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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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: Tribute to Tradition and Family: Rome
Date: October 28th 2006
The scenery between Zurich and Italy is breathtaking, literally. The train passes through small and medium sized towns and villages DWARFED by mountains that can’t be scaled and whose peaks can’t be seen by the naked eye. We’d passed Lugano, Milano, Bologna and Florence before arriving in Roma. The second third of my Euro Trip was of a different breed. Jim came to Italy equipped with I ... read more
Date: October 28th 2006
The scenery between Zurich and Italy is breathtaking, literally. The train passes through small and medium sized towns and villages DWARFED by mountains that can’t be scaled and whose peaks can’t be seen by the naked eye. We’d passed Lugano, Milano, Bologna and Florence before arriving in Roma. The second third of my Euro Trip was of a different breed. Jim came to Italy equipped with I ... read more
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Just finished teaching English in Barcelona (six months) and accepted a job to teach in a United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) project outside Seoul, South Korea (one year contract). While waiting for paperwork to process I took a 31-day all access EURail train pass to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Rome, Milan, Naples, Bern, Montreux, Geneva, Lyon and back to Barcelona and made lots of interesting stories along the way (EURail Fest Map- http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_2pk.html). I'm currently in England passing the days with friends until I depart for The Far Eas... full info
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