Florence

April 9th 2011
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569On our way to Florence from Cinque Terre we had to switch trains in Pisa. Pisa wasnt on the itinerary since it just seemed like a silly tourist thing to go see a leaning tower, with nothing else to offer in the town itself. But, since we had to go through Pisa anyway, it just made sense to go see it while we were there. Yup- that tower sure does lean! I read in my guide ... 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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Nicki

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I think I've been traveling all my life, whether it was tagging along with my dad on business trips to Austin, Texas, numerous yearly (sometimes twice) camping trips to Yosemite, the occasional Disneyland trip, and all sorts of road trips. I loved hiking and exploring with my mom, and tried to pass that on to my younger siblings as they grew up. I ended up going further as I got older- an epic three month backpacking trip through Western Europe as a graduation gift to myself, trips to Japan, New Zealand and Fiji with friends, weekend trips across the country, camping anywhere I can and even ... full info

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