Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

European Escapade 2: Florence - the Mosquito Capital of the West!

August 22nd 2006
OK - here I go again. This suddenly seems like much harder work than I had anticipated. By now you will all know that we have lost our digital camera with most images from our trip away to Europe. Unfortunately there was more bad luck to come - while I was away in Russia, Vaughan decided to reformat the computer, which didn’t go exactly as planned, & he ended up wiping the entire thing, inclu ... read more

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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

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Hi - thanks for stopping by! Vaughan & I ventured on our first international trip (together) in 2005. We had the same idea as everyone else from NZ about making our way around the UK & Europe, but somehow found ourselves trapped in London and working for a while. Typical story! However, all was not lost, and we did actually make an effort to get out of the place when time and money allowed. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to travel to so many other countries that are right there on your doorstep. On our return to New Zealand, we had expected to set... full info

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