June 2011 - Italy/Puglia/Otranto

Monday 13th June to Sunday 3rd July 2011.

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August 16th 2011
Travel Blog Monday 13th June to Sunday 3rd July 2011. We had some bad news over the weekend. My Dad is very sick and is in hospital. He will not be able to take care of himself when he gets out of hospital - he would have to go into a nursing home. So we make the decision, to return home to live with and take care of him in his own home. So now the nightmare of organising our return home beg ... read more

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Otranto

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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