Self portrait

On the ferry to Greece

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April 3rd 2010
After arriving in Verona, I headed straight to Venice. A nice relaxed ride, getting used to the feel of the bike all loaded up. Let´s get this out of the way right now: I am not the world´s greatest drıver, so any any comments I make about driving ın a country could possibly apply to me as well. I´ll stick to once sentence per country. For Italy: Hmmm, I´m going 50 kph faster than thıs bike ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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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