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When in Rome, Queue as the Romans Queque

April 27th 2012
Rome is for serious tourists. Which means a fair amount of queuing, particularly if you're competing with half of the world's Catholics and a good number of other assorted members of our species for a space by the ticket office window. Serious tourism involves alarm clocks, early breakfasts and brisk walking in the drizzle. And waiting in the rain for the Vatican Museums to open. Good fun, ... 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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DonnyBreeze

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Mike and Rosie Smith retired in 2008. They managed to spend a large amount of their kids' inheritance on a 2009 trip to Australia and New Zealand, via Dubai to check up on brother Dave's progress building the metro. May 2010 - house swap with David and Claudia to Mill Valley, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Side trips: 1. Yosemite National Park 2. Las Vegas, Grand Canyon and Zion National Park. 3. Down the coast to Santa Barbara and back to San Francisco via the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur. October 2011 - house swap with Tom and Nancy to Charlestown, Boston, M... full info

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