Rome 1987

Nine More Weeks to Go!

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July 18th 2008
I had the opportunity to go to a Border's Store and read more travel books that will help me in my travels. I have decided that once your hotel reservations are made the only usefull book are those that detail the sights to see. there are many but it helps to have plenty of maps and lots of pictures. I never bother to take these books with me when I travel. Just a map is enough. If I have done my ... 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