Drive to Panzana

Tuscany I

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November 30th 2010
Many of you may have noticed that no more blog entries have been posted about Italy, even though we have been back in the USA for a couple weeks now. The problem is, there was just too much to do and see, to drink and eat, to experience…while we were in Italy. Who was I kidding when I thought I’d have time to keep a blog?!? I decided to let the blog wait so it didn’t feel like a burden while ... 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