One picture from the Campanile

Looking out over St. Mark's Basilica. This was just before the storm hit.

April 2nd 2008
I should be on a more regular posting track here. I had planned on writing up the day's events and posting a few pictures each day, but that computer drama put a big ole wrench in the works. Let's hope for the best from now forward. Today was spent cruising around on a water bus, lots and lots more walking and a couple tours. I went up in the Campanile which was nice. I had hoped to be up t ... 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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Brendan Vermillion

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Well, through good timing and lots of luck, I am about to hit the skies again. It has been far too long since my last journey. As much as I love going to visit my family each year, the act of heading to the airport and climbing on a plane to the homeland lacks the edge, excitement and the element of the unknown that a trip abroad brings. As with the rest of the world, my life shifted and changed through the pandemic; however, it is time to set free Brenno, the traveler lurking just beneath my daily home persona. The next big adventure is a trip to the Galapagos Islands. This will once again i... full info

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