Keep Smiling

Gaiole, Siena & Pisa......

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May 8th 2011
Well I think I am several weeks behind with my diary – Oups! So much has happened I don’t know where to start really except to say that my Italian dream will be coming to an end sooner than I thought. I have been doing some soul searching and although this place will always be special, it is not where my future lies. One thing I have learnt is that to own my own home is becoming more and mor ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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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