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THE LIST

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December 31st 2006
On the eve of the new year, it is customary to reflect back on our previous 365 days. In the past year, Ive been a pretty lucky girl. I have graduated from college, traveled to New Zealand, dived in Costa Rica, and backpacked almost all of Western Europe. Reflecting back on just the past 3 1/2 months of travel, I compiled a list of superlatives for outstanding sights in selected categories. Be ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria

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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