Journey through the Swiss Alps

Basel to Milan to Rimini by train

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February 13th 2016
Saturday February 13, 2016 – I am the worst packer. Like, the worst. I travel so often that you’d think it was no big deal anymore. Somehow it’s always a big deal, especially with shoes. Ridiculous. I put a bunch of clothes together a couple days in advance, and packed most of my stuff yesterday, but this morning I was still not 100% done. And at the last minute I changed which daypack I wou ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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