Ear of Dionysius, Siracusa Archaeological Park

August 24th 2017
We drove a lot yesterday, so we decide to stay closer to home today and do some relaxing. The clouds and rain of the last two days have cleared and it's sunny again. We retrieve our trusty Fiat 500 and set off for a beach on the opposite side of the bay from Ortigia. It's supposed to be only a short ten minute drive away ... and it probably would have been if not for the inevitable traffic jam. Th ... 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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Dave and Issy Sheehan

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Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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