Hitting Dunkirk 7pm local time on 15th June and planning to get a couple of hours under our belt. I have been looking at hotels around Namur, but can't decide. Really want something nice that we can park at then walk around town looking for something to eat. Doesn't have to be Namur if you've got recommendations elsewhere and nearish.

Planning the second night on the top of the Gotthard Pass, at the Ospizio. Though they are obviously closed at the moment and I can't get their website contact system to work. Has anyone stayed there?

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My driving license is a UK one and is about to expire. I thought I would just renew it though the DVLA as this seemed the most simplest way but I was wrong. I don't have a house in the UK, I do not live there and they also ask for a current utility bill!! Therefore I opted for conversion of my UK license to an Italian one. After paying 80 Euros for the Doctor to check my eyesight and for the new license, I was informed that I might not get the same entitlement to drive the different categories of vehicles I am currently entitled to!!

Hello everybody
Am hooked on the Montalbano episodes (series 1!) being reshown in the UK at the moment, which my students love too and come each week to class armed with expressions they've picked up from the latest episode. Thank you RAI. But I digress...

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I've just heard that Ryanair have cancelled all flights from Liverpool to Rimini. Does anyone know what's happened or is it just a case another Ryanair conundrum? The flights were always full when we have flown.
Pete

I've just posted a full set of internal photos of our wreck of a villa so you can see the full extent of the job ahead of us. I'm sure some of you have been through this stage of things. The post is 'Full Villa Tour' and will come up automatically for the next week or so at http://godzillavilla.com/