Italy Answers
I've had fantastic help on this forum to understand how to treat our new cotto floor. 'Geal' products were recommended but our local place deals with… read more
rachel68 posted on 2012/09/27 11:58
Apologies for raising this topic again. I know there are a bunch of older posts about pools. I'm looking to build a pool in the next couple of years… read more
pags posted on 2012/09/25 10:49
Well, we've got to drive home either tomorrow, Friday or Saturday, as our ferry sails from Calais on Monday 3rd. After 5 weeks at our apartment a… read more
FromNowOn posted on 2012/08/29 16:44
2 young English guys are attempting a world record for distance travelled in a Tuk Tuk (Thai 3 wheeled taxi) of 65,000 kms around the world. So far… read more
Spud posted on 2012/09/25 07:53
Hi, I've been coming across some strange looking curled-up larvae here in the earth! They're about an inch long, chunky and milky opaque/grey. I'm… read more
JackieC posted on 2012/09/20 05:04
Our two latest visits were very different. In early May we were shivering, having arrived to stay in our house once the water had been connected (it'… read more
KarenSheffield posted on 2012/09/23 15:24
At the front of our house stands a mulberry tree with only half its trunk remaining.Mr. Galucci 3rd generation farmers who previously owned the house… read more
atessa posted on 2012/09/20 10:50
A youngish Italian friend of mine has recently lost her husband, unexpectedly after a short illness. She is struggling emotionally and I am helping… read more
pamela posted on 2012/09/16 12:10
For many years now I have been a member of first the Italy mag forums then this community. The forums have been invaluable and I have gained so much… read more
Pat H posted on 2012/09/16 09:59
Thanks to whoever it was who recommended this book. A beautiful and elegiac account of old ways of life in the Ligurian mountains. Without being at… read more
Annec posted on 2012/09/07 18:51
The EU Regulation n. 650 was published last week and will come into force on 17th August 2015. From that date all successions in Europe will be… read more
Charlotte Oliver posted on 2012/07/31 07:39
As the title says: Where did all the posts go? There was a thread running which became quite interesting re. the economic climate and I can't see it… read more
AndyT posted on 2012/09/12 18:16
I am terminally pissed off with this forum, but it would be polite for me to say goodbye to some virtual friends - so, goodnight Gala, Sagraisolar,… read more
Fillide posted on 2012/09/07 20:59
In September I'm doing the nearest I'll ever do to jetsetting by flying back to London for a meeting then out again the next day! I'm planning to… read more
Annec posted on 2012/05/25 14:47
Hi there, I have a house in the Asti area that I am thinking of renting next year but am unsure of the rules and regulations governing this. I live… read more
Crewsit posted on 2012/09/12 07:21
I brought a couple of digital radios out with me when I came here in the hope of listening to Radio 4. I know I can get the radio on my laptop but… read more
hazy posted on 2012/09/05 15:45
We will be closing on our property in Tuscany in November 2010. Can someone help answer some questions that we have? We are planning to apply for a… read more
Italyis4me posted on 2010/07/23 12:22
If anyone needs any help or advice or project managing restoration work in the Langhe region, let me know! I now have lots of experience and good… read more
faustina posted on 2009/10/08 12:54
Ciao e tutti!I have virtually the same Honda scooter in rural Lazio & equally rural Bedfordshire. Same, value, milage NCB etc. etc.UK… read more
chrisnotton posted on 2012/08/10 20:00
My wife and I want to boost our Italian learning with a short intensive course in Italy. We are in Lombardia, but would probably prefer to combine it… read more
SirTK posted on 2012/08/22 05:57
Hello everybodyAm hooked on the Montalbano episodes (series 1!) being reshown in the UK at the moment, which my students love too and come each week… read more
Pacentro08 posted on 2012/03/08 08:48