Cinque Terre

Pissing off Italian drivers

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September 9th 2008
Italians: Lovely people face to face but put them behind the wheel of a car and they become wanna-be F1 drivers with the temperament of a Doberman in a used car yard at night. We encountered some of the worst drivers in Italy, passing on double lines making their own centre lanes only to brake suddenly in front of you and turn off 50m ahead!! In fairness they weren't as bad as we had heard they co ... 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