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I have a great bed frame which I brought over from the uk - unfortunately it fits a UK 5 ft bed - 155cm, I can only find 140cm and 160cm beds here.… read more
Amaretto posted on 2011/05/02 17:22
Blue Lavender posted on 2011/05/02 16:44
Does anyone know where online you can find heavy duty plastic storage boxes for stuff we want to put away for a time,preferably boxes you can stack… read more
robert posted on 2011/04/27 18:52
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Does anyone have any ideas/views on what to install as back-up to a sansa heating system that currently does heating and domestic hot water (… read more
stevegwmonkseaton posted on 2011/04/29 16:48
17 April 2011 Last updated at 15:30 GMT France blocks Italian trains carrying migrants Large numbers of north African migrants have been landing on… read more
Casa Monal posted on 2011/04/17 13:35
We were driving around Lucca when I saw at a newsagent a headline from regional newspaper "Il Tirreno" stating that the Royal couple were coming to… read more
Gala Placidia posted on 2011/04/29 12:25
Anyone care to hazard a guess at the current cost to have an old(ish) 250sqm house rewired? Also do you know if they do low level voltage lighting… read more
stevegwmonkseaton posted on 2011/02/12 12:33
Prior to buying our little bit of Italy, I insisted on having a certificate of habitation fully signed and sealed. Does this have to be renewed at… read more
sprostoni posted on 2011/04/26 14:25
Can anyone living in the Bagni Di Lucca, Fornoli area tell me if there are any free Wi Fi spots available near by? I would like to bring a netbook (… read more
JanJ posted on 2010/11/21 06:42
Working in economia Help. I have read many times in the past that if all major construction carried out in accordance with the palns submitted to the… read more
edcro1 posted on 2011/03/30 17:35
hazy posted on 2011/04/25 15:15
I'm looking for chicken wire, but haven't been able to find any at the Brico / OBI-type d-i-y stores, or at the nurseries in our area. Can anyone… read more
Learning By Error posted on 2011/04/24 04:33
We have a number of external walls about a metre high, cement rendered on both sides and made of tufo blocks. Sadly the rendering keeps getting… read more
elliven posted on 2011/04/24 16:15
Birmingham UK area with 95% dead yuccas this spring plus lots of ceanothus dead and indeed anything a bit tender, however I was not expecting more or… read more
elliven posted on 2011/04/24 15:54
Can anyone in or around Ventimiglia tell me what it is like getting over the border to France/Monaco at the moment? We have a small baby and don't… read more
Penny posted on 2011/04/20 09:30
Despite the bailouts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal the euro has been very strong of late. There is currently a growing view that if "weaker"… read more
Capo Boi posted on 2011/04/20 14:48
Has anybody else had a 90% increase in their house insurance premiums from Intasure? Or was it just that they enticed me in with a low quote last… read more
Maurice posted on 2011/04/14 13:30
We had to stall our build at the end of last year due to financial restraints but hope to be able to complete at the end of this year.Meanwhile we… read more
david and maria posted on 2010/04/16 07:23
Does anyone know the tree here in Italy called ............(I think!)...............'amoro'............OR 'umbrello'? We have one tree that sprouts… read more
sprostoni posted on 2011/04/18 08:55
back to the story of the house build which has went terribly wrong, last time i wrote was to tell you all that it was in the hands of the judge at… read more
silvs posted on 2011/04/09 07:25
So far I have been fairly lucky with the traffic at St Gothard Tunnel but I have seen the traffic backing up in the opposite direction and have been… read more
robert posted on 2011/04/14 18:47
I am intending to leave Marche on Sat 3 Sep by car to drive home. Will I miss the traffic that causes huge jams on the motorway as Italians drive… read more
robert posted on 2011/04/14 18:43
Brianm posted on 2011/01/14 05:05