Pompeii

Are we in the Amazon?

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August 15th 2006
Bonjourno! We think we are in Rome right now, but because of the tens of mosquito bites, or rather boils, that have overtaken our bodies, we think that we may actually be in the Amazon. We arrived in Rome last night and checked into our 80£ a night hotel, which is right next to the main train station. Because we waited until the day of to book a place in Rome we ended up having no choice bu ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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