Ponte Vecchio - Firenze

Florence - somehow survived many centuries. Beautiful even with the lousy weather - many of these little houses that line the bridge are now shops selling all sorts of arts and crafts...

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A Taste of Italy.

February 24th 2005
The journal of a flying visit to the country of style, food, and the center of the Roman Empire. "Do as I say not as I do" - my parents used to say this to me often and now I find myself in a position where I do the same. I've spent some time writing a beginners guide to independent travel, yet I find myself making mistakes that if I followed the advice that I'd given, I wouldn't have made. Tak ... 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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