Siena

Italy

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May 5th 2006
Italy - 22 Days Diary extracts in italics “Day 24 - 49.5 miles (€10) - So my first impressions of Italy - Fluff loads of scooter/vespas - A good-looking bunch, although the lads all look like chicks - Seems poorer i.e. more run down - Much more considerate drivers - Romans invented the road and I rekon the Italians invented tunnels - much better than climbing big ... 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