Italy Part One July 2nd 2006 Ciao family and friends
It's now the beginning of July and I'm still in Russia enjoying the white nights of midsummer in temperatures around 30deg. Getting up to date with these blogs is a slow process but it's still happening so I'm backtracking here.....
......at the end of April I farewelled Turkey and flew from Istanbul to Rome to begin my week in Italy. I could only fit two destinations ... read more
Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre 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
Hi from Dee. I’ve taken a year’s leave from my job of more than 25 year’s teaching and am preparing to set off on my “Big OE”; better late than never! This is a practise, with instructions from son Dan who is an experienced traveller/blogger, to make sure I can work the “Travel Blog” OK before I leave New Zealand on 26th Feb 2006. The photo is me with Dan and Emma yesterday at "Groove in the Park" in Auckland Domain. I hope to visit internet cafes and update weekly but will have to work that one out when I’m on the road.
I’ll be travelling to Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Egypt... full info