Backpacking Italy

It is NOT “Eat, Pray, Love.”

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June 20th 2011
March 26, 2011 I'm going to Italy! When I tell people my plans of touring Italy for a month on my own, I usually get one of three reactions. The first, and most comical, is a gaping expression of disbelief. The second reaction is excitement and sometimes an admission of jealousy. But the reaction I hate most is when someone says, “Oh, you’re just like ‘Eat, Pray, Love.’” ... 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