Vatican City - second time lucky 20140424_113707

April 24th 2014
Up early today and on the bus by 7:30am. We arrived at the Vatican line at 8:10am and it was far more reasonable today – only about 150 metres. The entry opens at 9am and we were through the doors by about 9:40 so after an hour and a half plus a day wasted yesterday, we finally got in! Em was a total trooper, waiting patiently the whole time – although we did have an entire backpack full of sn ... 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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