Masks of the Golden Time

October 27th 2011
Time plays funny tricks. It turns facts false, actual imagines into illusions, and memories into mush. Tick-tock ‘n’ gone. Venice has been tricked by time into becoming a tourist treat. After visiting I can honestly say that I’ve been to Euro-Disneyland. Everything is overpriced, most of the hotels are a half and hour bus ride away and it's hard not to think that the city itself is a fak ... read more

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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

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The Lady Nomad: A Travelogue

The Lady Nomad

I am an exchange student studying in the south of Spain for 13 months. For four weeks during the summer of 2011 I will be living in Cádiz while taking language courses, enjoying the beautiful weather and beaches, while also traveling to different sights in the south of Spain. After the program in Cádiz I will be traveling for two weeks to València, Santiago de Compostela, and Bilbao before finally settling down for the rest of the year at the University of Granada. I hope to also travel to other places during the school year such as Morocco, Italy, Las Islas Canarias, France or wherever els... full info

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