Taking a Break in Italy's Beautiful Northwest and French Border: Baiardo, Apricale, San Remo, Menton September 28th 2016 Because of Ferragosto (vacations in Italy around the 15thof August), there was no camp for me. ACLE has free shared accommodations in the village of Baiardo, which was on the other side of Italy from me (the far northwest). I took a 12 hour train ride to San Remo then an hour bus ride back and forth up the mountain. Then I hauled my heavy backpack up Baiardo’s hill to the farthest possi ... read more
Europe » Italy » Liguria » Imperia 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
As a college student I first studied abroad in Serrekunda, The Gambia, and I became even more fascinated by human diversity than I already had been. I was hooked on travel. Later, I studied abroad in Brno, Czech Republic. Next I lived in Daegu, South Korea while I taught English there. After two years back in my hometown, I'm abroad again-this time in Spain! ... full info