Tourist Mecca 20140417_125642

April 17th 2014
If you come to Italy, Florence is usually near the top of the list for cities to visit. So today we went to try and see what the fuss is about. We drove to Scanducci, a suburb of Florence, to catch the tram into the city. There is also a big shopping mall here which is handy for a toilet stop or to get some lunch for later. When we arrived, we stopped for lunch at a large church building with s ... 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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Melissa Aspinall

Been There Licked That

In one courageous or completely out of our minds crazy leap my husband, our daughter and I have left our current place of residence, packed up our current lives and decided to take off to Europe for three and a half months. We have no set plans beyond a return ticket in and out of Paris, the first 8 days accommodation and a car lease for the remaining 90 something days. Anyone who knows me laughs at this because I am a planner. I usually travel knowing the day to day itinerary down to the minutest detail including where we might eat and exactly what train we will take. I am attempting ... full info

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