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do not ever sleep on a ferry for free.

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May 5th 2008
We arrived in Patras Greece late Friday night with no place to stay. We read about the only hostel in town ahead of time and knew it would be gross, but I wasn't quite expecting stains and hairs and dirt and mold everywhere. We had to rent sheets for our beds, which we gladly did. The shower was absolutely disgusting and freezing cold so it was one of those rinse as fast as you can and go showers. ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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