Me in front of Etna, Catania

January 13th 2007
I’ve arrived in Catania - a gritty, bustling university town -with the hopes of breaking Syracuse’s lonely spell. I’ve sent a few desperate dispatches to local CouchSurfers and booked a bed in a hostel with a lively reputation. I’ve made a few more futile stabs at picking up some Italian. (“What is your religion?” my phrasebook suggests as a conversation-starter.) On the bus from Syra ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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Christopher Vourlias

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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info

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