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Italy, Pizzas, Pastas, and beautiful scenery.

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May 24th 2008
The nearby Kontiki campers were awoken this morning by the usual Piper meandering through the tents with his bagpipes full of wind. The difference this morning was that it was 5:30am, mind you, still not enough to disturb Annie’s peaceful sleep. We did get away early though as today was just a driving day...autostrada all the way to Sorrento, except for the last 30km when Maria (our GPS lady) t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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