Fountain in front of Pantheon

October 7th 2011
Since I read Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, I had been fascinated by Rome. It felt like mystery and secrets were hidden in every nook and corner of this ancient city. I was particularly drawn to the Vatican. Siam (my lovely hubby) knew this and was sweet enough to select Rome as the first stop over point for our honeymoon. We reached Rome in the morning flight. After sorting o ... 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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Natasha Sabrin Khan

A common trait in the Western world is for students to start travelling the world from an young age- they go backpacking during the summer with friends or alone. I come from a country and culture where it is very unconventional (though things are gradually changing in the urban areas) for a young girl- particularly an unmarried girl- to go travelling around the globe without any guardian. Hence, before I finished my post graduation and got married at age 24, I had only visited few countries with my parents. My parents, particularly my mother, has this love for nature and travelling- which ... full info

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