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Goodbye Edinburgh! Hello Italy!

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April 7th 2013
So, the day has finally arrived. With the flat bare and spotless, our wordly goods on the back of a cargo ship, we said our goodbyes to Edinburgh and hello to a world of adventures. Our first stop, Cinque Terre!!! We flew into a rather overcast Milan, and were hit with a wonderful experience...temperature above 10 degrees. It wouldn't have been much into double figures however was bliss to ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre » Vernazza

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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