Tesco and Eurotunnel[Copied from another Forum]If you shop at Tesco you'll probably be rewarded with Cash Vouchers. What you may not know is that you can exchange these for 3x their value with Eurotunnel.
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ITALIAN GENEALOGYI am researching my family tree [all UK based], and belong to a Genealogy Group here in the UK - its part of the U3A [an organisation for 'retired persons who want to do things rather than sit at home all d
Wed, 01/04/2017 - 05:24
Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00
IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24
Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56
Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44
Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10
In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07
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.......You could always try DIY http://www.3men.com/spitroasting.htm or http://bbq.about.com/cs/lamb/a/aa032704a.htm http://www.ehow.com/how_2145452_roast-lamb-spit.html Me – I’d prefer roast pig [with lots of ‘crackling’….]
You need to talk to a financial expert [for Italy] before you sign anything. ---------------It does seem that the INARCASSA scheme is for Engineers and Architects, and it appears to cover social security and Pensions for those people. It does appear to be legal and above board, from the little that I've found outI wonder if , by getting you to pay into his pension fund, this is a way of him avoiding [but not necessarily evading] income tax.
As usual - Adriatica is correct. Get a local geometra [ask around for recommendations] - he will be able to give you a rough guide as to what it will cost, and how long it will take [assuming it can be done]. If that's OK - then get him to do the plans, submissions to the Commune, and get the estimates for the work. Don't fall into the trap of getting an outsider as the geometra, [even if he does speak English] - a local geometra knows how to work the system - a priceless asset. Good Luck!
"I know that the fast train out of Pisa reaches Sarzana and Villafranca but what happens with Fivizzano? "The nearest stations to Fivizzano are about 6Km or so awayhttp://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Fivizzano+train+station&sll=53.46189,-4.042969&sspn=11.812827,28.168945&ie=UTF8&hq=Fivizzano+train+station&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=44.206573,10.094376&spn=0.10484,0.22007&z=12
A few years ago we 'did' one of the ATG walking holidays [Umbria & Assisi], when we walked from Todi to Assisi over about a week.All the overnight stays were in Hotels apart from one night, which we spent at the Agriturismo San Felice near to Giano dell'Umbria. Its a bit out of the way - but we had a superb overnight stay, and the evening dinner in the restaurant at the agriturismo was superb. Based on that regrettably short stay, I can most highly recommend the place [but you definitely need a car]http://en.agriturismo.com/farmhouse-accommodation/agriturismo%2Dtenuta%2Dsan%2Dfelice%2Dgiano%2Ddell%2Dumbria.asp If you are visiting Assisi - try to stay at least one night in the city - the place empties of tourists [thousands of them] about 1700hrs, and its a delight to stroll around after they've gone. We stayed a couple of nights at the Hotel Subasio - right by the Basilica di San Francesco - superb hotel with a terrace restaurant that overlooked the plains below http://www.hotelsubasio.com/homepage-en.php
I speak terrible Italian, but I reckon if you asked for "Mixture - Stone from 10 mms to dust" [for me thats "miscela - pietra da dieci millimetri a polvere"] that should do it You might want to drop the upper size a bit [say to 8mm] if, when you look at a sample, it seems a bit lumpy [but its really the mix of big and small, rather than the max size, that's important]
A If you want a good surface to a gravel terrace you need to use a self binding gravel which will bed down well – it’s a mix of different sizes of stone, including dust, that tends to lock together – unlike single size gravel that is always easy to move about [see http://www.pavingexpert.com/gravel05.htm for some outline info] - Self binding gravel is a commercially used mix, so should be readily available in Italy - if you know what to ask for, [which I don't!!!!]
Two things to say
Their website says you can recharge the pass by phone [see near the bottom of the page] http://www.sky.it/corporate/pagine/pacchetti_servizi/schede_servizi/servizio_altri_servizi/altri_servizi_skypass.shtml
How about edging it with bricks or something fancy like 'faux marble' and covering the terrace with a couple of inches of fine white stones?