Switzerland

Goodbye Italy, hello Switzerland

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June 17th 2010
Hi All, So in Venice we did the Venice thing and spent the day walking from bridge to bridge getting lost as often as we could. It is quite the different city and unique to say the least. In the campsite we met an Aussie couple also touring Europe in a transit campervan. As usual we ended up having a few beers and vinos with them and a few other 20 yr old Aussie girls. The conversations were ra ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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