Il Campo

Tuscany and Provence. Who could ask for anything more?

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September 25th 2008
So it's been a while between updates, unfortunately I was sick for a few days in Barcelona which was where I planned to do my last update (I plan it based on free internet opportunities!) but I was feeling yucky and generally not in the mood to write happy thoughts, but I'm all better now and as I sit in a cafe waiting for my churros and hot chocolate there seems like not better time to start writ ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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