The Arch of Constantine

Roma!

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October 14th 2009
I know, its been too long since Ive updated the blog. Im just trying to build up the anticipation so that you can enjoy the book that Im about to write. Hopefully I can condense these past few exhilarating weeks without leaving anything out. Happy travels =) I’ve been abroad for about a month already. This is the longest I’ve ever been away from home and I miss it very much. Not so much ho ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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