The Trench Run

Sorrento

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February 8th 2011
Attempt, if you dare, the drive into Sorrento. We felt like we were on a bombing run in the Death Star trench, with tie-fighters (aka high-speed mopeds) whizzing past us on all sides. The directions we had were very basic: take “this” highway to “this” exit and follow the signs to Sorrento. So we did... until we arrived at the first intersection. We checked for the sign toward Sorrento ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

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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