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Day 28 - The Amalfie Coast - and new friends

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November 6th 2013
Yay, the onboard weather was wrong - and Pasquale was right! The weather is glorious here. An early start and enjoyed a beautiful breakfast at our amazing accommodation in the hills. Met Joan (73) and Clark (81) from Washington. True travellers. Decided to head off together so our host Pasquale aka George Clooney, guitar and piano player and singer, best driver in all of Italy (and all that other ... 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