Getting on our boat at Cannero

Ahoy there, me hearties!

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April 29th 2010
Geo: 46.0223, 8.67936We headed off, after a little bit of school work in the morning, intending to drive to Valle Versasca. But the weather wasn't perfect, and Steven and I were both tired (we didn't sleep well last night), so we decided to just drive into Italy (15 minutes) and have a coffee/icecream, then return to Il Monte for an afternoon sleep. The drive down to Italy is a lovely d ... read more

Europe » Italy » Piedmont » Cannero Riviera

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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