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July 14th 2013
Tuscany! What can I say? It is devine, the villa gorgeous, set in the sweeping countryside of fields of beautiful sunflowers, corn, chickpea crops and many others. The geese, chickens, roosters, dogs and cats add to the country atmosphere looking out at the hills and mountains. The Medieval town of Cortona, the setting for the movie and book "Under the Tuscan Sun" is the highest town in Italy, sit ... 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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Helen and Les Parker

Parker Travels

In 2013 Les and Helen undertook their first trip overseas together, guided by Rob and Ros on their fourth overseas adventure. In 2014 Les and Helen set off to explore more of our own beautiful country. Australia, here we come! September 2015. Les and Helen embark on further overseas adventures. This time to visit our son, Trent and his wife, Denise and their children Eva, Matilda and Charlie, who have been living in Washington DC since August 2014. Enroute, we will visit Victoria, the Rockies, Toronto and Niagara Falls in Canada, before arriving in DC. Our travels will finish on the... full info

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