Cobbled roads

And the sun came out!

September 13th 2008
Following on from Sorrento, we headed towards Naples and stopped off at the ruins of Pompeii for a day trip. We hooked ourselves onto an English speaking guide who took us around the best bits for a few hours. It is amazing what has been preserved, and like the guide mentioned, any city like this that wasn’t buried would have had the stone stripped from the place to build other things. So that m ... 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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Hey all, i'm James from the extremely talented sporting nation of New Zealand. I'm a world explorer, who has raised funds for this expedition by working in Finance for a few years. Since conquering the Middle East and alot of Europe on my way to the UK, I have settled in London for the time being to earn some pounds to fund even more adventures back over the English Channel into Europe, South America and generally anywhere that takes my fancy. Since moving back to New Zealand the adventures have slowed but by no means are they over. Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure............ ... full info

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