victor emanuel

July 8th 2008
In 1964 I hitch hiked across the USA in four and a half days. I got to New York City too fast and had to find a place to stay for five more days before flying to Europe. I found a mid-town YMCA that worked. I only bring that up for financial reasons. That first trip to explore this continent cost me a grand total of $900. That included a plane round trip ticket from NYC to Luxembourg, a e ... 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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i'm a hopeless traveler and have been since i first hitch hiked across the USA and hopped on an icelandic airlines flight to europe. that was in the summer of 1964 before my senior year in college and i was hooked. before i married i spent many summers playing golf in england, scotland and ireland. when my wife nancy helped me find a job in austria during the spring and summer months my travel experiences exploded. that was a nine year gig and the last two i've been in finland. in my spare time i have traveled all over europe. sometimes i take my dog, franz joseph, with me and someti... full info

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