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The Trevi fountain in Rome

How I Survived a Cruise Despite a Crippling Fear of Boats

July 29th 2014
I was catching a boat a few weeks back to the Perhentian Islands, in Malaysia (more on that later, it's an amazing place). And it reminded me of another boat ride I took, a cruise with my parents, and how crazy it was that I was on yet another boat - nothing like travelling to make you confront your fears. Having recently celebrated their 40th anniversary, my parents are very much the ma ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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