When in Rome, do as the Romans July 24th 2006 I arrived in Rome at the ridiculously early hour of 7am on the 21st July. I immediately discovered that it is summer in the northern hemisphere and the temperatures were pushing the high 30's. After a brief train and metro journey I arrived at my hostel, the Pensione Ottaviano. A hostel in a prime location about 100m from the North East corner of the Vatican. Seeing as I had a good 6 hours before ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome 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
July 2006 - July 2007: I embarked on a round the world trip with the small distraction of two semesters of study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
November 2008 - November 2009: Embarked on another RTW adventure with the small distraction of working at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado. I spent time in the US North West, Europe and the Middle East.
July 2013 - October 2013: After working for 3 years after uni, its time for a holiday. Europe Bound.
Well that's the plan, we'll see what really happens along the way...... full info