by any means' through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya before switching to a bicycle through Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. My journey then takes me 'by any means' t... full info

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