Flying high

A view of the Swiss Alps on the way to Rome

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December 12th 2004
The Holiday: Day One Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn immortalised the city in the black & white romance of the 50s. Fifty-odd years later, my husband and I board an early morning Ryan Air flight to Ciampiano- Rome’s third airport and the hub for low cost carriers in Europe, for our very own ‘in colour’ version of a romantic and adventure filled 4 day break. It is also important to note that ... 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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